Project Manager
De Beers Group · Musina, Limpopo
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- The purpose of the Project Manager is to lead the planning and execution of capital, infrastructure and Care & Maintenance projects within Venetia Underground Project VUP, Care & Maintenance C&M, and special project workstreams, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant delivery aligned to the integrated business plan.
- The role is accountable for end-to-end project delivery across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover phases, ensuring achievement of approved scope, schedule, cost, quality and operational objectives.
- The role provides integration between project stakeholders, contractors, operations, engineering, supply chain and project controls to ensure delivery readiness and sustainable operational outcomes.
TYPICAL TASKS
Safety, Legal Compliance & Risk Management
- Develop and execute project execution plans.
- Manage projects across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning phases.
- Deliver approved scope within cost, schedule and quality targets.
- Coordinate project interfaces across operational and project teams.
- Manage project stage-gate and governance requirements.
- Drive project execution and delivery readiness.
- Project Planning & Execution
- Develop and execute project execution plans.
- Manage projects across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning phases.
- Deliver approved scope within cost, schedule and quality targets.
- Coordinate project interfaces across operational and project teams.
- Manage project stage-gate and governance requirements.
- Drive project execution and delivery readiness.
Design & Scope Management
- Ensure designs are clear, complete and executable.
- Coordinate design inputs and resolve technical gaps.
- Validate execution readiness of project scope prior to delivery.
- Ensure alignment between design, scope and operational requirements.
- Manage scope development and scope changes.
Procurement & Commercial Management
- Support development of procurement strategies.
- Manage long-lead equipment and critical procurement packages.
- Monitor supplier and vendor performance.
- Support contract administration and commercial reviews.
- Evaluate variation requests and contractor claims.
- Ensure timely delivery of materials and services.
Construction & Delivery Management
- Manage construction, installation and commissioning activities.
- Ensure compliance with quality, safety and technical requirements.
- Coordinate contractors and site execution teams.
- Monitor construction progress and productivity.
- Manage shutdown and brownfield execution activities.
- Lead project handover to operations.
Contractor & Resource Management
- Manage contractor performance and delivery.
- Ensure resources are aligned to project requirements.
- Monitor contractor compliance and productivity.
- Drive accountability across project teams.
- Coordinate specialist resources where required.
Project Controls & Performance
- Manage project cost, schedule and scope performance.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and cashflow planning.
- Review project controls reports and forecasts.
- Implement corrective actions for performance deviations.
- Ensure accurate reporting and governance compliance.
- Support project risk, change and contingency management.
Qualifications
- Grade 12 / Equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification.
- Degree or National Diploma in Engineering, Mining, Construction or related discipline.
- Project Management qualification advantageous.
- Valid driver's licence.
- Medical fitness to work in a mining environment.
Experience & Knowledge required
- 5–10 years' experience in project, construction or engineering environments within mining or heavy industry.
- Experience working within capital project environments VUP, infrastructure or similar scale projects.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver projects within defined cost, schedule and scope constraints.
Proven experience in
- Project execution and delivery construction, infrastructure, capital projects.
- Contractor and site management.
- Project planning, scheduling and coordination.
- Commissioning and operational handover.
Strong working knowledge of
- Project management principles and methodologies.
- Mining, engineering and construction systems.
- Safety, regulatory and compliance requirements in mining environments.
- Risk management and change control processes.