Description

Purpose of the Position
Project Managers have end-to-end full accountability to deliver business objectives through the efficient execution of capital projects, ensuring compliance with Corteva values related to safety, environment protection, ethics, innovation and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Business case / Front-end Loading (FEL) development
• Helps functional teams writing project charters with clear business objectives and requirements.
• Leads the development of alternatives that meet business needs, combining our internal seed processing knowledge, project management expertise, and market technologies.
• Develops early budgets and timelines to support capital planning process.
• Staffs project teams effectively, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly understood, workload is reasonable, communication is good, and conflicts are managed.
• Leads project teams to execute the FEL deliverables, ensuring data completeness and quality.
• Communicates with stakeholders to grant formal project authorization.

Design

• Collaborates with internal customers and project team to develop design, engaging outside consultants and contractors, as needed.
• Ensures design meets project objectives and execution strategy, and that a robust quality assurance process is in place to approve the deliverables.
• Ensures smooth design information transfer to vendors and construction team.

Procurement

• Ensures Corteva procurement practices are in place.
• Ensures procurement plans are approved by Procurement team.
• Engages functional teams to approve technical and commercial offers.
• Engages functional teams to review and approve contracts, when required.
• Ensures purchase orders are issued timely and with all required information.
• Ensures effective expediting and contract management.
• Manages invoices approval and processing.

Construction

• Acts as the champion of safety.
• Ensures contractors are understand and meet safety and quality requirements.
• Ensures contractors understand and align with the project execution strategy.
• Ensures site teams are aligned with construction and safety plans.
• Ensures owner's teams are properly staffed to supervise and approve field execution.

Project Management and Performance

• Ensures all required permits are in place for the execution of the projects.
• Manages scope, schedule, budget, cash-flow, risks, changes, and execution.
• Communicates with stakeholders and delivers consistent, and effective project reports.
• Delivers assets that are safe to operate and maintain.
• Ensures team members are properly recognized for their contributions.

Project Closeout

• Supports capital accounting process, complying with internal policies and procedures.
• Partners with business finance to evaluate and report investment return, as required.

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Qualifications

Experience and Professional Requirements
Candidates must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Automation or Agriculture Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience managing industrial projects, design, or construction.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage partners, and influence stakeholders.
• Solid interpersonal relationship skills, with good written and oral communication.
• Strong owner's mindset.
• Willingness to work irregular hours, when required.
• Highest standards of conduct and respect for others.

Differentiators:

• Project Management master's degree / specialization / broadly recognized certification.
• Previous experience with seed/grain/food processing or bulk material handling projects.
• Proficient English is mandatory.

Candidates must be willing to relocate to one of our manufacturing locations in South Africa and keep regular site attendance.

Travel requirements: 50% of time, within South Africa and Zambia.

Candidates must fulfill legal employment requirements of the chosen country, including residence and work permits, and have no legal travel restrictions to the other locations.