Engineering Project Lead for Complex Programs

HENSOLDT South Africa; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex engineering initiatives from initiation to completion, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and in alignment with customer and contractual requirements.

You will coordinate customers, engineering, operations, and suppliers, drive governance, reporting, and continuous improvement while safeguarding technical integrity and customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Formal Project Management qualification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) would be advantageous.
• Proven experience managing engineering or technology projects within a manufacturing, defence, aerospace, or high-technology environment.
• Experience managing project scope, cost, schedule, quality, procurement, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating cross-functional resources.
• Strong understanding of project governance, risk management, and project lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning and Execution: Manage allocated projects within contractual, technical, quality, commercial, and schedule requirements to achieve agreed project objectives and customer commitments.
• Scope, Risk and Change Management: Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, resource allocations, execution strategies, and performance baselines to optimise project execution and control.
• Technical and Operational Coordination: Monitor project finances, risks, opportunities, claims, and scope changes to protect project profitability and contractual obligations.
• Project Governance and Performance Monitoring: Coordinate engagement between customers, project teams, suppliers, subcontractors, and business stakeholders to align expectations, resolve issues, and facilitate decision-making.
• Stakeholder and Customer Management: Coordinate engagement between customers, project teams, suppliers, subcontractors, and business stakeholders to align expectations, resolve issues, and facilitate decision-making.

Skills

Project planning

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Contract & governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

PMP/PRINCE2 (advantage)

Tools

SAP

Qmuzik

MS Project

Job description

HENSOLDT South Africa seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex engineering initiatives from initiation to completion, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and in alignment with customer and contractual requirements.

You will coordinate customers, engineering, operations, and suppliers, drive governance, reporting, and continuous improvement while safeguarding technical integrity and customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.