Manager, Construction

at Quyn International
Location Kriel / Matla, South Africa
Date Posted August 31, 2020
Category Construction
Job Type Full-time
Currency ZAR

Description

To provide expert knowledge and management of construction as a function across all large and mega projects. • To set standards and to ensure that sound practices are applied across all projects, adding maximum value for business of today/tomorrow. • To oversee and advise Project Managers and insourced Project Construction Managers with respect to construction management of projects and governance

Duties & Responsibilities

Compliance, Governance and Assurance

Set project construction management guidelines and standards; in conjunction with Manager, Project compliance and governance.

Ensure compliance to set governance across all projects

Adhere to Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and comply with company specific Safety Health and

Environment (SHE) policies and procedures and other legal requirements

Conduct assurance reviews on construction management project processes

Technical compliance to Governance in terms of construction management

Perform design reviews (internal and new business)

Develop, maintain and govern standards for contract terms of the agreement and cost, time, quality and site administration management

Maintain and ensure that contract document and standard forms are used in the construction phase of the project

Ensure that the testing of materials and workmanship is carried out according to prescribed requirements

Manage all audits

Manage all draw down contracts with construction management contractors and take full accountability for these contracts

Ensure that only approved sub-contractors are allowed

Functional Excellence

Standardise, simplify and speed-up construction management processes and eliminate duplication/bureaucracy

Develop and apply construction management best practices, promote sharing of best practices/knowledge between centres

Drive and execute functional excellence initiatives

Contribute to construction management functional/cross-functional alignment with other project and functional disciplines

Contribute to effective reporting to ensure safety and operational excellence

Provide high level expert technical assurance to project teams/individuals and increase awareness of technology advancements/innovations to ensure access to appropriate outputs to meet business deliverables

Identify, report and manage critical functional risks through appropriate mitigation plans/actions governance: ensure function adheres to governance, policies and standards, statutory and legal compliance.

Entrench a culture of discipline.

Act as the "intelligent buyer" of outside competencies, skills and technology to fulfil required deliverables if and when required

Functional Management

Financial management: Support cost management and forecast drives by manager.

Performance management: contributes to the functional strategic plan implementation through disciplined execution processes, track implementation and provide status (success and failure) feedback to manager. Project compliance and governance for integrated functional management approach. Set and maintain high performance standards.

Track and drive targets/goals, hold construction management team members responsible for achieving results. Remove obstacles that interfere with reaching objectives and handle performance problems

Continuous improvement and functional change: Identify, advocate for and lead construction management improvement and change. Create a culture of continuous improvement and change agility in function

Engagement/communication:

Communicate and engage construction management employees (including insourced resources). Engage with operations and cross-functionally with peers

Develop and build strategic partnerships with suppliers in order to ensure effective and efficient execution of all types of projects

Knowledge Management and Continuous Improvement

Knowledge sharing across business units and projects

Construction management community of practice (with all insourced resources)

Knowledge sharing, investigation on related issues and guidance.

Coordination of actions to reduce construction management risks

Maintain a consolidated active Group wide lesson learned for construction management

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

Adhere to all health/safety practices and promote good housekeeping on an ongoing basis.

Address all unsafe practices/potential hazardous situations and rectify/report to superior

omply with Safety Health Environment and Community (SHEC)/technical requirements and safety pre-cautionary measures

Technical Support

Provide the necessary guidance and support upfront to ensure compliance to the construction management standards

Assist project managers and/or insourced construction managers with technically complex construction management advice where required

Provide support to project managers and Business Units (BUs) project managers in instances where there is no appointed project construction manager

Desired Experience & Qualification

Minimum 8 years Business Unit and project construction management exposure.

Relevant experience in Project management, project evaluation and improvement, exposure to projects in heavy industry, project management principles and practices for the planning, design and implementation of project outcomes.

Relevant engineering management exposure, design office, machine design, mining equipment design and selection, problem solving and optimisation, construction management in large/mega projects

  • Must have underground mining experience, and preferably a mine managers certificate.
  • The Candidates must have work experience in both disciplines:  Commissioning and Quality
  • The Candidate must be willing to work 5 days a week on Matla / Kriel.

 

8-10 years Work Experience

  • Management Development Programme
  • Gov Cert of Competence: Engineering
  • BSc (Hons) Construction Management
  • Certificate Project Management ( Recommended/Desirable )

 

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