Snr Manager: Project Management

Business unit, Department, Reporting

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

Core Behavioural Competencies

Minimum Qualifications

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

Professional Memberships in Relevant Industry

Level of Engagement & Span of Control

Special Requirements / Employment Condition

Workplace / Physical Requirements