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Project Management
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- Project planning: IT Project Managers start by defining the project scope, objectives, and requirements in collaboration with their stakeholders. They create detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
- Resource management: They are responsible for assembling and managing project teams, which may include IT developers, engineers, designers, analysts, and other specialists, ensuring the team has the necessary skills and resources.
- Budget management: IT Project Managers develop and manage project budgets, track expenses and ensure that the project stays within budget.
- Risk management: Identifying potential risks and issues that could impact the project’s success and developing strategies to mitigate or manage them.
- Communication: Keeping stakeholders such as executives, team members and clients informed about the progress. They facilitate effective communication among team members and stakeholders.
- Quality assurance: Ensuring that the project delivers high-quality results that meet the specific requirements and standards. They may establish a quality control process and conduct regular quality assessments.
- Timeline management: IT Project Managers closely monitor project timelines and milestones to ensure that the project stays on schedule. If delays occur, they may need to adjust the project plan or allocate additional resources.
- Change management: Handling changes to project scope, objectives, or requirements is a common challenge. IT Project Managers assess the impact of changes and work with stakeholders to implement them effectively.
- Bachelor’s degree in information Systems, Business Administration, HRM or related field
- Professional Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, PMBOK)
- Minimum of 5–8 years of ICT project management experience
- Proven experience managing medium to large-scale transformation projects
- 8+ years’ experience in managing a large scale/organisational ICT – related and/or people related change
Project Management
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Project Manager – Conferences
26,000–34,000 ZAR per month basic + bonus schemes
Global Insight Conferences (GIC) — a market-leading conference and exhibition company — is looking for an ambitious, hardworking and talented individual to join our growing team as a Project Manager / Conference Producer.
Who We Are
We don't just run business conferences; we set the standard. We produce high-quality, bespoke business conferences — live and virtual — in the UK and abroad. You'll join a passionate, friendly, driven team that invests in its people and rapidly develops them into market-leading professionals.
Who We're Looking For
You're already a strong, proactive conference producer with proven experience of researching, planning and delivering profitable events. We're committed to developing those who want to grow and become industry experts, so you'll have ample opportunity for career progression and management if you can bring:
- 2+ years' experience producing B2B events (conference experience is a big plus)
- Minimum grade B/6 in Maths & English Language at GCSE (or IB equivalent) plus a strong set of A Levels
- A pro-active, positive attitude with a passion for results and making things happen
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (email campaigns and phone work are essential)
- Ambition, drive and passion, plus a calm but urgent approach to deadlines
- Commercial curiosity and a self-directing, tenacious work ethic
What You'll Be Doing
As a Conference Producer you'll be responsible for creating high-quality, profitable conferences from scratch — researching, planning, writing and briefing other departments to deliver an outstanding experience for delegates, speakers and sponsors. You'll handle:
- In-depth sales & telephone research
- Programme and commercial copywriting
- Speaker acquisition from top brands
- Project lifecycle and task prioritisation
- Quality and commercial success indicators for each event
- Excel and data planning/management
- LinkedIn strategy and ROI
- External stakeholder management (speakers/sponsors)
- Internal collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Topic generation and innovation
This role suits highly organised, commercially minded, high-energy self-starters with exceptional organisational, research, grammar and creative writing skills.
What's In It For You
We don't just hire you — we invest in you. Benefits include:
- Competitive salaries & bonus schemes regularly reviewed
- Remote work flexibility
- Referral scheme: know someone great? We'll pay you £500 for your recommendation
- Charity & environmental initiatives: nominate causes close to your heart for our quarterly donations
- Equal, inclusive & diverse culture: over 80% of our leadership team is female, and we employ above the national average rates of people from ethnically diverse backgrounds
Ready to Apply?
Re-read the job specification. Do you have the credentials, passion and drive?
You do? THEN APPLY NOW
By applying for this role, you hereby freely give your prospective employer consent to use, process and store your personal data relating to your job application in accordance with prevailing legislation.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: R26 000,00 - R34 000,00 per month
Experience:
- events production: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Project Management
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We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Project Manager Transformers to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for multiple projects for all projects stages. You will be leading the project team, establishing the project execution approach and oversee project hand-over, execution planning, monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.
How You'll Make An Impact
- Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and its acknowledgement by the customer.
- Acting as the key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.
- Defining all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans.
- Ensuring that the project follows execution best practices and Hitachi Energy policies.
- Monitoring and controlling project progress and efficient resource utilization, project financials, overseeing projects invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow.
- Identify, qualify, quantify and manage project risks.
- Ensuring that the project is formally closed out as contractually agreed.
- Coaching and providing feedback for project staff.
- Organizing customer acceptance of transformers and working on removing defects in customer complaints.
- Supervising shipment, transport of the transformer from the plant to the customer and installation at the transformer assembly site.
- You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Living Hitachi Energy's core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical/energy engineering.
- The PMP Certificate is an advantage.
- More than 5 – 10 years of experience in Project Management or Project Controlling in a transformer manufacturing industry.
- Experience with project management in the energy sector/Substations.
- Knowledge of MS Office and MS Project.
- Basic knowledge of SAP is beneficial.
- Ability to read technical drawings and documentations.
- Proactive, result-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal and teamwork skill as well as reliability and ability to work under pressure
- You are a real organizational talent, you have an analytical attitude, and you have good communication skills commercial insight and negotiation skills
- No objection to occasional travel abroad.
- Knowledge of various contracts (NEC3, FIDIC, etc)
- Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.
Project Management
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Location:
Modderfontein, Gauteng, South Africa
Job ID:
R
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Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD
Profession (Job Category):
Project/Program Management
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
Job Description:
The opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Project Manager Transformers to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for multiple projects for all projects stages. You will be leading the project team, establishing the project execution approach and oversee project hand-over, execution planning, monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.
How you'll make an impact
- Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and its acknowledgement by the customer.
- Acting as the key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.
- Defining all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans.
- Ensuring that the project follows execution best practices and Hitachi Energy policies.
- Monitoring and controlling project progress and efficient resource utilization, project financials, overseeing projects invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow.
- Identify, qualify, quantify and manage project risks.
- Ensuring that the project is formally closed out as contractually agreed.
- Coaching and providing feedback for project staff.
- Organizing customer acceptance of transformers and working on removing defects in customer complaints.
- Supervising shipment, transport of the transformer from the plant to the customer and installation at the transformer assembly site.
- You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Living Hitachi Energy's core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical/energy engineering.
- The PMP Certificate is an advantage.
- More than 5 – 10 years of experience in Project Management or Project Controlling in a transformer manufacturing industry.
- Experience with project management in the energy sector/Substations.
- Knowledge of MS Office and MS Project.
- Basic knowledge of SAP is beneficial.
- Ability to read technical drawings and documentations.
- Proactive, result-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal and teamwork skill as well as reliability and ability to work under pressure
- You are a real organizational talent, you have an analytical attitude, and you have good communication skills commercial insight and negotiation skills
- No objection to occasional travel abroad.
- Knowledge of various contracts (NEC3, FIDIC, etc)
- Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.
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Project Management Officer
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As the Assistant to both functions, you will work directly with the Head of Accounting and Controlling providing executive support and taking the lead in the day-to-day office administration facilitating its smooth and efficient operation. In addition, supporting project management related activities, for example keeping track of project statuses and providing project support where applicable.
Duties- Managing the Head of Accounting and Controlling diary to ensure that meetings and appointments are planned and prioritised ensuring optimum use of the time
- Communicating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that a professional image is portrayed
- Planning and organising travel including preparation of detailed itineraries in advance of travel.
- Planning and organising workshops onsite and offsite, including preparation of detailed agendas.
- Preparation of presentations in Ms Powerpoint.
- Liaising with internal and external service providers.
- Organize and support in running meetings.
- Undertaking a range of administrative tasks including raising purchase orders.
- Tracking status of project deliverables and milestones.
- Defining and updating the project management processes, standards and governance,
- Ensuring project plans and project documentation are complete and up to date, provide regular project status updates, help acquire the necessary resources and skills, and contribute to the delivery of business systems to meet identified business requirements
- Organise workshops to identify areas of improvement for projects, documenting recommendations
- Strong administrative experience within a professional environment
- Working knowledge of all Microsoft packages including word and excel
- Excellent Power Point skills
- Highly organised individual with ability to multitask and manage high volume of work
- Confident individual with excellent spoken and written English
- The ability to work well under pressure
- Self-motivated with good attention to detail
- Team player and able to support other colleagues if required
- Working with a global team
- Opportunities to work on a variety of innovative projects
- Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
- Supportive work culture
- Remote / Flexible work
- Time off / Paid holidays
- Continual learning through the platform
- e-Learning
- Mentorship
- Coaching
- Open feedback culture
Project Management - Transformers
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The opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Project Manager Transformers to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for multiple projects for all projects stages. You will be leading the project team, establishing the project execution approach and oversee project hand-over, execution planning, monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.
How you’ll make an impact- Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and its acknowledgement by the customer.
- Acting as the key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.
- Defining all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans.
- Ensuring that the project follows execution best practices and Hitachi Energy policies.
- Monitoring and controlling project progress and efficient resource utilization, project financials, overseeing projects invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow.
- Identify, qualify, quantify and manage project risks.
- Ensuring that the project is formally closed out as contractually agreed.
- Coaching and providing feedback for project staff.
- Organizing customer acceptance of transformers and working on removing defects in customer complaints.
- Supervising shipment, transport of the transformer from the plant to the customer and installation at the transformer assembly site.
- You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical / energy engineering.
- The PMP Certificate is an advantage.
- More than 5 – 10 years of experience in Project Management or Project Controlling in a transformer manufacturing industry.
- Experience with project management in the energy sector / Substations.
- Knowledge of MS Office and MS Project.
- Basic knowledge of SAP is beneficial.
- Ability to read technical drawings and documentations.
- Proactive, result-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal and teamwork skill as well as reliability and ability to work under pressure
- You are a real organizational talent, you have an analytical attitude, and you have good communication skills commercial insight and negotiation skills
- No objection to occasional travel abroad.
- Knowledge of various contracts (NEC3, FIDIC, etc)
- Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.
Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.
This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.
#J-18808-LjbffrProject Management Administrator
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We are seeking a Project Technician to support our Project Engineering and Site Leadership. This role involves administrative and technical support across various project phases, including documentation, submittals, and job order package creation.
Key Responsibilities- Manage document control functions including submittals, receipts, and final record book creation.
- Maintain logs for all incoming and outgoing transmittals.
- Organize and track client documents such as specifications and drawings.
- Prepare documentation for third-party inspections.
- Provide support to Project Engineers and Project Managers throughout project lifecycles.
- Enter sales orders for engineered projects.
- Maintain design, production, and shipment schedules in ERP systems.
- Create job order packages including bill of materials and man-hour verification.
- Scan and archive returned job order packages from production.
- Assist in final project close-out activities.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 2–5 years of customer service or technical support experience.
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and MS Office Suite.
- Experience with ERP systems is a plus.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Full-time position with occasional extended hours based on operational needs.
- On-site role in a manufacturing environment with exposure to machinery and production processes.
- Must be able to communicate in English.
- Needs to be able to communicate and function within Saudi Arabia.
- Ability to communicate with diverse mix of nationalities coming to Saudi preferred.
- Basic computer skills required such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to be trained and operate within CSI Ametek ERP system.
- Highly motivated individual willing to take on additional responsibilities and duties under a challenging and compressed schedules.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.
AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit for more information.
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Project Management Engineer
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- Extensive project management
- Heading up entire projects on major power generation sites, such as MHIs, Environmental Impact Assessments and EPC Contracts
- Costing of power generation projects
- Costing of gas supply and supply chain
- Management of the liquefied natural gas supply chain and logistics
- Recruiting and managing engineering staff.
- Costing, layout, and design of new customer sites
- Costing, layout, and design of Distribution Depots
- Acting as the Health & Safety Officer of the company
- BSc. or BEng. in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering
- Management experience of 10 or more years, running and management projects
- Practical experience working in the natural gas industry
- Experience working in the gas industry and on power generation projects with an understanding of efficiencies of various fuel sources, etc
- Practical experience in project implementation, including on-site responsibilities
- Knowledge, understanding and implementation ability in Health & Safety aspects of the gas business
Project Management Engineer
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A dynamic energy solutions provider specialising in the supply, distribution, and integration of liquefied natural gas for industrial, mining, transportation, and power generation sectors, is looking for a Project Management Engineer to join their team in Roodepoort, Gauteng.
The offices are based in Johannesburg and the Project Management Engineer will have responsibility for sites located throughout Southern Africa.
Duties and Responsibilities- Extensive project management
- Heading up entire projects on major power generation sites, such as MHIs, Environmental Impact Assessments and EPC Contracts
- Costing of power generation projects
- Costing of gas supply and supply chain
- Management of the liquefied natural gas supply chain and logistics
- Recruiting and managing engineering staff.
- Costing, layout, and design of new customer sites
- Costing, layout, and design of Distribution Depots
- Acting as the Health & Safety Officer of the company
- BSc. or BEng. in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering
- Management experience of 10 or more years, running and management projects
- Practical experience working in the natural gas industry
- Experience working in the gas industry and on power generation projects with an understanding of efficiencies of various fuel sources, etc
- Practical experience in project implementation, including on-site responsibilities
- Knowledge, understanding and implementation ability in Health & Safety aspects of the gas business
Project Management - Transformers
Posted 4 days ago
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The opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Project Manager Transformers to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for multiple projects for all project stages. You will be leading the project team, establishing the project execution approach and oversee project hand-over, execution planning, monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.
How you’ll make an impact- Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and its acknowledgement by the customer.
- Acting as the key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.
- Defining all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans.
- Ensuring that the project follows execution best practices and Hitachi Energy policies.
- Monitoring and controlling project progress and efficient resource utilization, project financials, overseeing projects invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow.
- Identify, qualify, quantify and manage project risks.
- Ensuring that the project is formally closed out as contractually agreed.
- Coaching and providing feedback for project staff.
- Organizing customer acceptance of transformers and working on removing defects in customer complaints.
- Supervising shipment, transport of the transformer from the plant to the customer and installation at the transformer assembly site.
- You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical/energy engineering.
- The PMP Certificate is an advantage.
- More than 5 – 10 years of experience in Project Management or Project Controlling in a transformer manufacturing industry.
- Experience with project management in the energy sector/Substations.
- Knowledge of MS Office and MS Project.
- Basic knowledge of SAP is beneficial.
- Ability to read technical drawings and documentations.
- Proactive, result-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal and teamwork skill as well as reliability and ability to work under pressure
- You are a real organizational talent, you have an analytical attitude, and you have good communication skills commercial insight and negotiation skills
- No objection to occasional travel abroad.
- Knowledge of various contracts (NEC3, FIDIC, etc)
- Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.
Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process. This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.
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