Job Description

Location: Modderfontein, Gauteng, South AfricaJob ID: R0064667Date Posted: 2024-11-12Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTDProfession (Job Category): Project/Program ManagementJob Schedule: Full timeRemote: No:You as an Associate Project Manager HV Service will be part of Hitachi Energy business based in Modderfontein, South Africa. As a project manager you will be the Key person, responsible for multiple projects for all projects stages.Your responsibilities

• Leading the project team, establish the project execution approach and oversee project hand-over, execution planning, monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.
• Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and its acknowledgement by the customer.
• Acting as the key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies and defining all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans.
• Ensuring that the project follows execution best practices and Hitachi Energy policies.
• Monitoring and controlling project progress and efficient resource utilization, project financials, overseeing project invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow.
• Identifying, qualifying, quantifying and managing project risks and ensuring that the project is formally closed out as contractually agreed.
• Coaching and providing feedback for project staff, also organization of customer acceptance of HV Service Spare parts, products and services and work on removing defects in customer complaints and contract management.
• Living Hitachi Energys core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• A bachelors degree in relevant field is required and technical education (preferably in electrical or energy engineering) and Project Management Qualification. Project Management PMP Certificate is an advantage.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in Project Management or Project Controlling in a High Voltage products and services environment.
• Experience with project management in the energy sector or substations and knowledge of MS Office and MS Project.
• Basic knowledge of SAP is beneficial.
• Ability to read technical drawings and documentations.
• Proactive, result-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills as well as reliability and ability to work under pressure
• You are a real organizational talent, you have an analytical attitude, and you have good communication skills commercial insight and negotiation skills
• No objection to occasional travel abroad.
• Knowledge of various contracts (NEC3, FIDIC, etc).
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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