Program Manager

**Eastern Cape**, East London**

**Negotiable Cost To Company (Market related, Negotiable)**

Opportunity Available Our leading client in the Business Development Sector is looking to employ a Program Manager (Infrastructure Management Services) to join their dynamic team in East London.

**Compliance and Governance**:

- Oversee the development of project implementation plans in line with legislation, regulations and the company policies.
- Align project implementation with client requirements and acceptable quality standards for infrastructure delivery.
- Facilitate the procurement and management of service providers according to service level agreements and in line with the companies policies.
- Monitor compliance of appointed service providers within relevant industry / trade legislation, accreditation and regulations while contracted to the company

**Staff Supervision**:

- Performance management of project management staff.
- Training and development of project management staff and interns

**Program Management**:

- Initiate, package and plan programs allocated by external clients.
- Develop procurement and resourcing strategy to meet client requirements and for optimal use of organisation resources
- Consolidate individual project plans and compile a program implementation plan for each external programme
- Evaluate programme performance and identify risks to be mitigated through performance improvement initiatives

**Contract Management**:

- Develop and implement appropriate procurement plans to ensure external projects are implemented on schedule
- Provide guidance on selection of appropriate conditions of contract based on the specifications, insurances, risk mitigation measures etc prior to procuring or commencing construction
- Oversee completion of projects according to project management principles which includes quality, timeframes, budget parameters, consultant and contractor service delivery agreements and any relevant and applicable legislation.
- Provide guidance on project specific targets to increase participation of emerging contractors, use of MSME's and local material suppliers and local labour participation on projects implemented.
- Oversee project risk management at all stages of project including ensuring relevant insurances, guarantees etc are maintained until project close out.

**Monitoring and Reporting**:

- Manage the implementation of programs and projects to completion, in line with approved plans, budgets, quality standards and within legislated policy framework requirements.
- Compile and submit external infrastructure project reports to the Senior Manager: Infrastructure Management Services.
- Compile and submit reports regarding external infrastructure project management to the company funders and clients.
- Review industry best practice to improve internal project implementation and reduce risk.

**Stakeholder Management**:

- Manage the implementation of programs and projects to completion, in line with approved plans, budgets, quality standards and within legislated policy framework requirements.
- Compile and submit external infrastructure project reports to the Senior Manager: Infrastructure Management Services.
- Compile and submit reports regarding external infrastructure project management to the company funders and clients.
- Review industry best practice to improve internal project implementation and reduce risk.

**Job Requirements**:

- A Bachelors degree in built environment.
- Professional registration with one of the following Professional Bodies:

- South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP),
- Engineering Council South Africa (ECSA),
- South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP); or
- as a Project manager with South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Profession (SACPCMP).
- 8 years minimum post qualification working experience of which:

- 2 years should be post registration, and
- 5 years should be within the social/basic infrastructure or economic infrastructure program management environment at a middle management or senior consultant level.

For more information please contact:
**Bridgette Groep