Project Manager

Dimension Data; Durban; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT services company in South Africa is seeking a Project Manager to oversee project planning, execution, and monitoring. The ideal candidate will have a National Diploma in Project Management and at least 5 years of project management experience. Strong skills in stakeholder management, risk management, and budget control are essential. This role offers an opportunity to manage diverse projects while ensuring adherence to quality standards and governance requirements.

Qualifications

• 5 years of project management experience.
• 10 years of SDLC, information systems and business experience required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, monitor and control projects within the Project Management Office.
• Document project artefacts completely and accurately.
• Track and report on project deliverables and financials.
• Manage risks, issues, and change requests.
• Ensure project governance requirements are met.

Skills

Project Lifecycle Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Budget Control

Quality Control

Education

National Diploma in Project Management

National Diploma ICT or Degree in ICT

Job description

Overview

To plan, execute, monitor, and control all aspects of the projects within the Project Management Office. To work closely with the Programme Manager to make sure that the scope and direction of each project is on schedule, within budget and adhering to the quality standards agreed.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closure of the projects within the programme
• Ensure that project artefacts are documented completely and accurately and to maintain the living project artefacts
• Ensure tracking and reporting of project deliverables, outcomes, and financials
• Ensure that the projects that are managed are supported with adequate Organizational Change Management and Communication support and fill the gap with Change Management where a Change Manager is not assigned
• Identify stakeholders, develop stakeholders’ map, define stakeholders’ interests, and plan and execute communication plans to stakeholders
• Ensure project budgets are controlled and reported on as per the agreed frequencies per project
• Ensure that the central repository is kept up to date with all project artefacts
• Ensure tracking and management of risks, issues and change requests
• Ensure project benefits are documented during project scoping and tracked throughout the project life cycle
• Operational readiness plans are in place and tracked for all projects
• Manage interdependencies amongst projects
• Adopt the agreed quality control standards on the project and track quality throughout the project life cycle
• Ensure that all project governance requirements are met and accept that auditing and / or health checks on projects could be done at random at any time to ensure that the project governance is in good order

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Project Management or Project Management Professional or equivalent Project Management Qualification
• National Diploma ICT or Degree in ICT
• 5 years of project management experience
• 10 years of SDLC, information systems and business experience required