PROJECT COORDINATOR – WATER SECTOR

POSITION: PROJECT COORDINATOR – WATER SECTOR

REPORTING TO: GENERAL MANAGER

 OVERALL ROLE OBJECTIVE:

The role of the Project Coordinator – Water Sector is to assist with strategic projects and manage small-scale projects independently, from initiation through completion with the outcome resulting in on-time/on-budget delivery according to specifications. The role will also involve supporting other Departments in preparing project management tasks.

JOB-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

The post holder will:

1) PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1. Assists with the management of water projects for the successful achievement of the company’s projects goal
2. Coordinates water project tasks as assigned by his/ her supervisor:
3. Organizes projects in a manner that leads to successful solution delivery
4. Facilitate the requirement gathering information from various departments and externally to enable the creation of the engineering solution
5. Ensure all project documentation is available, approved and filed for accordingly and in an organized manner for each project milestone
6. Ensures project deliverables are correctly defined, assigned and produced on time
7. Follow administrative processes per department procedures and practices
8. Capture, communicate and track the status/impact of CAPEX to project teams and stakeholders
9. Ensure project activities comply with the department, quality, and regulatory requirements
10. Ensures that milestone-based project schedules are created up-front and agreed
11. Ensure all project documentation is available, approved and filed for each project milestone:
12. Ensures that routine status is accurate, timely and effectively communicated to stakeholders as per department procedures and practices and project activities are actively managed
13. Facilitates conflict management at a project team/delivery level
14. Identifies and mitigates project risks by exercising risk management best practices
15. C) Takes on other supporting activities as dictated by the needs of the department and the business and is prepared to support travel as required based on project requirements

2) COMMUNICATION

1. Performs effective stakeholder communications
2. Performs sponsor communications as well as expectation setting for small scale projects
3. Communicates with external sources (vendors, contractors and employers) as needed for assigned projects
4. Actively engages in all levels of Engineering Projects and departmental communications

3) QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Water Engineering or any other similar (equivalent) educational field
2. Equivalent previous experience working in a water project(s) for 2 – 5 years
3. Experience leading a team and water projectfrom 1-3 years
4. Project Management Certification will be an added advantage
5. A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage
6. Good verbal and written communication skills. Use of Microsoft Office tool suite
7. Ability to drive projects to successful delivery within constraints.
8. Ability to lead, plan, organize and control effectively.
9. Ability to identify risks and perform effective risk mitigations to ensure successful project delivery.
10. Ability to perform effective problem-solving.
11. Excellent team management skills