Project Manager
Job at a glance
Key Responsibilities 1. Project Controls • Ensure the Project is planned, monitored and controlled throughout the project lifecycle in accordance with the Company’s approved objectives and strategies. • Monitor overall project performance against approved scope, programme, budget and key milestones. • Monitor project risks, critical issues and dependencies that may impact project delivery. • Review project delivery strategies and recommend improvements where appropriate.
• Monitor implementation of approved project execution plans. • Verify that project activities remain aligned with the approved development objectives. • Escalate significant project issues together with practical recommendations. • Maintain overall visibility of project performance and provide early warning of emerging issues. 2. Project Delivery Oversight • Ensure the Company’s appointed Development Manager (where applicable), Project/Construction Manager and project consultants effectively perform their respective responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor the performance of the appointed Development Manager or Project/Construction Manager against their consultancy agreements. • Ensure project consultants perform their services in accordance with their contractual obligations. • Review consultant deliverables for completeness, quality and timeliness where appropriate. • Monitor coordination between project consultants to ensure effective project delivery.
• Identify interface issues between consultants and facilitate timely resolution. • Verify implementation of Company instructions by appointed consultants. • Escalate consultant performance issues together with recommended corrective actions. • Maintain effective communication between the Company, consultants, contractors and key stakeholders. 3. Design Oversight • Ensure design development is effectively managed by the appointed project delivery consultants and that design outcomes satisfy the Company’s commercial, operational and project objectives.
• Monitor progress of design development against the approved programme. • Review major design deliverables and consultant recommendations. • Verify that the approved Project Brief and operational requirements are incorporated into the design. • Monitor implementation of approved design decisions. • Review significant design changes and assess potential impacts on programme, budget and operations.
• Monitor design coordination between all disciplines. • Ensure value engineering initiatives are appropriately evaluated and documented. • Escalate significant design issues together with recommendations for resolution. 4. Cost & Contract Coordination • Work closely with Commercial Director to ensure appropriate cost planning, commercial management and cost control processes are effectively implemented throughout the Project.
• Work closely with Commercial Director to ensure procurement and contract administration activities are effectively managed in accordance with the Company’s approved procurement strategy and governance requirements. 5. Construction Oversight • Ensure construction activities are effectively managed by the appointed Project/Construction Manager and that project delivery remains aligned with the Company’s approved objectives for programme, quality, cost and operational readiness.
• Monitor construction progress against the approved Project Programme and key project milestones. • Review construction progress reports, recovery programmes and consultant recommendations. • Conduct regular site inspections to independently verify construction progress, quality and overall site performance. • Monitor implementation of approved design changes during construction. • Review significant construction issues and assess their potential impact on programme, budget and operational requirements.
• Monitor testing, commissioning, defects management and project close-out activities. • Verify that project handover activities are progressing in accordance with the approved handover strategy. • Escalate significant construction issues together with recommendations for management consideration. 6. Operational Coordination • Ensure the Company’s operational requirements are appropriately incorporated into the Project throughout the planning, design, construction and handover phases.
• Coordinate communication and meetings between the Project Team and the Company’s Operations Team. • Ensure operational requirements are communicated to the appointed consultants. • Monitor implementation of operational comments throughout design development and construction. • Coordinate operational workshops and design review sessions. • Monitor resolution of operational issues raised by the Operations Team.
• Coordinate operational readiness activities leading up to project opening. • Facilitate the transition of the completed development from Project Delivery to Operations. 7. Authorities & Statutory Approvals • Ensure statutory approvals and regulatory requirements are effectively managed by the appointed consultants to support timely project delivery. • Monitor the overall statutory approvals programme.
• Review progress of authority submissions and statutory approvals. • Verify that consultants are actively managing statutory approvals and regulatory requirements. • Identify approval risks that may impact the Project Programme. • Coordinate meetings with Government Authorities where required. • Monitor implementation of authority comments and approval conditions. • Escalate critical statutory approval issues requiring management attention.
8. Executive Reporting • Provide accurate, timely and concise project reporting to support decision-making by Company Management and Shareholders. • Ensure all periodic reports, presentations, meeting minutes and other project admin tasks are properly done. • Monitor completion of agreed action items and regularly report outstanding matters. • Prepare independent project assessments and recommendations where appropriate.
• Ensure the Project Development Director is promptly informed of significant issues requiring management attention or decisions. • Ensure complete, accurate and up-to-date Project Information is maintained on behalf of the Company throughout the Project lifecycle. 9. Other Duties • Perform other duties and responsibilities reasonably assigned by the Project Development Director that are consistent with the purpose and level of this position.
• Support continuous improvement of the Company’s project management systems, procedures and reporting practices. • Maintain professional standards of integrity, confidentiality and accountability in all project-related activities.