SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER-DISASTER RECOVERY & CYBER SECURITY – 9 months
Are you a seasoned project manager with expertise in disaster recovery and cybersecurity?
Join our clients team in the mining sector as a Senior Project Manager and lead critical, high-impact projects that safeguard our clients’ digital infrastructures.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST QUALIFY IN FULL FOR THE POSITION. NO CV’S WILL BE KEPT FOR FUTURE USE.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
- Build and manage the end-to-end project plan, and monitor/report progress.
- Effectively manage scope and dependencies. Identify risks and issues and proactively resolve/mitigate them.
- Ensure that business outcomes are defined, approved, and delivered.
- Communicate regularly and effectively with project stakeholders.
- Support the Programme manager in the overall successful delivery of a Programme.
- Coordinate and manage resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects.
- Lead project meetings and set expectations.
- Maintain budget and forecast.
- Assessing and analyzing different options for the requirements of the project.
- Prepare cost estimates of IT infrastructure.
- Meeting stakeholders and assessing IT infrastructure needs.
- Travelling may be required.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:
- Understanding of continuity processes to manage projects that ensure business operations during disruptions
- Understanding of servers, storage systems, networks, and cloud services, as these are often part of redundancy and recovery setups
- Familiarity with security concepts
- Awareness of common cybersecurity tools and technologies
- Experience of working on projects that have involved the introduction of new ways of working / processes / methodologies into a business
- Highly proficient in Project Management principles, methods, techniques and tools
- Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with the project
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- Five to six years of experience in Project Management
Desired Skills:
- Understanding of the continuity process
- Cybersecurity tools & Technologies knowledge
- Risk assessment and management
- Data review & Informed decisions