Project Manager at MacTay Consulting – Apply Now

Summary

• The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the financial planning, management, and coordination of a project

Responsibilities

• To oversee the financial planning, management, and coordination of a project
• Ensuring timely completion of a project within set budget
• Liaise between various departments and groups working on a project to relay feedback and evaluations from one department to another
• Ensure the scope and course of a project is on track
• Set feasible goals and objectives for a project
• Carry out assessments to identify possible limitations a department may face during the course of a project so as to make necessary adjustments
• Confer with upper management to gather information on the assets and functional capacity of various company departments – this is useful in determining project requirements and expected revenue
• A customer interface role, must be well dressed, composed, articulate and versatile in his field
• Assisting the various departments of an organization in drafting plans on how a project should be completed
• Prepare budget, establish project deadline and produce charts, which highlight the key processes of a project from inception to completion
• To ensure all SLAs and Customer timelines are met
• Track the progress of a project and monitor performance statistics, whilst sharing improvement plans
• Oversee the hiring and training of a project unit or sub-contractors to ensure availability of competent workforce
• Assign duties or designate work territories to project team according to their capability and specialty
• Present periodic reports to senior managers on project operations and progress
• Evaluate the efficiency of a process to determine the need for change in operational procedure, and also ensure compliance with set project standards and guidelines
• Manage the relationship between stakeholders and clients, as well as establish and maintain good work relationship with third party vendors or contractors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Business, or in another similar discipline
• A Master’s Degree is an added advantage
• About 5 years of experience in the field of resource management ( Telecoms sector preferably) is necessary for the job
• Project managers are also required to obtain project management professional certification from the Project Management Institute
• Lead a team of project personnel to achieve set objectives
• Conduct forecasts to identify limitations that can impede the progress of a project
• Relay project information to various departments of an organization.