Project Manager

Job Description : Internal Project Manager/ Engineer for South Africa Company Profile: The company is specializing in mild and stainless steel fabrications, steel erection and corrosion protection. Job Title: Internal Project Manager / Engineer Position type: Permanent and/or long-term contract Location: South Africa Salary: 3000 USD - 4500 USD per month + Accommodation + Food or Allowances Qualifications: BSc (Eng) Mech OR Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Basic Job Description: 1. The Internal Project Manager / Engineer has overall responsibility from project inception to closing. 2. The Internal Project Manager / Engineer manages the project to ensure on-time delivery, to complete the job within budget and to meet or exceed customer expectations. 3. The Internal Project Manager will communicate between various departments and then report directly to the Projects Director and Production Director on projects progress. To start they would be responsible for the new Indian artisans that will also be hired and ensuring that the artisans projects are on track and if not report to various departments what are the delays so that various project heads can mitigate these and ensure artisans are efficient. 4. Ideally Project manager will be able to understand full project process starting from procurement (would need to be able to understand drawing requirements – would receive support from Drawing office and Production Director) until final quality release (would need to work with quality department and ensure quality inspections are carried out in line with deadline and client specification). 5. Would need to be able to review client fabrication specs and ensure that the various internal departments carry out project inline with them. For example, quality department generate QCP’s (quality control plans) and these will need to be reviewed and accepted by Project Manager that they are in line with the clients specification i.e. fabrication tolerances, curing time on paint specification etc. 6. Progress reporting (preparing and submitting reports). Updating contract programmes. Specific skill required: 1. Proficient in English extremely important 2. BSc (Eng) Mech OR Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 3. Computer literate especially with Microsoft Office and the various Microsoft programs i.e. excel 4. Minimum of 8-10 years’ relevant project management experience preferably in a workshop environment but otherwise ideally should have experience with engineering projects and have had to deal with workshops during the project as a subcontractor 5. Technical knowledge and an ability to read and interpret technical/engineering drawings 6. Must be able to handle multiple priorities and deadlines and ability to work under pressure 7.Willingness and flexibility to work overtime and on weekends 8. Advantages: Knowledge of steel work fabrication, production processes, quality control and other techniques

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