DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. ONLY SOUTH AFRICAN BORN CITIZENS NEED APPLY .... AA POSITION

Responsible for planning and managing the activities of development projects in line with project deadlines and structured budgets, including:
• Management of the entire development process, including performance of, and interface with both the various Operational Departments and the Procurement Department within large hospitality group.
• Management and administration of the entire Professional Team, including all associated specialist consultants.
• Working with the Professional Team on obtaining confirmation of final project definition and final Project Costing and Budget (including the management of any project contingencies).
• Directs the activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule, within budget.
• Establishes standards and procedures for project
• Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules and plans.
• Prepares project status reports and keeps management, clients informed of project status and related issues.
Education
• BSc Qualification (Quantity Surveying or Construction Studies) is preferred
• Alternatively BSc (Civil Engineering)
Experience:
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in project management for large scale development
• Experience in managing development projects essential
• Experience building financial reporting models for various projects advantageous
Skills and Knowledge
• Strategic perspective
• Change Orientation
• Generating Solutions
• Analytical thinking
• Customer service orientation
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Able to travel
Key Performance Areas:
Project Planning
• Planning of the entire development process, including performance of, and interface with both the various Operational Departments and the Procurement Department within large hospitality group.
• Working with the Professional Team on obtaining confirmation of final project definition and final Project Costing and Budget (including the management of any project contingencies).
• Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project
• Determine the resources required to complete the project
• Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities
• Review the project schedule with senior management and all other stakeholders that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required
• Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion
• Confirm the expected benefits and obtain authorisation before proceeding.
• Develop a detailed business case for a programme, if warranted.
• Develop a benefits realisation plan that will be managed throughout the programme to ensure that planned benefits always have owners and are achieved, sustained and optimised.
• Prepare and submit for in?principle approval the initial (conceptual) programme business case, providing essential decision?making information regarding purpose, contribution to business objectives, expected value created, time frames, etc.
• Preparation of the master project plan
• Establish and maintain a formal, approved integrated project plan to guide project execution and control throughout the life of the project.