Joshua Sihle Rasmeri
Project Manager
Johannesburg,GP
Summary
I am an adaptable and motivated qualified Project Manager with more than 10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a draughtsman with 5 years’ experience in engineering consultancy. In this period, I have gained vast experience in Project management, engineering maintenance systems, Utilities management systems, Safety, Quality management system, good manufacturing practice and financial management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
PMO
Adcock Ingram Critical Care
11.2024 - Current
- Coordinate and oversee project timelines, ensuring that project milestones are met on schedule.
- Act as the primary point of contact for all project-related activities and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., R&D, production, quality, regulatory, and supply chain) to ensure smooth project execution.
- Develop and maintain project plans and monitor progress using project management tools.
- Ensure that resources (human, financial, materials) are allocated and tracked effectively.
- Stakeholder Management
- Liaise with internal teams, external partners, and vendors to ensure projects are delivered according to specifications.
- Communicate project status updates to stakeholders, including any potential risks or delays, and provide proactive solutions.
- Manage client expectations by ensuring projects are aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain up-to-date project documentation, including project plans, timelines, budgets, and meeting notes.
- Prepare regular progress reports on project performance, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and upcoming tasks.
- Submit ad-hoc reports to management and relevant stakeholders as required.
- Budget & Resource Management
- Track and manage project budgets, ensuring that projects stay within financial constraints.
- Review and adjust project resource allocation based on shifting priorities or unforeseen challenges.
- Monitor cost performance and implement corrective actions as necessary to keep the project on budget.
- Risk Management & Issue Resolution
- Identify potential risks to project timelines, scope, or resources and implement mitigation strategies.
- Actively resolve issues that arise during the project lifecycle, ensuring minimal disruption to progress.
- Escalate significant issues to the project manager or senior management as needed.
- Compliance & Quality Assurance
- Ensure all projects comply with regulatory standards (including GMP and quality regulations).
- Ensure proper documentation and compliance checks are completed at key stages in the project.
- Assist in the preparation for audits related to project activities and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
Project Manager
M projects
01.2024 - 10.2024
- Review all contracts and bill of materials handed over from Exports Commercial Manager and Sales Consultant relating to Project and determining and define project scope and objectives.
- Predict resources needed to reach objectives, key milestones, and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner.
- Chair kick off meetings with Project Teams and with Clients.
- Prepare budget for Projects based on scope of work and resource requirements.
- Track project costs against budget to meet budget.
- Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan using MS Projects.
- Prepare project specific ITPs and QCPs.
- Consult with the Technical Team to review and ensure construction drawings are on schedule to meet project deadlines.
- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to internal and external stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
- Manage and review contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
- Review and sign off all progress claim payments for Clients and Suppliers.
- Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution.
- Monitor progress and adjust as needed.
- Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement for current and future projects.
- Manage and co-ordinate internal and external Project Teams.
- Reason for leaving: Career advancement opportunities
Project Manager (Engineering)
Cipla
10.2021 - 12.2023
- Head project meetings to collect and disseminate information pertaining to projects.
- Technical specification review and resolution.
- Coordinate the collection and dissemination of technical information between/within the company.
- Schedule and monitor program activity to achieve an “on-time” result including follow-up with external suppliers to ensure timely response to action items.
- Monitor program cost activity to achieve an “in budget” result.
- Prepare quotations utilizing supplier information, cost standards, technical information from quality, manufacturing engineering, design.
- Create bill of material, detailed instructions for manufacturing process of new part, specification for packaging, external supplier specification to provide standard cost structure and instructions for manufacturing.
- Ensure that project charges are correctly represented for accounting’s closing process.
- Evaluates project performance of functional areas.
- Performs work which involves conventional methods and types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures, or equipment with relatively few complex features.
- Assignments involve activities requiring knowledge of standard principles and techniques. Assists in mentoring of Engineering Associates.
- Generate pricing, estimating, scoping strategies for proposed projects and in the development and preparation of technical specifications.
- Prepares designs, drawings, plans and specifications for projects, engineered systems, technical equipment or components.
- Prepares design computations and quantity estimates.
- Assists in the preparation or modification of reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, environmental impact studies, permits and designs for project.
- Instructs technicians to reduce designs to working drawings
- Reviews and monitors project progress to assure quality and adherence to requirements of contract documents.
- Responsible for control of work-in-progress ensures accurate client billings, monitors outstanding accounts receivable and collection efforts on related projects.
- Perform other assigned duties as deemed necessary by their supervisor.
- Responsible for HVAC, Chiller and Cooling Tower. Review and Improve Engineering Services
- Engineering issues are dealt with in line with customer service philosophy Engineering feedback is communicated and received to and from relevant departments
- Identify Development/Training Needs of Self and Team
- Staff performance is monitored against standards and regular feedback is provided
- Individual goals are developed and aligned to team goals and roles are clearly defined as per role profile
- Performance discussions are held regularly to identify learning requirements Management of Engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
- Preparation (Writing) of SOP’s
- Review and Formatting of SOP’s
- Signing off and implementation of SOP’s
- And Training thereof (Certified Trainer)
- Qualifications and Validations
- Preparation of Qualification and Validation Protocols for equipment and utilities
- Review of Qualification and Validation Documentation
- Execution of Qualification and Validation Protocols
- Signing Off of Qualification and Validation Protocols
- Facilities Management
- Overseeing and agreeing contracts and providers for services including security, parking, cleaning, catering, technology and so on
- Supervising multi-disciplinary teams of staff including cleaning, maintenance, grounds and security
- Ensuring that basic facilities, such as water and heating, are well-maintained
- Managing budgets and ensuring cost-effectiveness
- Allocating and managing space between buildings
- Ensuring that facilities meet government regulations and environmental, health and security standards
- Advising businesses on increasing energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness
- Overseeing building projects, renovations or refurbishments
- Helping businesses to relocate to new offices and to make decisions about leasing
- Drafting reports and making written recommendations.
- Site supervision
- Supervising workers, subcontractors and work activities.
- Preparing and presenting site inductions, safety briefings and toolbox talks.
- Assessing and managing safety hazards.
- Ensuring appropriate site rules and welfare facilities are in place.
- Carrying out regular inspections.
- Helping co-ordinate deliveries of materials, plant and equipment.
- Completing records for site reports.
- Attending site management meetings.
- Carrying out regular inspections to ensure compliance with relevant legal requirements, processes and procedures.
- Raising safety concerns at the appropriate level.
- Resolving problems and implementing improvements.
- Organizing and overseeing external inspections, such as with a health and safety inspector.
- Providing emergency first aid if required.
- Reason for leaving: Career advancement opportunities
Validation and project Co-ordinator (Quality assurance)
Adcock Ingrams
08.2021 - 10.2021
- Preparation of Qualification and Validation Protocols for equipment and utilities
- Review of Qualification and Validation Documentation
- Execution of Qualification and Validation Protocols
- Signing Off of Qualification and Validation Protocols
- Reason for leaving: Career advancement opportunities
Project Technician (Engineering)
Cipla Medpro
01.2013 - 01.2021
- Head project meetings to collect and disseminate information pertaining to projects.
- Technical specification review and resolution.
- Coordinate the collection and dissemination of technical information between/within the company.
- Schedule and monitor program activity to achieve an “on-time” result including follow-up with external suppliers to ensure timely response to action items.
- Monitor program cost activity to achieve an “in budget” result.
- Prepare quotations utilizing supplier information, cost standards, technical information from quality, manufacturing engineering, design.
- Create bill of material, detailed instructions for manufacturing process of new part, specification for packaging, external supplier specification to provide standard cost structure and instructions for manufacturing.
- Ensure that project charges are correctly represented for accounting’s closing process.
- Evaluates project performance of functional areas.
- Performs work which involves conventional methods and types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures, or equipment with relatively few complex features.
- Assignments involve activities requiring knowledge of standard principles and techniques. Assists in mentoring of Engineering Associates.
- Generate pricing, estimating, scoping strategies for proposed projects and in the development and preparation of technical specifications.
- Prepares designs, drawings, plans and specifications for projects, engineered systems, technical equipment or components.
- Prepares design computations and quantity estimates.
- Assists in the preparation or modification of reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, environmental impact studies, permits and designs for project.
- Instructs technicians to reduce designs to working drawings
- Reviews and monitors project progress to assure quality and adherence to requirements of contract documents.
- Responsible for control of work-in-progress ensures accurate client billings, monitors outstanding accounts receivable and collection efforts on related projects.
- Perform other assigned duties as deemed necessary by their supervisor.
- Responsible for HVAC, Chiller and Cooling Tower. Review and Improve Engineering Services
- Engineering issues are dealt with in line with customer service philosophy Engineering feedback is communicated and received to and from relevant departments
- Identify Development/Training Needs of Self and Team
- Staff performance is monitored against standards and regular feedback is provided
- Individual goals are developed and aligned to team goals and roles are clearly defined as per role profile
- Performance discussions are held regularly to identify learning requirements Management of Engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
- Preparation (Writing) of SOP’s
- Review and Formatting of SOP’s
- Signing off and implementation of SOP’s
- And Training thereof (Certified Trainer)
- Qualifications and Validations
- Preparation of Qualification and Validation Protocols for equipment and utilities
- Review of Qualification and Validation Documentation
- Execution of Qualification and Validation Protocols
- Signing Off of Qualification and Validation Protocols
- Reason for leaving: Career advancement opportunities
Draughtsman (Engineering)
Kantey and Templer Consulting
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Architecture, civil engineering draughting and environmental design– Responsibilities
- Meeting with architects, designers, and engineers to discuss design ideas.
- Developing product designs from scratch.
- Presenting rough design drafts for client approval.
- Ensuring product designs meet required safety and structural standards.
- Generating Solid and Surface CAD models using AutoCAD software.
- Blending technique and aesthetics to create final designs.
- Presenting various design perspectives for construction improvements and adaptations.
- Finalizing AutoCAD models.
- Presenting models to clients.
- Completing job reports.
- Job highlights
- Engen Marrianhill- Service station upgrade
- Island View- Tank farm installation
- Vandyk carpets-Tank farm installation
- Kloof farm houses- new area developments
- Shell kzn service station upgrades
- Reason for leaving: Career advancement opportunities
Education
Certificate - Autocad
Africa Blue
Bcom degree - Project management
Mancosa
01.2026
N4 - N6 - Mechanical engineering
Ogwini comprehensive technical college
01.2025
Post graduate diploma - project management
Regent Business school
01.2020
Higher certificate - project management
Mancosa
01.2019
Diploma - Architectural Draughting
Intec College
01.2010
No Degree - PMP Certification
PMI
International 01.2026 - Current
Skills
Technical Skills
Project management
Mechanical engineering
Draughting
Microsoft office package
SAP
Validations
Certification
Permit to work course
Interests
Traveling, Reading, Research, Soccer
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
No Degree - PMP Certification
PMI
01.2026 - Current
PMO
Adcock Ingram Critical Care
11.2024 - Current
Project Manager
M projects
01.2024 - 10.2024
Project Manager (Engineering)
Cipla
10.2021 - 12.2023
Validation and project Co-ordinator (Quality assurance)
Adcock Ingrams
08.2021 - 10.2021
Project Technician (Engineering)
Cipla Medpro
01.2013 - 01.2021
Draughtsman (Engineering)
Kantey and Templer Consulting
01.2008 - 01.2012
Bcom degree - Project management
Mancosa
N4 - N6 - Mechanical engineering
Ogwini comprehensive technical college
Post graduate diploma - project management
Regent Business school
Higher certificate - project management
Mancosa
Diploma - Architectural Draughting
Intec College
Certificate - Autocad
Africa Blue