Project Manager - End-to-End IT & Cybersecurity Delivery

Kontak; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market salary

Permanent role

Cybersecurity exposure

Client coordination

End-to-end delivery

Job summary

Kontak, a specialist services business, is seeking a Project Manager in Sandton to drive delivery across cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, compliance, investigations and security systems.

You will coordinate client requirements, create practical project plans, track milestones and dependencies, and lead weekly updates. You will work with technical teams, suppliers and client stakeholders to ensure resources, access, licences and approvals are in place, with formal handover.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Business Management or Project Management, such as a BCom in Business Management.
• Recognised project management certification.
• Experience managing multiple projects, preferably in IT, cybersecurity or technical services.
• Strong organisation, communication, problem-solving and follow-through.
• Ability to understand technical discussions and coordinate specialists and client stakeholders.
• Comfortable using Microsoft 365 and project tracking tools.
• Willing to visit client sites when required.

Responsibilities

• Confirm client requirements, project scope, deliverables and acceptance criteria against the approved contract and statement of work.
• Maintain project plans and trackers with clear task owners, deadlines, milestones and dependencies.
• Coordinate technical teams, clients and suppliers, including resources, access, equipment, licences and approvals needed for delivery.
• Follow up on actions and drive agreed work to start within 48 hours.
• Track progress through to completion.
• Identify risks, delays and blockers early and escalation through the PMO to the COO with recovery actions.
• Escalate critical issues immediately.
• Run project meetings and record decisions and actions.
• Keep clients and management informed with clear weekly updates by Friday at 15:00.
• Record scope or timeline changes and obtain required approvals before committing to additional work.
• Keep project documents, approvals, technical reports and completion evidence current, organised and accessible to authorised people.
• Coordinate technical review and testing, client sign-off, training where required and handover to the relevant support or operations team.
• Protect confidential client and company information.
• Follow company procedures and capture lessons learned when closing projects.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisation

Problem-solving

Follow-through

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management or Project Management

Tools

Microsoft 365

Project tracking tools

Job description

Kontak, a specialist services business, is seeking a Project Manager in Sandton to drive delivery across cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, compliance, investigations and security systems.

You will coordinate client requirements, create practical project plans, track milestones and dependencies, and lead weekly updates. You will work with technical teams, suppliers and client stakeholders to ensure resources, access, licences and approvals are in place, with formal handover.