Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

Responsible for the successful management and delivery of small, medium and large Real Estate Development and Capital Projects ensuring that these are completed on time within scope and budget.  Responsibilities would include project planning, implementation, tracking, recording closeout and handover to perspective stakeholders and/or tenants as well as the management of different groups of professional consultants and/or contractors from varying disciplines including Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineers, Wet Services Engineer, Acoustic Engineers, Landscape Architect as well as Construction Health and Safety officials and Main Contractors

Qualifications

 

Building Construction Degree (not Business Commerce):  A relevant degree in the built environment including BSc. Construction Management, QS, Civil / Structural Engineering, Architecture or similar).Project Management:  Project management qualification over and above the degrees in the built environment should not be a necessity but an advantage.A project management accreditation (Prince, PMP, PrCPM etc.) would be n added advantage.

Experience:

A project manager who has experience is in the Built Environment or in Corporate Real Estate is very important for this role.A proven track record of construction project management experience is more important).8-10 years Significant experience required in the end-to end management of large-scale strategic projects through the leadership and coordination of a large project team.

Additional Information

Key Responsibilities:

 

Define the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management.Provide a high level breakdown of the project estimate for each major activity.Determine and assign the required resources (time, equipment, etc.).Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion.Manage project success and benefits management.Develop and maintain Project Execution Plan (PEP).Managing the client by identifying the business need, problem or opportunity.Management of requirements by definition, collection and management of the requirements from a range of stakeholders into a consolidated project scope and brief.Implement and ensure control measures for cost, time and quality are in place.Control project in respect of cost, time and quality.Manage the construction project from start to finish (Including furniture deliveries and installations, people moves and installations).Obtain approval that the project can progress to the next phase of development or implementation (Gateway Reviews).

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical ApproachesArticulating InformationDirecting PeopleDocumenting FactsEmbracing ChangeFollowing ProceduresMaking DecisionsManaging TasksMeeting TimescalesProducing OutputTeam WorkingUpholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

Ability to plan, initiate, execute, control and close projects related to a relevant function. Negotiating and documenting the timelines, cost and resources based on a specific scope. Risk management ability to identify requirements that most place the project at risk and once identified, the ability to analyse, quantify and create contingency plans.Knowledge and skills to produce project status reports including progress, risks, issues, resource allocation and benefits realisation.Knowledge and skills to produce project status reports including progress, risks, issues, resource allocation and benefits realisation. Effectively and strategically influences across the organisation, based on previously established credibility and respect, as well as understanding the organisational dynamics, politics and interpersonal context.