Senior Project Manager

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Job Description :

For our client, a well-known orga­ni­sa­tion with a global foot­print and recent record produc­tion numbers, we are looking for a Senior Project Manager. This is a real oppor­tu­nity to get on board with a well-esta­bli­shed company at their most iconic site in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Group is plan­ning consi­de­rable invest­ments through various projects with the aim of doubling the produc­tion in the next three to four years.

Reporting to the Technical Director, you will hold a key role in the current and future success of this mine site. We are looking for a senior project mana­ger who can carry out simul­ta­neously various tech­ni­cal projects of different dimen­sions within the mining industry.

Responsibilities :

• Management of large projects accor­ding to the stra­te­gic prio­ri­ties of the division.
• Assistance to project mana­gers and their teams during the study and execu­tion phases of projects.
• Coordination of prepa­ra­tion and active contri­bu­tion to project stee­ring committees.
• Mobilization of Division and company resources as needed to assist project teams.
• Contribution to the appli­ca­tion by project teams of best prac­tices in project mana­ge­ment, parti­cu­larly in terms of : 
  • Project plan­ning and goal setting
  • Project execu­tion and governance
  • Project docu­men­ta­tion and archives
  • Process impro­ve­ment and stan­dards development
• Contribution to the prio­ri­ti­za­tion of projects and mana­ge­ment of the portfolio.

Requirements – Qualification and Skill :

• Having at least 15 years of expe­rience in project management.
• Masters’ Degree in engi­nee­ring or mana­ge­ment or rela­ted discipline.
• Fluency in French.
• Technical trai­ning and expe­rience in an indus­trial field.
• Experience working with EPC or EPCM consul­tants in projects from the concep­tual phase to the execu­tion and closing phase.
• Experience in risk iden­ti­fi­ca­tion and management.
• Knowledge of compu­ter systems and soft­ware rela­ted to project control.
• Demonstrated ability to finely manage commu­ni­ca­tions with different levels of authority.
• Managerial ability to pilot multi­dis­ci­pli­nary teams in a hierar­chi­cal and / or func­tio­nal framework.
• Knowledge of inter­na­tio­nal esti­ma­tion standards.
• Flexible and hard-working team-player with high level of confi­den­tia­lity and integrity.