Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The Project Manager is responsible for managing the ongoing operations of the national fuel marking program within the Republic of Botswana. The Project Manager plans, directs, organizes, and executes activities of designated projects within the Program to ensure that goals and objectives of the projects are accomplished within a prescribed timeframe and funding parameters.

The Project Manager will be responsible for meeting and managing the expectations of the senior decision makers and stakeholders within Botswana and to undertake clear communications, both internally and externally (Government bodies and sub-contractors), regarding all aspects of the program.

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

The essential functions listed below are representative of the functions that must be performed in order to satisfactorily fulfill the purpose of this job.

• Communicate Program progress, timelines, status, schedules, risks, issues, and resolutions to stakeholders.
• Meet regularly with Government stakeholders.
• Provide effective leadership and management.
• Oversee subcontractor’s activities to ensure adherence to scope and schedule.
• Proactively identify additional products and services required by customer.
• Ensure compliance with corporate principles, values and policies.
• Ensure that contractual obligations are met to include agreed upon quantities of instrumentation/equipment, consumables and marker concentrate are available to the client and our in-country subcontractors.
• Manage the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple and/or large scale projects across multiple groups or divisions.
• Organize, manage and control the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) required for implementation and ongoing operations.
• Manage and provide training to applicable personnel to include subcontractors, partners, regional agents and clients.
• Develop metrics and key performance indicators.
• Perform on-site terminal audits, collect and report key data.
• Ensure audits are conducted per contractual requirements in order to collect and report key data to write reports for internal and external use.
• Oversee equipment installation and the installation of laboratories.
• Ensure equipment is operating within contractual agreed obligations
• Determine staffing requirement needs and direct team personnel.
• Interface with the Project Management Office and other internal departments as required to facilitate effective communications.