Siemens Energy

About the role

Location: South Africa/Johannesburg or Angola/Luanda

Mode of Employment: Permanent/Full-time

Position Title: Head of Project Management – Subregion Southern Africa

A Snapshot of Your Day

Head of Project Management at Siemens Energy

You and your team will be responsible for delivery of outages and operations support to a range of clients with GS Central and Distributed technologies in markets like Power Generation, Oil&Gas, Pulp Paper and Chemical. The role is technically and commercially responsible for all assigned contracts whether long-term maintenance contracts or lager open-market one-off contracts.  In addition, you will also work closely with the Sales function to develop opportunities and manage key clients.

How You’ll Make an Impact  

• Supervise a group of PMs and engineers in charge of the GS fleet of gas turbines within the Southern Africa market (specifically focusing on South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, and Tanzania).
• Coordinate overall project execution and resource allocations.
• Implement and support the development of PM standards, processes, and tools.
• Cultivate relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Closely collaborate with key functions like product headquarters, sales, and finance.
• Ensure that assigned contracts and projects are accomplished within given boundary conditions such as financial, time, quality, EHS, etc.
• Ensure highest customer happiness!

What You Bring 

• Preferable to be educated to degree level or equivalent in Engineering, Business, or Project Management.
• Industry qualifications (IPMA, PMP, APM, PRINCE2, PMI or PM@Siemens) are an advantage.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills in English.
• Passionate about the energy business and customer services.
• Ability to motivate, lead, mentor, and empower a team to deliver the best results.
• Proven track record in project management tools and processes.
• Strong passion and demonstrable evidence of successful projects or service business execution (LTPs) and Contracts management experience in rotating equipment (preferred).
• Distinct customer orientation and strong customer interface skills.
• Skill in nurturing effective internal and external client connections across all echelons.
• Strong focus and passion for Environment, Health, and Safety.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Rewards

• Working with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
• Supportive work culture
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

• e-Learning
• Mentorship
• Coaching

·       Open feedback culture

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.