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Job Family: Finance

Req ID: 421037

Job Title / Role: Commercial Project Manager – Ford Project

Organization: Lead Country South Africa

Location: Midrand, South Africa

The Business

Smart Infrastructure's Energy & Performance Service (EPS) is dedicated to sustainability, energy efficiency, and distributed energy solutions that help customers on their decarbonization journey. As an infrastructure partner, we cater to various market verticals across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (EMEA Region) with a presence in around 14 countries. Our solutions cover battery storage, combined cooling/heat/power, demand flow, enlighten, hydrogen, Solar PVs, Ventilation, Monitoring & Control, and digital services.

Role Headline

As a Commercial Project Manager, you will manage financial and commercial aspects of local and international RSS EPS EMEA Contracts. You will work with the Bid and Project Execution management teams to execute projects within Siemens guidelines, ensuring customer satisfaction and continuously improving contract profitability. Your responsibilities will include detailed financial analysis, contract reviews, management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. You will also be responsible for ensuring standards and lessons learned are implemented for projects in other countries with the same Enterprise Customers. The position will be based in Siemens South Africa, Midrand. Hours and location based on local guidelines.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Ensures the accuracy of project books and records, including recording of such in the appropriate systems (e.g. SAP) ensuring compliance with Siemens Financial Reporting Guidelines, local GAAP requirements, and international and local contracts.

• Coordinates project reporting and controlling activities in contracts/projects under your scope.

• Supports the Project Manager and ensures that the financial results are managed according to set targets and with due professional care. Optimization of the project gross profit, cash flow and assets and financing instruments.

• Actively communicates with customer's commercial representatives and manages the solution of commercial issues.

• Together with the Project Manager proactively executes contract and claim management on the project, including involvement and cooperation with the assigned Contract Manager.

• Supports the Project Manager and Bid Manager in identifying, evaluating and assessing risk and opportunities, strategies and response activities – taking over the full responsibility for all commercial risks and opportunities.

• Supports Project Manager regarding the selection of partners / subcontractors in close alignment with Supply Chain Management.

• Represents the project in the relevant decision boards internally and externally.

• Agrees targets with commercial project staff and delegates defined responsibilities and authority.

• Implements and manages standard policies, processes, and procedures, ensuring compliance with LoA guidelines for all commercial aspects.

Qualifications and Experience

• Completed Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent).

• Demonstrated Professional experience in various commercial functions, commercial project management etc.

• Min 5 – 8 years of experience within the project environment, preferably including experience dealing with solution projects and those with foreign content (Cross-Border/International), of which at least 4 years as commercial project manager with budget responsibility for a project

• Detailed and advanced knowledge of financial and accounting principles/knowledge (IFRS, GAAP), tax, insurances, Permanent Establishment, NCM, hedging, etc.

• Contracts management experience and understanding (NEC3/FIDIC)

• Certification as CPM@Siemens for C-Level Projects, or alternatively IPMA C Certification (Advantageous)

• Must be willing to travel

Attributes and Skills

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail

• Strong Influencing abilities

• Ability to manage complex project matters under pressure and in an environment with tight deadlines

• Must have excellent time management skills

• Multicultural team working experience

• Excellent communication skills (Both written and verbal)

Our culture:

Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success.

The company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets under the Employment Equity Act will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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Closing Date 25 June 2024