Energy and Infrastructure Senior Project Manager

Arup; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Medical aid

Provident fund

Life insurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup seeks a Senior Project Manager with energy and infrastructure expertise to lead complex, multi‑disciplinary projects across the Built Environment. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, risk management and delivery from design through construction and quality assurance.

Based in Johannesburg or Cape Town, you will collaborate with clients and Arup teams, manage risks, ensure compliance with standards and permits, and drive overall project success using Arup’s knowledge network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and Pr Eng registration; Master’s degree advantageous.
• Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and SACPCMP certifications are desirable.
• Experience in renewable energy sector (wind, solar, and other sustainable power projects) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project execution plans to ensure successful delivery.
• Collaborate with clients and Arup teams to integrate technical activities and achieve project objectives.
• Ensure compliance with design standards, legal regulations, environmental requirements and permits.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while maintaining relationships with governments, communities, suppliers, contractors and team members.
• Drive quality control measures to meet performance objectives and oversee project progress and reporting.
• Apply energy and infrastructure knowledge, leveraging Arup’s knowledge network to adopt best practices.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Project lifecycle management

Energy & infrastructure knowledge

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) registration

Master's degree advantageous

Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

SACPCMP certification

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is an independent multi‑disciplinary firm of Designers, Planners, Engineers, Consultants and Technical Specialists, working across every aspect of today’s‑built environment. Together we help our clients solve their most complex challenges – turning exciting ideas into tangible reality as we strive to find a better way and shape a better world.

The Opportunity

Arup is seeking a Senior Project Manager with expertise in Energy and Infrastructure to lead complex projects across multiple sectors in the Built Environment. This role requires a dynamic professional who can manage the full project lifecycle, from stakeholder engagement and risk management to design, construction, and quality assurance.

This position is based in Johannesburg or Cape Town.

In This Role You Will Be

Developing and implementing detailed project execution plans to ensure successful delivery.

Collaborate closely with clients and Arup teams to integrate technical activities and achieve project objectives. Ensure compliance with design standards, legal regulations, environmental requirements, and permits. Identify and mitigate project risks while maintaining strong relationships with governments, communities, suppliers, contractors, and team members.

Drive quality control measures to meet performance objectives and deliver outstanding service to clients. Oversee project progress, reporting to senior management and stakeholders.

Apply technical knowledge in energy and infrastructure, leveraging Arup’s knowledge network to adopt best practices.

Demonstrate a solid understanding of construction processes and project delivery.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for people with the following skills

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) registration; a master’s degree is advantageous.
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Energy Manager (CEM) or SACPCMP.
• Experience in the renewable energy sector (wind, solar, and other sustainable power projects).

What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

An environment that will give you freedom to design with a purpose, focus on your skills to deliver quality work to our clients, opportunity to learn and share knowledge openly. You will have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup's community engagement programme.

You’ll have access to lots of learning opportunities and ongoing training through Arup university and other learning programmes.

Beyond a competitive guaranteed annual salary package, core benefits include medical aid and hospital gap cover, as well as provident fund covering retirement savings, life insurance and income protection in the event of disability. Core benefits form part of your guaranteed annual package.

• medical aid and hospital gap cover
• provident fund covering retirement savings
• life insurance and income protection in the event of disability
• profit share as part of reward

Different People, Shared Values

At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.

At Arup, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), disability, neurotype or mental health, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Carien Ferreira at [e-mail] to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Recruitment Agencies – We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on the list.

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