Project Manager

Teraco – A Digital Realty Company; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data center service provider in South Africa seeks an experienced Project Manager for overseeing operations and implementing client projects. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of project management experience, a BSc. in Electrical Engineering, and strong communication skills. Responsibilities include managing project timelines, liaising with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with standards. This is an on-site role located in Gauteng.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years prior experience in project management.
• Self-motivated and high level of energy.
• Fair understanding of data center operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead delegated projects and be the point of contact for stakeholders.
• Ensure project deliverables meet client standards.
• Compile project documentation including project plans and risk registers.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

BSc. Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Overview

Teraco Data Environments

JHB East Rand – 2025/09/29

Job Reference Number: PMJB1

Department: Operations

Business Unit

Industry: Information Technology

Job Type: Permanent

Positions Available: 1

Salary: Market Related

Purpose of the Role

Accomplish project objectives by planning and evaluating project activities for Operations Department projects. These may vary in both size, technical scope and complexity. Projects will include but are not limited to:

• Large custom client deployments, ranging from colocation deployments to entire DC hall deployments;
• Medium size customer deployments, where requested to assist the Solutions Architect and Service Management Team;
• Function as the on-site PM for the Service Delivery Managers on all Johannesburg based, non-standard deployments;
• Implementation of security solution projects including both biometric and CCTV;
• Office fitouts or upgrades;
• Implementation of IT projects, including cabling, access points, switching etc;
• Small to medium scale civil infrastructure projects;
• Small to medium scale mechanical and electrical infrastructure projects;
• Solar PV installation projects

Note: this is an office / on-site based role, and is not a remote working opportunity.

Objectives

Main Functions Of The Job

• Act pro-actively taking the lead on delegated projects and be the point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders with the project team, including with liaison with clients;
• The PM is not required to act as technical decision maker, but is required to involve the technical experts or functional owners on decision making where required;
• Ensure that the project outcomes and requirements are adequately defined and that the needs of the users and all other stakeholders are fully and properly understood and accounted for. This includes a detailed analysis of contractual requirements, to ensure all obligations are met in project outcomes;
• Review and understand client standards and requirements, and ensure the project deliverables are delivered in compliance with these;
• Ensure that Operations and Infrastructure Departments have the necessary processes in place to assume operational responsibility at go-live, based on the Teraco processes, client requirements and the technology;
• Establish good working relationships with suppliers;
• Work with the suppliers/subcontractors to establish integrated project plans and ensure the suppliers/sub-contractors meet the agreed project quality and project timelines
• Identify/document project risks and work with internal and external stakeholders in mitigating the project risks;
• Conduct project feedback meetings with clients, and formulary document decisions and agreed actions.
• Compile project documentation, include Microsoft Project Plan, Risk Register, Project Minutes/ Action plans/ Email trails;
• Retain a document repository for the project, based on the project scope and risk;
• Establish and communicate the overall budget and timescales for projects;
• Ensure service orders and purchase orders are raised and distributed appropriately;
• Ensure purchase orders are placed with suppliers within required timeframes;
• Ensure quality, information security, environmental, safety and energy management objectives and design considerations are implemented in all projects, and that scope and testing is compliant to the design standards and the management system objectives.
• Ensure projects are managed efficiently and are executed in accordance with Teraco’s operational project life cycle model.

Job Requirements

Skills Requirement

• Minimum 5 years prior experience in project management
• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Active listening — ability to understand requirements
• Proactive problem solver
• Ability to work independently & a positive team player
• Self-motivated, self-confident and self-driven, High level of energy, Ability to multitask
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Conducts self professionally, exhibits high levels of tolerance and patience
• Responsible for continued learning and self-development

Qualifications And Experience

• Technical qualification - BSc. Electrical Engineering
• At least 5 years’ experience in data centre operations or project management
• Data Centre Certified Profession / Practitioner would be advantageous
• Fair understanding related to most of the following but not limited to:
• Environmental monitoring
• Generator deployment
• UPS systems
• LV/MV Installations
• Fire systems
• Cooling systems
• Biometric and CCTV Security Solutions
• Networking and switching projects
• Experience in Integrated System Test
• Microsoft Project experience
• Driver’s licence and own vehicle (note, the PM will be required to drive between the various JHB sites, as required)