Program Manager

Key Responsibilities:

- Program Managers need to be professional specialists with a significant level of expertise, exercising independent professional

responsibility and discretion in the specific program they are responsible for.
- Work will require professional expertise and/or experience to develop and implement revised or new

administrative/technical/professional policies and processes in order to manage the program they are responsible for effectively.
- Programs that are managed will require planning and operations over a timescale of years and these managers are therefore

responsible for the structure and development of the program they are responsible for.
- Program managers are required to ensure that projects under these programs are effectively executed from inception through to

fully functional handover to operations and are therefore required to set quality and professional standards and manage service

delivery.
- The work includes implementing operational plans and contributing to the longer-term plans for the area to fit with broader

organizational and NRF strategy by providing medium-term input into the strategic plan for the engineering department.
- Programs managed are of strategic importance to the organisation for an expected timescale of 5 or more years.
- Liaise with international SKA consortia on programs that are related to the SARAO program under their control.
- Implementation and management of activities in support of agreed to processes and procedures (including providing inputs and

approval of Project/Program Management Plans, Quality Assurance Management Plans and Safety Plans)
- Stakeholder coordination and management as required and agreed with the Head of Engineering (this includes the international SKA

organisation and other international partners, African partner countries and relevant state departments).
- Define strategy and roadmap for current and future projects related to the program under their control to ensure projects are

managed cohesively in order to maximise the benefit to the organization in the short and medium term.
- Ensure all program documentation is complete, up-to-date, and easily accessible to project team members and stakeholders, with a

focus on attention to detail and organisation.
- Implement communications standards across a portfolio of projects including executive and key partner communications.
- Appoint and manage engineering consultants and other specialist consultants as and when required.
- Ultimately responsible for managing the schedule and budget for programs with the assistance of Project Managers and the project

management office
- Risk and Change Management.

Key Requirements:
Qualification:

- Btech (Eng.) with 13+years relevant experience; OR
- B.Eng with 9+ years relevant experience; OR

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- M.Eng with 7+ years relevant experience; OR
- Ph.D (Eng.) with 5+ years relevant experience AND
- With either PMP (or equivalent) or Pr Eng or MBA

**Experience**:

- Working on science-related projects
- Proven history of delivering on large projects
- Systems Engineering/ Product development processes
- Configuration Management and Maintenance of Product Configuration
- Production processes relevant to their functional area
- Development and implementation of operational plans
- Project management
- Writing technical proposals/documents
- Developing and implementing revised or new work methods, designs, policies and processes
- Acting as chairman for PDR/CDRs on their programmes

Knowledge:

- Project and Programme Management
- Government procurement processes
- Supplier Management
- ISO9001 Quality System
- Knowledge of national and international standards where applicable
- Work methods, designs, policies and processes related to their program
- Systems Engineering best practices

Additional Notes:

- Proactiveness
- Strong leadership qualities
- Organised and systematic way of working
- Focus on quality
- Documentation rigour, quality and maintaining configuration
- Adherence to development processes and quality systems, leading a governance structure that drives effective executive decision-making
- Planning and time management
- Display problem-solving skills
- Display excellent interpersonal skills. (developing operational relationships with internal and external customers while demonstrating

the right level of empathy and understanding)
- Work independently as well as in a team environment

**Salary**: R50,000.00 - R65,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cape Town, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)