Project Manager - Plant - Mfg

Position Description:

Position Title: Project Manager

Reports to: DGM/Sr. Manager - Projects

Objective (The main purpose of the position):

- The Project Manager oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of a specific EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) and commissioning of Mineral processing/beneficiation projects that have a beginning, an end and specified deliverables.

- Coordinates with the Basic and detailed Engineering consultant to plan and implement projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Plan the project:

- Define the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management

- Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project

- Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc) required to complete the project

- Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities

- Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required

- Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion

Staff the project:

- In consultation with the appropriate manager, recruit, interview and select staff and/or volunteers with appropriate skills for the project activities

- Manage project staff and/or volunteers according to the established policies and practices of the organization

- Ensure that personnel files are properly maintained and kept confidential

- Ensure that all project personnel receive an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project

- Contract qualified consultants to work on the project as appropriate

Implement the project:

- Execute the project according to the project plan

- Develop forms and records to document project activities

- Set up files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured

- Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project

- Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project

- Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards

Control the project:

- Write reports on the project for management and for funders

- Communicate with funders as outlined in funding agreements

- Monitor and approve all budgeted project expenditures

- Monitor cash flow projections and report actual cash flow and variance to senior management on a regular basis (monthly/bimonthly)

- Manage all project funds according to established accounting policies and procedures

- Ensure that all financial records for the project are up to date

- Prepare financial reports and supporting documentation for funders as outlined in funding agreements

Evaluate the project:

- Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality

Evaluate the outcomes of the project as established during the planning phase

- Commissioning the plant

- Coordinate and ensure the smooth commissioning of the plant

Critical Focus Areas:

Project Implementation and Management

Skills, knowledge, experience and attributes:

Competence / Essential / Desirable:

Education: Graduation in Mining/Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering/Chemical Engineering with a PG in Mineral process Engineering

Work Experience: 10 to 15 years of project and plant Management experience in similar fields -

Knowledge:

- Project Management

- Computer Knowledge is desirable:

- Word processing

- Simple accounting

- Data base management

- Spreadsheets

- Primavera project Management software

The incumbent should be well conversant in Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada