Project Manager (Registered)

The Hiring House; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a highly experienced Project Manager with over 10 years in civil and building project management. Candidates must hold a qualification in the built environment and be registered with ECSA as a Professional Engineer. The role involves leading multiple complex projects, managing costs and quality, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. Strong communication and financial acumen are essential. This position is located in Cape Town, South Africa.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience in project management, especially in civil and building.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and mentoring junior staff.
• Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and compliance with legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple complex projects as the client interface.
• Manage cost, quality, resourcing, and scheduling during the project lifecycle.
• Compile and review contracts (JBCC, GCC, NEC, FIDIC).
• Ensuring compliance with legislation for infrastructure projects.

Skills

Project Management

Statutory approval processes

Communication skills

Financial acumen

Education

Built environment degree or relevant qualification

Professional registration with ECSA

Professional Project Manager registration (or in process)

Tools

MS Projects

Primavera

Job description

Qualifications And Experience

• Candidate must have a qualification in the Built environment degree or other relevant professional qualification.
• Project Management related qualification will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 10 years experience in project management especially in the civil and building environment;
• Good knowledge of and experience in statutory approval processes in the obtaining of development rights; government policies, leading and managing multi-disciplinary professional teams including mentoring of junior staff members, compilation and submission of tenders and proposals
• Candidate must be professionally registered with ECSA as a Pr Engineer.
• The candidate must also be professionally registered as a Professional Project Manager or in the process to be registered

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple complex projects and programs as the key client interface;
• Manage cost, commercial matters, quality, resourcing, scheduling (MS Projects and / or Primavera) and technical matters during the project lifecycle in order to achieve client's requirements and manage expectations;
• Compile and review contracts and agreements (JBCC, GCC, NEC, FIDIC);
• Build and maintain external stakeholder relationships by networking, maintaining regular contact, ongoing communication and pitching ideas.
• Project and Programme Management, Contract Administration,
• Management of multi disciplinary professional service providers.
• Co-ordination and integration of activities internally and externally.
• Sourcing of new work and ability to conclude contracts with clients.
• Ability to provide technical advice to clients especially with reference to infrastructure projects.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation for the planning and implementation of infrastructure and housing projects.
• Ability to budget and maximize sustainable revenue streams.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen;
• Good presentation skills;
• Good writing skills;
• Strong communication and people relation skills;
• Experience in working with both the public and private sector high profile assignments.

Requirements

• MS Projects and / or Primavera

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