Position Summary:
We have an exciting position for a Section Manager Controls, who will be responsible to track and manage project performance against budgets, plans or schedules, develop and implement related control mechanisms, principles, systems and procedures in compliance with regulations and policies.
Key Responsibilities:
As Section Manager Controls, you will provide various services and your responsibilities will include:
- Establishment of required tools and techniques to ensure ongoing data integrity (auditable) and alignment
- Providing input into Portfolio Management with regards to the capital budget and spending.
- Ensure transparent reporting of progress supported by:
- Arrange Change Board meetings and review all presentations presented at the change board.
- Assure that local procurement targets are met.
- Review all approval memo’s as set out in the Kumba’s DAF (Delegation Authority Framework).
- Manage the controls team including cost controllers, document controllers and schedulers.
- Provide governance guidance to all Project Managers and Program managers.
- Oversee the monitoring of all cash-flows, providing accurate month-end reports.
- Oversee capitalization of projects that have been closed out.
- Arrange and chair month-end cost review meetings between project managers and the supply chain.
- Analysis and interpretation of root cause of variance
- Remedial actions to rectify or substantiated forecasted impact to the project
- QA of the data collection process
- Work in conjunction with the procurement department to negotiate and award a contract that will be feasible for the company.
- Oversee all documentation control for the SIB projects hub for Sishen Kumba iron ore mine.
- Give feedback to Manager Project Services regarding cost control and scheduling issues.
- Oversee the development of an integrated cost control plan incorporating all stakeholders and technical functions.
Required Education & Experience:
- Compulsory – Technical Degree (Construction, Quantity Surveying / Civil Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Architecture) or/and BCom Accounting or Law.
- Highly preferred – Project Management Qualification (Post graduate Diploma / Masters in Project Management / Program in Project Management)
- Minimum 10 years experience in a construction projects or mining environment, working in controls management role oversee all disciplines (cost / schedule /doc control), or project management role, which 5 years should be in a mining project environment.
- Registration as Project Management Professional (PMP) with Project Management Institute (PMI)