Datacentrix Project Manager Jobs in South Africa

Datacentrix Project Manager Jobs in South Africa

Job Description

Managed Talent Solutions is looking for X2 Project Manager for one of their client based in Pretoria. This is a 12 months fixed term contract. The incumbent will be required to manage the planning and delivery of the information technology (IT) projects in accordance with the company Project Management Framework and other applicable IT standards. The incumbent requires at least 5 years’ experience managing projects, with a minimum 3 years’ experience working within an IT environment/ IT Projects.

This includes risk management, project change control and ensuring that projects are completed on time, on budget, to quality standards, and within agreed scope. The incumbent is also responsible for applying the approved methodologies and software tools in order to plan, control, and monitor people, processes, and other components necessary for effective delivery of the projects.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required:

Matric and Bachelor's degree or an equivalent
Advanced certification in Project Management like Agile or Scrum

Project Management Certification such as:

Project Management South Africa (PMSA)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Prince II

Technical Competencies:

Project Management:

Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of projects.

Provides effective leadership to the project team.

Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools.

Manages the change control process and assesses and manages risks.

Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders.

Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure.

Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale and resource budgets,

and are formally accepted, by appropriate stakeholders.

Portfolio Management:

Ensures that programme/project leads and/or service owners adhere to the agreed portfolio management approach and timetable.

Explains what information is needed and ensures they provide this information to agreed targets of timelines and accuracy.

Produces reports as appropriate for portfolio governance, including making recommendations for changes to the portfolio.

Stakeholder Management:

Must have knowledge and skills in managing stakeholder demands, relaying project commitments and bridging expectation gaps through direct engagement.

Good conflict management skills.

Deals with problems and issues, managing resolutions, corrective actions, lessons learned, and the collection and dissemination of relevant information.

Implements stakeholder engagement / communications plan.

Collects and uses feedback from stakeholders to help measure the effectiveness of stakeholder management.

Problem Management:

Initiates and monitors actions to investigate and resolve problems in project management related systems, processes and services.

Determines problem fixes and remedies.

Collaborates with others to implemented agreed remedies and preventative measures.

Supports analysis of patterns and trends to improve problem management processes.

How to Apply

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