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Senior Project Manager – Debswana Diamond Company
Location: Gaborone | Closing date: September 02, 2025
Title: Senior Project Manager – 5 Year Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 02/09/2025
Location: Gaborone, BW
Description:
Purpose of the Role
To take accountability for the planning, management and delivery of large complex projects above the value of P2 bn (US$ 250 million) through:
- Effective safety leadership and behaviour modelling for the project team, contractors and construction workforce
- The development of an integrated plan (for the scope of work) incorporating all stakeholders and technical functions and in line with Debswana standards
- Set-up of required controls to ensure delivery against these standards and the objectives as defined in the project charter
- Effective leadership of cross-functional teams in line with the Debswana values
- Transparent reporting of progress to stakeholders
Key Job Responsibilities
- Develops integrated cross-functional Project Execution Plans including inter alia Scope definition (Detailed work breakdown structure), Execution Strategy, Commissioning & Operational Readiness plan, Change Management plan and Close-out Plan
- Sets-up Project for success by providing Alignment on roles and responsibilities with senior leadership and client (operations) and setting up Performance orientated agreements with external partners.
- Ensures transparent reporting of progress supported by Quality Assessment of the data collection process, Analysis and interpretation of root cause of variance and details remedial actions and forecasted impact to the project.
- Provides effective leadership and management of cross-functional team to deliver project against objectives as defined in the project charter.
Other Job Responsibilities
- Adheres to all safety health and environmental policies and procedures in areas of responsibility
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Geology, Mining, Metallurgy or Equivalent
Experience
EXPERIENCE:
10 years of experience in the following; 4 of which should have been served at Senior Management level
- Construction / Engineering Project Management environment
- Construction management experience
- General management experience
- Contractor Management
- Technical areas – Geology, Mining, Metallurgy, Engineering
- Project execution in Mining and related operations environment.
Legal Certification/Professional Registration
Technical Competencies
- Business Case Evaluation
- Project Portfolio Management
- Project Organisation and Human Resource Management
- Project Commercial Management
- Data Integration
Behavioral Competencies
- Achievement Orientation
- Business Acumen
- Judgement and Decision Making
- Managing Performance and Holding People Accountable
- Planning, Coordination and Execution
- Change Leadership
- Innovation
- Concern for Safety, Health and the Environment
- Building Organisational Capability
- Teamwork & Collaboration
2 September 2025
Fixed Term Contract
5 years
Job Segment: Project Manager, Materials Science, Metallurgy, Change Management, Technology, Manufacturing, Science, Management
