Project Manager
• To lead projects (within your capabilities) from the concept stage through to the operational
handover stage to deliver the project/s to the satisfaction of the Client/s, within budget, within the
programme, in accordance with the brief and in accordance with authority requirements.
• To assist the Senior Project Manager in the delivery of larger more sophisticated projects as
required.
• As a professional project management consultancy Compass represents and acts on behalf of
Clients in delivering large, critical and highly sensitive capital investments.
• Clients do not take this lightly and thus expect a high level of competency and professionalism.
• In addition to the required skills, qualifications and experience needed, you are also required to
represent the company in a professional manner at all times - including how you dress, groom and
communicate with others.
• Given the nature of the types of projects Compass delivers for its clients, you will likely work on
several projects simultaneously.
• To be an effective project leader across multiple projects you must have good time management.
This means arranging all stakeholders effectively, planning meetings in advance, assessing and
prioritising tasks, committing to the most efficient timeframes possible without overcommitting,
motivating your team to comply with your time management requests and sticking to all timeframes
set.
• Following the project award, you shall complete project planning including establishing the project
brief, establishing the project budget, identifying project stakeholders, identifying authorities,
identifying risks, establishing the project programme and identifying all activities and parties
responsible.
• A project programme shall be established with the assistance of the Senior Project Manager. You
shall monitor progress against the programme daily and report any concerns back to the Senior
Project Manager. A procurement schedule shall also be established.
• You shall populate the procurement register as required and track delivery dates against the
project programme.
• During the Planning Phase, you shall ensure commercial and time risks are identified, mitigation
measures put in place and residual risks communicated to the Client.
• During the Procurement and Construction Phase, you shall monitor contractor performance to
ensure cost, time and health/safety risks are being appropriately managed.
• You shall ensure that the client’s design brief is clear and comprehensive.
• You shall monitor the performance of the designers to ensure that the brief is effectively
implemented and that timeframes are achieved.
• You shall ensure that the design is correctly developed and that is passes through the required
approval stages before finally being issued for construction.
• You shall manage the procurement phase, including identifying a shortlist of contractors and
suppliers, compiling required tender documentation, releasing tender, coordinating responses to
RFIs, closing tender, evaluating bids, conducting tender interviews and writing tender
recommendation reports. You shall be responsible for the management of the Contracts and
Suppliers registers.
• You shall manage the execution and administration of contracts, including measuring performance
against contract, issuing notices in accordance with contract requirements, managing payments in
accordance with contract requirements, managing changes in accordance with contract
requirements, and managing disputes and resolutions in accordance with contract requirements.
• You shall maintain the Projects Cost Register, including tracking budgets, tracking variations,
tracking payments and reporting budgetary information back to the client.
