Siemens PLC Recruitment for Project Manager

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Siemens PLC Recruitment for Project Manager.

Siemens PLC is a German conglomerate company headquartered in Berlin and Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the company are Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities, which represent the main activities of the company.

Job Description

• Company: Siemens PLC
• Location: Ghana
• State: Accra
• Job type: Full-Time

Role

• Consults with customers on technical solutions, together with Sales Manager or Key

Account Manager.

• Clarifies customers´ targets and requirements, and/or specification in a request for

proposal (RFP).

• Prepares participation in tender, and leads negotiation with customers.
• Coordinates overall planning of the project and decides on the allocation of resources.
• Clarifies specification and continuously liaise with accountable Project Manager Internal.
• Monitors milestone and adherence to budgets, and initiates actions to minimize nonconformance cost.
• Maintains constant communication with customers, outside contractors or other

stakeholders.

• May coordinate agreed commissioning measures onsite, together with Site Engineering

Management.

• Adheres to PM standards and Business Conduct Guidelines (e.g. Tax regulations, Export

Control, EHS).

• Manages and coordinates all temporarily assigned project staff.

Key Competencies/Experience:

• Executing the project within the defined requirements (cost, time, and quality).
• Ensuring business success and satisfaction of the customer.
• Ensuring professional stakeholder management.
• Ensuring timely decisions on open issues, escalating if necessary.
• Performing outage planning and obtaining customer confirmation
• Ensuring resource planning and availability including spare parts and manpower
• Ensuring that project status and progress are effectively communicated to customer and

Siemens management.

• Serves as the single point of contact to the customer and coordinates communication

between Siemens internal functions and Product Competence Centers involved in the

project

• Manages and negotiates VO’s and other changes to the contract within the scope of

work

• Ensures that project risks are identified and managed throughout the entire life cycle of

the project

• Maintains master issue list and lesson learnt document
• Adheres to PM standards and Business Conduct Guidelines (e.g. Tax regulations, Export

Control, EHS).

• Previous working experience in aftermarket service of rotating equipment (turbines,

compressors) and product knowledge will be an added advantage

Qualification /Skills:

• Minimum Bachelors Degree or HND in Engineering or Sciences
• 5-7 years PM experience in Oil & Gas Industry. Must be able to support Operations and

Sales

• Must demonstrate good understanding of project management fundamentals techniques

and standards

• Preferable with Project Management Professional (PMP) certification for external

candidates or PM@siemens C-project certification for internal candidates. Successfully pass Siemens PM Knowledge Test

Have either valid PMP license or must attain license within six months of employment

• Good understanding of installation & commissioning processes
• Good leadership ability within a matrix team environment
• PC skills with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, project scheduling with MS

project and/or Primavera

• Good presentation and communication skills
• Experience working with international customers and vendors and the ability to interact with

various internal and external stakeholders of a diversified cultural mix

• Must be results-oriented and able to work with energy and enthusiasm under time

pressure, having an ownership culture mindset.

• General knowledge of Rotating Equipment (Turbines, Compressors) will be an added

advantage

• Self-motivated with an embedded ownership culture

Capable and willing to meet greater than 50% local and international travel requirements