Project Manager - Engineering

Boardroom Appointments; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional recruitment firm seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead engineering projects in Gauteng. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of project management experience, particularly in electronic product design, and be skilled in using project management tools such as MS Projects and Jira. This full-time role requires strong leadership and communication skills to manage cross-functional teams effectively.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in project management or a project lead role.
• Project management experience in electronic product design and development would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management (Waterfall / Agile / Hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Advise and guide the initiation of new projects.
• Draft project charters to define project scope and goals.
• Confirm adherence to the company's policies and procedures.
• Monitor execution of projects and identify possible improvements.
• Manage verification and approval of external resources.
• Lead cross-functional teams through planning and implementation.
• Liaise with external contractors and development teams.

Skills

Project management experience

Knowledge of project management systems

Ability to manage work assignments

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Tertiary Qualification in Engineering or Project Management

Tools

MS Projects

Jira

Job description

Overview

Project Manager - Engineering

The Project Manager applies professional principles practices and techniques to develop and direct project schedules to ensure satisfactory completion of projects (within time budget and quality). This role has full responsibility across all assigned electronic projects and manages stakeholders satisfaction definition planning monitoring and other aspects of these projects.

Responsibilities

• Advise and guide the initiation of new projects through the completion and approval of the relevant feasibility studies.
• Draughting project charters to define project scope goals and resources to ensure the entire project team thoroughly understands the objectives and deliverables.
• Confirm adherence to the companys policies procedures and project flow process ensuring all gate requirements are met.
• Continuous improvement - monitor the execution of projects through the companys design process on an ongoing basis identifying possible areas of improvement and managing the implementation of the agreed-upon improvements.
• Manage the verification and approval of external resources timesheets and expenses and sign-off of subcontractors invoices and payments.
• Manage and lead cross-functional teams through the planning and implementation of projects.
• Liaise closely with the management team of external contractors development teams to ensure project goals are achieved.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Tertiary Qualification in Engineering Project Management or equivalent accreditation (PMP / Prince2)
• 5 years experience in project management or a project lead role.
• Project management experience in electronic product design and development would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management (Waterfall / Agile / Hybrid).
• Project management systems knowledge : MS Projects Jira etc.
• Able to delegate and manage work assignments to appropriate resources.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to change priorities.

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1