Project Manager - Water and Sanitation Projects

Hire Resolve; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A Civil Engineering company in Johannesburg is seeking a Project Manager for Water and Sanitation Projects. The role involves planning, budgeting, and ensuring timely execution of projects across public and private sectors. The successful candidate will oversee design teams, manage project compliance, and ensure high-quality delivery. Applicants should have 5 years of relevant experience, a degree in Civil or Construction Management, and strong communication skills to engage clients effectively. Apply now to take your career to the next level.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in water and sanitation construction projects.
• 5 years' experience in project management, preferably in engineering contracting.
• Proven track record in managing construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide the design team.
• Prepare and present project progress reports.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements for projects.
• Manage project budgets and contracts.
• Deliver projects on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.

Skills

Client management

Project Risk Management

Problem solving

Strong commercial understanding

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Construction Management

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Hire Resolves client, a Civil Engineering company is looking for a Project Manager (Water and Sanitation Projects) to join their company in Johannesburg, GP.
The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, budgeting, making key decisions, ensuring that construction projects fall within the proposed budget, and ensuring that all duties are executed and completed on time. The successful candidate will be involved in the planning, design, and implementation of water and sanitation infrastructure projects across the public and private sectors.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Overseeing and guiding the design team.
• Preparing and presenting weekly and monthly reports progress reports to the management team and clients.
• Ensuring compliance with the statutory requirements for water and wastewater construction projects.
• Overall contract/project management, attendance of progress meetings, preparation of payment certificates, dealing with contractual claims.
• Facilitate approval of drawings by all relevant bodies.
• Conduct site inspection and ensure that safety and quality standards are adhered to.
• Developing detailed project plans (MS Project), scopes, objectives and managing project progress to meet deadlines and milestones.
• Ensuring resource availability and allocation.
• Delivering every project on time within budget and scope.
• Client management and clear written and verbal communication skill are a must.
• Strong commercial understanding to ensure financial condition of the project is accurately monitored and reported.
• Ability to manage a number of projects simultaneously.
• Problem solving skill and risk anticipation a must.
• Engineering Contracts Management (FIDIC, NEC, JBCC, GCC).
• Project Risk Management.
• Client Satisfaction.
• Coordinate internal resources and contractors for flawless execution of project.
• Ensure all projects are delivered on time, within the budget and scope and of an extremely high quality.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
• Implement the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and any recommendations from audits carried out within the project environment.

Requirements:

• 5 Years experience in water and sanitation construction projects.
• 5 years experience in project management with a good understanding of project execution, preferably with some exposure to engineering contracting models.
• Sewer reticulation design.
• Basic level MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Power Point skills required.
• Intermediary MS Excel and MS Project skills required.
• A bachelor’s degree (Bsc. Or B.Tech) or similar in the built environment (Civil, Construction Management).
• Must be able to manage financial budgets.
• Proven track record in managing construction projects in water and sanitation.

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career‑changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to [e-mail].

Visit our website: www.hireresolve.co.za

You can also connect with myself, Sonique Beetge - [e-mail].

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.