Snr Manager: Project Management

Job description:

Business unit, Department, Reporting Business UnitCPSDepartment Service Management - PMO Reports ToExecutive GradeM4

Core Description

Manage the day-to-day running and delivery of large/strategic projects/programmes with BCX customers within the specified and agreed upon scope, timeframe, budget, and quality requirements. To lead and manage a team of project managers and other project professionals to execute IT projects and programmes.

Key Deliverables / Primary Functions

• Define project/programme plans incorporating scope, budget, and timeframes to ensure quality and successful project/programme execution.
• Manage the delivery of large/strategic project/s and programmes to successful completion in accordance with scope, budget, timeframe, and service level agreements.
• Monitor governance and quality of the projects, including adoption of PMO methodologies, principles, tools, standards, and processes.
• Provide onsite guidance for the project/programme team to build and motivate team members to meet project milestones. Resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables, and escalate as and when required.
• Track and report on project/programme status and performance, monitoring project overheads and capital expenses, project/programme deliverables, dependencies, and timeframes.
• Identify and mitigate risks within the project/programme and manage project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to improve project/programme delivery.
• Collaborate and facilitate optimum engagement between and within BCX Divisions and establish and enhance relationships and network with partners, customers and vendors in support of market dominance.
• Motivate and coach project teams in support of performance excellence, employee engagement, innovation and transformation.

Core Functional Skills & Capabilities Project Management Managing Performance Resource Management Finance and Budget Management Risk Management Core Behavioural Competencies Job Match Deciding & Initiating Action Leading and supervising Planning & Organising Delivering Results & Meeting customer expectations Writing and Reporting Presenting and Communicating information Culture Match Minimum Qualifications NQF 6: 3 year Degree/ Diploma/ National Diploma in Computer Science or Business OR NQF 4: Grade 12 Additional Education -Preferred /Advantage Experience

7 years’ IT project management experience, of which 2 years is at a management level.

Or

If the highest qualification is grade 12, 9 years’ IT project management experience, of which 2 years is at a management level.

Certifications Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or Prince2 or PMBOK or equivalent Agile Scrum Master Certification Professional Memberships in Relevant Industry Level of Engagement & Span of Control

Span of Control

1 - 20

Level of Engagement

Internal stakeholders and external clients

Special Requirements / Employment Condition Valid Drivers license Workplace / Physical Requirements Client Roaming Hybrid Remote Worker Billable