Intermediate Project Manager - Contract

SUMMARY:
Intermediate Project Manager

POSITION INFO:

Our client a global tech firm is seeking an Intermediate Project Manager to join their team in Johannesburg on a contract basis. They offer stability, growth, attractive rates and a great working environment.

An intermediate project manager manages moderately complex projects, coordinating teams, managing timelines, budgets, and scope, while ensuring successful delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects, often with multiple stakeholders and cross[functional teams in DT (Cyber, Infrastructure\OPS, Operational Technology and Information Platforms and Services).

• Manage project initiation by developing and ensuring the project charter approval, identify and engage stakeholders.
• Maintain comprehensive and quality project documentation, including plans, schedules, reports, and meeting minutes.
• Ensure that all project documentation is accurate and up-to-date in the PMO Toolset as well as project folders.
• Identifying, managing, and communicating changes (risks and issues) that may affect the project.
• Managing project team members by delegating tasks and setting expectations for performance.
• Monitoring resource allocation, timelines, and other key metrics to ensure project milestones are met.
• Facilitating meetings with stakeholders to ensure effective communication about projects.
• Monitoring and controlling work input and scope to ensure that all projects remain on track and in control.
• Ensuring the projects and activities are executed in the most efficient and agile way based on agreed company methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Planning and managing program stakeholders, scope, activities, conflict resolution, and approach in and across a highly matrixed global organization through direct interaction and communication, regular status reports and personally managing escalations, when necessary.
• Report on final progress on the project, control variances and ensure approvals.
• Following the change methodology, participate, facilitate, drive the deliverables and manage feedback with the senior leadership on the project to ensure successful adoption.

Requirements:

• Matric and a tertiary qualification.
• 3 4 yrs experience in project governance and working with a PMO environment.
• Proficiency in project management methodology, tools, and templates (includes project planning, schedule development, scope management and cost management).
• Formidable team working skills across matrixed client, supplier, and geographically dispersed virtual teams.
• Instrumental in the use of IT methodologies, processes, and standards for project management.
• CAPM, PMP or similar project management certification is required.
• MS project and\other similar scheduling tools is preferred .
• Experience in delivery that includes the use of external supplier and offshore resources
• Excellent communication skills and presenting to senior leadership
• Experience in participating or driving change management as part of the project
• Communicating with Senior stakeholders (Steercoms, Status reporting, Weekly meetings)