Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Execution: plan, organize, and manage projects from initiation to completion, ensuring all activities are clearly defined and executed according to the approved project plan.
• Project Schedule Management: develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and priorities. Monitor progress against the baseline schedule and take action to prevent or recover delays.

• Cross-Functional Coordination; coordinate closely with Engineering, Procurement, Production, Fabrication, Quality, HSE, Logistics, Finance, and subcontractors to ensure all project activities are properly aligned and completed on time.

• Cost & Budget Control: monitor project budgets, costs, and resource utilization. Identify cost variances and work with relevant teams to maintain the project within the approved budget.

• Resource Management: ensure the availability and effective utilization of manpower, materials, equipment, facilities, and subcontractors based on project requirements and schedule.

• Project Progress Monitoring: track project performance, including schedule, cost, quality, resources, and deliverables. Identify deviations early and implement appropriate corrective actions.

• Risk & Issue Management: identify potential project risks and operational issues, assess their impact, and develop mitigation or recovery plans to minimize delays and additional costs.

• Quality Management: ensure project deliverables meet customer specifications, engineering requirements, quality standards, and applicable procedures. Coordinate with the Quality team to resolve quality issues.

• HSE Management: promote a strong safety culture and support safe project execution.

• Customer & Stakeholder Management: maintain effective communication with customers, management, and internal stakeholders. Provide regular updates on project progress, challenges, risks, and required decisions.

• Change & Scope Management: monitor changes to project scope, specifications, schedule, and customer requirements. Evaluate the impact of changes on cost, schedule, resources, and delivery.

• Project Meetings & Communication: leading regular project coordination and progress meetings. Ensure action items, responsibilities, and deadlines are clearly assigned and followed up.

• Project Reporting: prepare and present regular project reports covering schedule, cost, progress, risks, quality, HSE, and key issues to management and relevant stakeholders.

• Project Documentation & Close-Out: ensure project documentation is complete and properly maintained. Coordinate final inspection, handover, documentation, lessons learned, and project close-out activities.

• Continuous Improvement: identify opportunities to improve project execution, productivity, cost efficiency, quality, and delivery performance, and apply lessons learned to future projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant project management experience, preferably within engineering, heavy equipment, manufacturing, fabrication, mining, construction, or industrial environments.
• Proven experience managing complex projects involving multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
• Experience in project planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, and resource coordination.
• Experience working with engineering, fabrication, manufacturing, or industrial projects is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• PMP certification is an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Skills & Competencies

• Leadership and team management

• Strategic planning

• Budget and cost control

• Risk assessment and mitigation

• Stakeholder management

• Negotiation and conflict resolution

• Problem-solving and decision-making

• Time management and prioritization

Preferred Experience

• Experience in heavy fabrication, mining equipment manufacturing, or industrial projects.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and production planning processes.
• Exposure to international customer projects and cross-functional teams.