Project Manager

The Project Manager: CDC-PM is accountable to the Programme Director via the DoH Programme Manager of the Coega Development Corporation.
- MANDATE
- The PM is mandated by the Board of Directors of the CDC to take responsibility for the project management of designated infrastructure works under the overall direction of the EM IPD.
- DESCRIPTION**RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS**

The primary objective of the PM is to ensure that the objectives of the projects designated to are achieved. In pursuance of this primary objective, the PM:DoH is required to:

- Provide the CDC with Project Management skills;
- Take responsibility for the designated infrastructure works;
- Ensure that the needs of the Client from the projects assigned to are addressed and are met;
- Ensure that the project management systems and processes are in place and are implemented effectively;
- Account for financial management of the projects designated to;
- Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with the CDC's Quality Management System;
- Ensure professional Service Providers and Contractors work in accordance with acceptable Quality Assurance systems;
- Ensure proper planning (holistic and integrated) of projects before execution by addressing all preliminary and post-construction issues;
- Ensure that projects are properly scoped and that plans are signed off by Client Departments before implementation, having sufficient consensus been reached with relevant stakeholders
- Ensure effective Client/ Stakeholder liaison on the proposed designs/ solutions;
- Timely procurement of various Service Providers;
- Always identify and strive for cost-effective designs without compromising functionality and quality;
- Effective implementation of Socio-economic issues during the implementation of projects;
- Effective management of Safety Health & Environmental issues;
- Preparation and timely submission of status/ progress reports;
- Effective contracts management in all PMBOK knowledge areas

**SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Overall coordination of designated infrastructure works**
- Ensuring overall coordination of designated works.
- Ensuring that the projects designated to as move towards realising the Client's vision;
- Ensuring triangulation of proposed solutions (from customer & end-user perspectives, best practices, and applicable norms and standards;
- Decide on project execution strategies, plan project life cycles, and direct procurement strategies;
- Managing the designated infrastructure works;
- Convening meetings as necessary and taking responsibility for the conduct of Technical Meetings, Steering Committee Meetings, and other ad-hoc meetings for designated infrastructure works;
- Prepare and submit monthly progress reports including monthly payment certificates
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, budget, and quality standards
- Final account approval
- Close out of projects

**Facilitation**
- To oversee and facilitate the planning, design, and implementation of infrastructure works.

**Promote CDC vision**
- To promote the values, mission, vision, policies, and strategies adopted by the CDC from time to time.

**Monitoring**
- To monitor the progress of all designated infrastructure works in terms of budget, implementation programmes, quality of works, the safety of construction, and environmental compliance.
- To monitor the performance of Consultants, Sub-consultants, Suppliers/Contractors in respect of the designated infrastructure works, contract, construction, and project management.
- To monitor the empowerment of Contractors and Consultants through performance reviews.

**Stakeholder involvement**
- To interact with different role-players, interested and affected parties, stakeholders, and implementing agents impacted by or impacting on the designated infrastructure works.
- To negotiate design philosophies, equipment and materials specifications, and quality of construction with local authorities.

**Reporting**
- To prepare reports and position papers as required and directed by the PD:CDC.

**Furthermore, you are to ensure that**:

- You are aware of and have access to the CDC’s SHEMS;
- You are aware of your responsibilities and duties as laid out in the CDC’s SHEMS;
- You are aware that you work in a safe and environmentally friendly manner;
- You ensure that the company’s housekeeping standards are maintained throughout your area of responsibility;
- You report any unsafe conditions or acts which you cannot rectify yourself to your SHE representative or to the Senior SHE Project Manager as soon as possible;
- You report all SHE incidents which occur within your area of responsibility promptly and in the correct format;
- You are totally familiar with your responsibilities in terms of the CDC’s emergency plan;
- You communicate to the Senior SHE Project Manager any required changes to the SHEMS prior to implementing these changes;
- You timeously complete and correctly record any corrective action whic