Job Description

DRA Global Limited is an international multi-disciplinary engineering, project delivery and operations management group, predominantly focused on the mining, minerals and metals industry.

The Group has an extensive track record spanning almost four decades across a wide range of commodities. Our teams have deep expertise in the mining, minerals and metals processing industries, as well as related non-process infrastructure such as, water, and energy solutions.

DRA covers all major mining centers with offices across Africa and the Middle East, North and South America, USA and Asia-Pacific.

We are seeking a Project Manager , based out of our Phoenix office. This position is responsible for the overall management of the project, ensuring that the project is efficiently and effectively managed, resulting in a completed product that is to the satisfaction of the Client.

Responsibilities;

Technical Expertise

• Ensures that the project is effectively managed by providing a technical solution that meets the Clients requirements
• Effective manages the project by ensuring that the technical solution offered, utilizes industry proven technology whilst applying innovative designs.
• Ensures that the engineering effort is well coordinated between disciplines and departments.
• Ensures that DRA project management processes are effectively and efficiently applied to the managed project

Operational Management

• Provides input into all SHE matters, actively participates and promotes a total safety culture.
• Manages the project set-up phase including the development of project procedures as required.
• Manages the project scope including management of the change control process.
• Manages the project schedule to ensure timeous completion of project deliverables.
• Manages the project budget and related project cost control processes.
• Manages project risks, to ensure that risks to both the DRA and the Client, are mitigated.
• Manages the project quality aspects to ensure conformance to the agreed project quality management plan.
• Manages the project communications including documentation control and project reporting.
• Manages the project execution phase including the design and procurement efforts as required and the construction and commissioning project phases as required.

Financial

• Manages the commercial aspects of the project to ensure that the project is generally profitable, and consistent with the margins envisaged at tender stage.
• Manages the project to ensure that contractual bonus opportunities are maximized, without compromising project / DRA standards or long-term Client relations.
• Manages the commercial relationship with the Client including ensuring all contractual issues are managed to mitigate commercial risks to DRA (with specific focus on contractual liabilities, battery limits and performance guarantee requirements).
• Manages the project EPCM / manhour budget.
• Manages Client invoicing processes including ensuring that payments are received timeously.

Client Relations

• Manages the relationship with the Client with the specific focus on forming a long term, mutually beneficial relationships thereby securing repeat business. (DRA to be Client’s preferred partner / engineering service provider).
• Meeting and exceeding the project Clients’ deliverables
• Timeously and effectively solving client problems
• Ensuring that Clients are kept informed and up to date on the status of the project
• Ensuring that all interactions with Clients are conducted in professional and respectful manner

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Professional Engineer Registration
• 10+ years' project management in mining and infrastructure industries, project development including experience in the management of numerous projects through their complete cycles from initiation to close-out.
• 12+ years' of experience within a design and construction company in the Mining and/or EPCM Industries.
• 10+ years' of general experience and understanding risk assessment, developing advanced level analysis, general understanding of earned value management, trending, claims, forecasting and contractor negotiations .

Employment type:

Permanent

We value diversity and the benefits it brings to achieving our objectives, enhancing our reputation, and attracting, engaging, and retaining talented people. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability, and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunities and a diverse workplace is embodied in our values of People, Safety, Trust, Integrity, Excellence, and Courage.

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