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Alstom has been present in South Africa for more than a century. During these years the company provided a wide range of products and technologies which helped develop the country’s infrastructure. Alstom provided equipment for 12 of South Africa’s 13 coal-fired power plants and for the only nuclear power plant, but it also played a historical…
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Deputy Project Director
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- Coordinate and assist the 23E Traxx TSSSA project in close cooperation with Engineering Manager / PrSM / PrSCM / Corridor Managers / Overhaul & Repair Manager and reporting to the Project Director (PD) any progress, deviation and risk from the Service execution.
- Ensure the application of Environment Health & Safety (EHS) policies, local regulations, and professional standards
POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION –
MAIN OFFICE LOCATION:
- Alstom Southern Africa Cluster – Located in Fourways
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- In compliance to EHS (Zero Deviation) and Regulatory standards, he/she assists the Project Director on operational coordination of all project activities related to Technical Services and Supply of Spare parts, including:
- Daily contact with project core team for project progress and related issues
- Support the Project / Customer Director in negotiations on all critical variation orders, claim and contractual / revenue issues
- Ensure the application of plans, procedures, Work Method Statements, in compliance with standard processes and products specifications
- Provide inputs to the Project Director for DFQ, Work Package management, Monthly Progress Reviews and Critical Project Reviews.
- Coordinate site activities, including sites facilities, resources plan, site access, tools
- Coordinate and assist the Corridor Managers, including monitor the quality and delivery through site visits, coordination meetings, inspections, and assessments
- Coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
- Confers with project personnel to provide operational advice and to resolve problems
- Coordinates project activities with guidelines of government regulatory or other governmental agencies
- Liaise with Third Parties such as facilities providers, Civil Work partners, etc…
- Continuous improvement:
- Contribute to best practices definition and REX within the Product Line
- Propose update/improvement of the way of working, process, tools and RefLib
- Oversee compliance to APSYS, EHS (Zero deviation) through, site inspections, people assessment etc…
MEASUREMENT / KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Service delivery management QCDP (KPI, OTD)
- Quality, EHS: monitoring, anticipation and reporting on progress and issues
- Achievement of financial targets of the project (i.e.: project margins compliance, project cash flow in line with targets, kip’s fulfillment, etc.).
- Compliance with ALSTOM rules & processes.
- Timely and accurate Project Review (CPR/RPR) & Monthly PR.
- Monthly reporting accurate and on time.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
MANDATORY:
- Engineering degree level or equivalent education or experiences
DESIRABLE:
- 3 years Project management
- Operations management
EXPERIENCE
MANDATORY:
- Minimum knowledge of project management principles
- Minimum knowledge of planning control principles
- Minimum knowledge of EHS requirements
DESIRABLE:
- Relevant experience on EHS application
- Minimum knowledge of railway products and services on different market segments (Urban, Mainline)
- Relevant experience on project management
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
- Very good interpersonal as rigorous team-player
- Focused on Quality and Planning targets
- Decision-making and problem-solving ability
- Resilience, with an analytic way of thinking in order to solve Field complex deviations and issues
- Innovative attitude aiming to improve continuously the way of working and performance
Method of Application
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