Industrial Refrigeration Project Manager

**Project Manager - Industrial Refrigeration (Midrand)**

**Company**

Global multinational is looking for an Industrial Refrigeration Project Manager to join their team

**Purpose**

Manage and take responsibility for essential activities in your team including Project programming, Engineering, Ordering, Expediting, Installation, Commissioning, Drawings, Cost Control & Reporting

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage and complete complex refrigeration Projects from receipt of order through commissioning and hand-over to the client, whilst controlling and mitigating risk
- Assist your team members on their refrigeration projects as required, to ensure quality, ontime delivery, cost management as well as HSE standards are maintained.
- Assist Sales team with costing pertaining to the installation requirements when required.
- Provides feedback to the Head of Project Realization on project performance overall and financial.
- Controls team expenses to meet budget guidelines
- Produce Project Reports and POC Forecasts by consulting with Project Managers and report back.
- Manage and develop sub-contractors and suppliers.
- Ensure sub-contractors SLAs are in place and current on all projects. Align and meet with finance division on priority creditor payments and cash flow forecasts as required.
- Ensure project realization complies with Health, Safety, Environment & Quality regulations and policies and where possible exceed industry standards.
- Lead your direct reports to ensure they adhere to company protocol and standards.
- Manage team members leave approvals based on workload and encourage leave for a healthy working environment.
- Ensure that all orders received are assigned to a Project Manager and sub-contractors.
- Ensure that projects are completed within the relevant budgets.
- Ensure that timesheets are completed weekly for overhead recovery purposes.
- Ensure that regular meetings take place with project realization staff to assess project health.
- Ensure that the monthly invoicing on all projects for your team is completed and submitted to the clients.
- Ensure that all invoice payments are followed up to keep the debtors book clean.
- Ensure that projects are ‘closed’ off to ensure that the monthly financial targets are met.
- Ensure that all completed projects are ‘Admin Closed’ in accordance with the Accounting Department requirements.
- Conduct close-out /lesson’s learned feedback sessions with project managers and report back.
- Prepare formal agendas and minute discussions to ensure responsibility and timeous completion of tasks.
- Implement Project Management templates (PPP)
- Attend to clients’ queries/complaints to promote satisfaction levels.
- Assist Project Managers with the required training to maximize their skill levels.
- Motivate and coach team members continuously.
- Ensure that team members receive the correct HSE training and certification is up to date.

**Requirements**:

- 10 years’ experience in project management, specifically in industrial refrigeration field
- 5 years’ experience in supervisory, team lead role Professional development seminars and workshops in project management, HSE, Leadership
- SAQCC Authorized Refrigeration Gas Practitioner registration
- Tertiary Qualification in Mechanical Engineering
- Formal training in Project Management (PMP etc.)

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Midrand, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelors (required)

**Experience**:

- industrial refrigeration: 10 years (required)
- project management: 5 years (required)