Senior Data Center Engineering Program Lead

Prime Response, Inc.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Response, Inc. seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager for a large data center project in Johannesburg, South Africa. The role requires guiding multi-disciplinary teams across time zones with late afternoon meetings to align on scope and milestones.

You will lead planning, risk management, budgeting, and stakeholder communications, ensuring timely delivery and measurable business outcomes. Strong financial acumen and leadership in complex programs are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Financial acumen to interpret key financial indicators for decision making
• Understanding of business and market to advance organizational goals
• Clear multi-mode communication tailored to audiences
• Strong customer relationship and solution delivery orientation
• Ability to manage complex, high-volume information
• Effective conflict management with minimal disruption
• Ability to plan and prioritize work to meet commitments
• Experience managing issues and risks using PM tools and disciplines
• Develops resource plans (expense and headcount) for project execution
• Manages project schedules using standard tools and processes
• Keeps scope lists up to date with required deliverables
• Values diverse perspectives and cultures in the organization

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple cross-functional projects from inception to completion
• Facilitate project planning with stakeholders to determine scope and objectives
• Establish performance goals with business stakeholders
• Design project plans, timelines and milestones; track performance
• Coordinate with leaders to define measurable business outcomes
• Identify, track and resolve project issues; monitor status with sponsors
• Input into design and development of project plans and timelines
• Manage project risk with quality tools; identify alternatives or solutions
• Apply organizational change techniques to drive adoption
• Leverage cross-functional and external resources for project success
• Document and share lessons learned; reuse team experience
• Ensure project documentation is complete and accessible
• Monitor status with sponsors and stakeholders; communicate progress
• Assign resources to tasks and guide team members through stages

Skills

Financial acumen

Business insight

Communicates effectively

Customer focus

Manages complexity

Manages conflict

Plans and aligns

Project Issue and Risk Management

Project Resource Management

Project Schedule Management

Project Scope Management

Values differences

Education

College degree or equivalent

Export controls licensing (may be required)

Job description

Prime Response, Inc. seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager for a large data center project in Johannesburg, South Africa. The role requires guiding multi-disciplinary teams across time zones with late afternoon meetings to align on scope and milestones.

You will lead planning, risk management, budgeting, and stakeholder communications, ensuring timely delivery and measurable business outcomes. Strong financial acumen and leadership in complex programs are essential for success.