Project Manager

at  Durban University of Technology

Durban University of Technology (DUT) is located on the warm east coast of South Africa. It sprawls over seven (7) campuses in tropical and picturesque Durban, and in Pietermaritzburg, with its undulating hills that flow over from the Drakensberg Mountain.
According to our ENVISION2030 strategy, DUT’s DNA has two strands, namely ‘people-centred and engaged’ and ‘innovative and entrepreneurial’. These are interwoven intrinsically by a number of double pairs consisting of ‘values and principles’ that bind our double-helix together. The extrinsic expression of our DNA is via The DUT-Way; which demonstrates our collective character and behaviour.
The University’s ultimate goal is to contribute towards improving the lives and livelihoods of all its people, both internal and external. DUT consistently strives towards excellence and greatness in teaching-learning and in research-innovation; something that has been recognized recently when The Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings placed DUT within the top 500 of Universities in the world and within the top 5 universities in South Africa. The enactment of these internationally recognized strengths is demonstrated in our impactful engagement internally and externally in service of our localities, the region and the country at large.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Project Management OR Built Environment OR Engineering OR related field.
• Professional Project Management Qualification.
• At least five years’ experience in a project management environment.
• Three years’ experience as a specialist in the area of qualification
• Understanding of Higher Education environment.
• Ability to ensure that the standards, disciplines, and procedures of the company are strictly maintained.
• Knowledge of financial/business analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of technological developments and directions in area of expertise.
• Proven Project planning and risk management experience and knowledge.
• Understanding of project delivery and acceptance processes.
• Understanding Sustainability and applications
• Project Quality Management.
• Project Communication.
• Conflict Management.
• Change Management.
• Experienced user of MS Project and MS Office toolset (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Contract management.

• Develops and maintains a basic understanding of relevant project management related policies, frameworks, procedures, plans and systems as relevant to processes.
• Develops and applies criteria to determine whether initiatives should be registered as projects.
• Defines the project quality control mechanisms to ensure adequate quality control application across project time span.
• Liaison with Finance and Procurement re appointment of consultants and/or contractors and prepares procurement specifications.
• Identifies project risks in accordance with set procedures involving stakeholder inputs.
• Project manages construction projects on site including, regular site meetings with contractors, regular liaison with Specialist Projects, to ensure cost control and that actions are managed within the allocated timeframes.
• Manages project quality in accordance with policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
• Defines risk response control to enable the pro-active management of the identified risks.
• Oversees the projects undertaken to ensure the desired results are achieved, the most efficient resources are utilised, and the different interests involved are satisfied.
• Conducts quality assurance in accordance with set schedules to ensure that the project deliverables adhere to set standards.
• Prepares and submits reports/statistics of work undertaken reports to various structures as required, in accordance with the reporting schedule.
• Track and report on project portfolio performance, providing a real-time, comprehensive, and prioritised view of all projects.
• Compiling budget for the area of responsibility.
• Monitors and measures the department performance in accordance with the metrics agreed upon in the performance agreements and corporate balance score card.
• Identify the deliverables in accordance with a formulated project plan to determine the resource requirements in terms of availability and competence.
• Select staff and allocate them to the identified areas of responsibility.
• Inform staff of the expected roles and responsibilities to ensure that all involved staff understand their part in the project.
• Plan and execute project team development to ensure the highest possible level of synergy and team performance.
• Analyses the HR plan, determines the relevant deliverables and sets performance targets for own team in the department.
• Ensures the implementation of learning and development programs for staff, including personal development plans.
• Creates and maintains a climate conducive for team performance to enable the team to deliver on set targets.