Project Managers X 4 Positions

Posted on :

26 Nov, 2015

Category :

Jobs in Midrand - Vacancies in Midrand, Project Management Jobs in South Africa

Plessey is a leading solution provider focused on the planning, building and support of innovative ICT infrastructure across Africa. Founded almost a century ago in 1917, Plessey is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimension Data and has been operating in Africa for over 50 years with experience that’s hard to beat. As a market leader in Africa and rated as one of the Top Best Employer in South Africa, Plessey is simply a great place to work.

It’s because of our high performance culture, passion, teamwork and ground-breaking solutions that we have become one of the Top ICT Company’s in Africa. At Plessey we invest in our people and ensure their interests remain focused on the long term and closely aligned with those of our clients and shareholders. If you plan to join the Plessey family, we can offer you, amongst other things, exciting opportunities to work with great people in a leading technology environment.

We are currently looking for a Project Manager to support the business in achieving its strategic objectives.

The Project Manager will be responsible for the management of all facets of projects including time, budget, quality and risk, both internal and external. Project management will be required throughout the complete project life cycle from tender phase through inception, definition, build, deployment to transition phase.

What we expect you to do
Project scope management: Ensure correct brief is received from Sales/Solutions Architects
Facilitate Project Scoping Workshops: The purpose of the workshop is to detail the scope of work in the project, to assign tasks and produce the necessary documentation to commence a project.

Create and all relevant project management documentation
Control a project in terms of aims, goals and objective of the sponsor
Project time management: Create and update Project Plan/Rollout Schedule
Control project costs
Project Quality management
Project Communication management: This includes regular meetings with the customer where required, ensuring minutes of meetings are sent, escalation procedures are followed, reporting to management, general liaison with customer project team , and all other project stakeholders.

Project Resource Management: The above includes human and physical resources
Project Risk management
Project Integration: The Project Manager is the integrating link between all project stakeholders and activities
Project Closure: The Project Manager provides for acceptance of the project by the project sponsor, completion of various project records, final revision and issue of documentation to reflect the “as-built” condition and the retention of essential project documentation. Project closure also includes hand-over to Operations where applicable.

Here’s what we are looking for in candidates for this job:
Applicants MUST have a formal qualification in Project Management obtained within the last 5 years. A PMP certification would be of an advantage
Telecoms industry experience preferable
5 years’ experience in project management including a track record of successful management of multiple, diverse, multi-disciplinary projects.
An in depth understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
A good understanding of project financial models and the associated actual versus budget measurement.
Proficient in MS Office suite including MS Projects
Client interface at all levels and people management.

Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with Plessey.

Diversity in Plessey
Plessey embraces the principles of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998. The company is committed to the goals articulated in its Employment Equity Plan.

Primary Location: MEA-ZA-Gauteng-Midrand
Recruiter: Gen Mckay

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