Debswana Diamond Company – Technical Services – Project Manager

Debswana Diamond Company – Technical Services would like to invite suitably qualified innovative, results oriented and self-driven individuals to apply for the position listed and described below and join a professional team driven by service excellence, where the demands of the business are met by encouraging team work and addressing the needs of the individual.

PROJECT MANAGER

Ref: DCC 0000354

Tenable at Jwaneng Mine

Job Summary

Takes accountability for the planning, management and delivery of large complex study phase mining expansion projects

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Engineering or Geoscience
• Qualification in project management
• 8 years’ experience in Project Management environment, Construction management, general management, Contractor Management and Project Execution in Mining and related operations environment, 4 of which should have been as Senior Project Manager
• Training on investigating root causes of safety incident on projects (ICAM, Review of Safety Management Plans, etc.)
• Management development program
• Safety, Health and Environment training
• Must have registered with Engineers Registration Board

Key activities

1. Develops integrated, cross-functional Project Execution Plans (PEP) including but not limited to the following:

• Scope definition (Detailed work breakdown structure)
• Execution Strategy
• Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Operational Readiness plans
• Detailed Schedule and Estimate
• Project Controls and Change Management plans
• Risk, Quality and S&SD plans
• Stakeholder and Communication plans
• Close-out Plan

2. Sets-up Project for success, taking cognizance of, inter alia:

• Alignment on roles and responsibilities with senior leadership and client (operations)
• Performance orientated agreements with external partners

• Project safety initiatives and reward and recognition programs including personal involvement in recognition
• Sets and holds each member of the project team accountable for achieving Behavior Based Safety (BBS) targets (such as safety interactions)
• Establishment of project controls aligned to execution strategy

• Delineation of controls responsibilities to ensure owner interests are sufficiently protected
• Alignment on roles and responsibilities with all team members
• Understanding of expectations of all influential external stakeholders
• Adjustment of the project safety program for feedback from project safety trends revealed by leading indicators

3. Ensures transparent reporting of progress supported by:

• QA of the data collection process
• Analysis and interpretation of root cause of variance
• Remedial actions to rectify or alternatively substantiated forecasted impact to the project

4. Provides effective leadership and management of cross-functional team to deliver project against objectives as defined in the project charter by:

• Driving and verifying the documented risk assessment process from the project/business level down to construction safety
• Reinforcing the Zero Harm objectives of the project through being present at safety inductions and site pre-start and tool box meetings
• Participating in all project safety incident investigations, leading when appropriate
• Holding responsible persons accountable for completion of safety actions before due date
• Implementing root cause identification and behavior modification in preference to disciplinary action

 

Only candidates who meet the above requirements need apply by visiting us on

http://www.debswana.com/careers to register and apply.

Closing Date: 31^st March 2018