Project Manager - External SI EA

Location:
Midrand, South Africa

Reporting Manager:
Project Management Manager

Write Up About The Business.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure combines the real and digital worlds across energy systems, buildings, and industries, enhancing the way people live and work and significantly improving efficiency and sustainability. We work together with customers and partners to create an ecosystem that both intuitively responds to the needs of people and helps customers achieve their business goals. It helps our customers to thrive, communities to progress and supports sustainable development to protect our planet for the next generation.

Job Title / Role:
Project Manager

Organization:
Lead Country South Africa

Location:
Midrand, South Africa

Reporting Manager:
Project Management Manager

Write Up About The Business.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure combines the real and digital worlds across energy systems, buildings, and industries, enhancing the way people live and work and significantly improving efficiency and sustainability. We work together with customers and partners to create an ecosystem that both intuitively responds to the needs of people and helps customers achieve their business goals. It helps our customers to thrive, communities to progress and supports sustainable development to protect our planet for the next generation.

Mission/Function of the role:
Project Managers are overall responsible for the design, development, and management of customer projects, according to defined Project Management (PM@Siemens) standards and customer requirements, with responsibility for economic results.

What are the responsibilities of the role?

• Consults with customers on technical solutions, together with the Sales Manager or Key Account Manager.
• Clarifies customers’ targets and requirements, and/or specification in request for proposal (RFP).
• Prepares participation in tender and leads negotiation with customers.
• Coordinates overall planning of the project and decides on allocation of resources together with relevant stakeholders.
• Clarifies specification and continuously liaises with other internal departments involved ensuring clear KPI’s for all team members.
• Monitors milestone and adherence to budgets, and initiates actions to minimize non-conformance cost.
• Reviews project risks and ensures that appropriate mitigation measures are put in place by following the contractual claims procedure to maximise opportunities.
• Maintains constant communication to customers, outside contractors or other stakeholders with minutes of meetings being distributed to all relevant parties.
• May coordinate agreed commissioning measures onsite, together with Engineering.
• Adheres to PM standards and Business Conduct Guidelines (e.g., Tax regulations, Export Control, EHS, Quality Control).
• Manages and coordinates all temporarily assigned project staff.
• Sets necessary measures to ensure zero harm policy in environment, health and safety.

Qualifications And Experience

• Relevant tertiary Degree/Diploma, preferably an Electrical Engineering qualification or similar.
• A South African recognised Project Management qualification or PM@siemens certification.
• Must have min 3-.5 years’ experience with NEC
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• FIDIC experience would be advantageous
• 5-8 years’ experience in electrical engineering sector preferably MV or renewables
• 5-8 years’ experience in project management with full profit and loss responsibility.
• Strong Administration and time management skills.
• Advanced interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead virtual project team/s to a successful implementation across countries.
• Excellent intercultural skills to cooperate with customers throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Attributes And Skills

• Strong Administration and time management skills.
• Advanced interpersonal skills
• Abilit…