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Principal Project Manager - Multidisciplinary
AECOMDurban, ZAFSenior
Apply Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description Here is what you will be doing: Undertakes full day to day Project Management role on a range of complex projects or on a small programme of projects or running a significant component of a major project or programme of projects. Undertake internal team and project management responsibilities and partake in business development activities. Team Management:
- Provides technical leadership for larger and more complex project and programme teams and is considered to be an expert in their field
- Responsible for technically leading groups of Project Managers, Senior Project Managers and technical teams to deliver within scope, budget, time and quality standards
- Engages with project teams within a field of expertise to confirm project approach and review deliverables
- Delivers effective communication inclusive of clients and team members to clarify expectations and requirements
- Shares knowledge to develop technical skills of project and programme teams
- Participates in recruitment, technical interviews and evaluations of prospective resources
- Make day-to-day decisions for project and programme teams
- Mentors technical leadership talent and trains staff, ensuring discipline skills are up to date and industry-relevant
- Applies diversified knowledge of Project Management principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields
- Makes decisions independently on technical problems and methods
- Identifies and delivers new technical offerings
- Develops and approves the methodology for new work areas, as well as new tools and techniques that add value
- Resolves complex technical problems and acts as the go-to person for specific technical issues
- Acts independently on technical matters and demonstrates innovation in delivering technical excellence
- Performs quality reviews and serves as Lead Verifier on projects, confirming that the approach satisfies the client scope of services and expectations
- Applies acquired expertise and knowledge to solve technical challenges and provide coaching to peers and team members
- Supports digital transformation strategy and implementation and embraces change within the discipline
- Responsible for developing a robust technical network within AECOM globally to provide clients with the most appropriate technical solutions and is part of the global technical practice teams
- Assists with bids
- Able to monitor and track the budget for specific tasks within the project
- Functioning as a Project Manager on APIC on up to 5 active projects
- Manages project services and projects using APIC and other systems as relevant
- Responsible for timely cash collection in compliance with contract terms
- Responsible for ensuring that any additional work/changes in scope are approved by clients
- Ensures all deliverables comply with the PDS
- Complies with all QA requirements
- Benchmarks project data
- Participates in internal and external networking
- Understands project delivery requirements and is well versed with AECOM’s project delivery procedures
- Participates in preparing major bids and proposals, whilst supporting business development initiatives through their technical expertise
- Maintains regular contact with clients to identify pre-released opportunities
- Has the knowledge and expertise required for this work level, which usually results from progressive experience and internal management exposure
- Markets AECOM’s technical excellence in the relevant industry by attending conferences and publishing technical papers
- Presents to clients, senior leadership and other project stakeholders to demonstrate progress
- Ensures assigned teams effectively coordinate with each other
- Between 12 and 15 years - Honours degree in built environment field of study with a minimum of twelve (12) years' relevant post-graduate experience
- B-Tech degree in built environment field of study with a minimum of thirteen (13) years’ relevant post-graduate experience
- National Higher Diploma in built environment field of study with a minimum of fourteen (14) years’ relevant post-graduate experience
- National Diploma in built environment field of study with a minimum of fifteen (15) years’ relevant post-graduate experience
- Tertiary qualification in Project Management related field of study, such as procurement, quantity surveying, engineering, architecture, planning, contracting, etc with a minimum of thirteen (13) years' relevant post-graduate experience
- Registration as PrCPM with SACPCMP (PrCPM), OR
- Certification as PMP / PgMP / PfMP / PMI-SP / PMI-ACP with PMI