Senior Engineering Programme Manager

ECN; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ECN is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex engineering programmes from initiation to completion. You will own scope, schedule, budget, resources and stakeholder relationships, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure objectives are achieved.

The role requires strong technical aptitude, commercial awareness and sound judgement in a dynamic engineering environment. You will guide project delivery, planning, risk management and governance, driving continuous

Qualifications

• Honours or four-year degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex engineering or technology development programmes.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, processes and methodologies.
• Experience within radar, defence, Systems Engineering or a similarly complex multidisciplinary engineering environment would be highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for delivering projects in accordance with agreed scope, schedule, budget, contractual requirements and quality expectations.
• Develop, maintain and actively manage integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively identify project risks, issues and dependencies, develop appropriate mitigation plans and drive issues through to resolution.
• Plan and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and project resources to ensure that priorities, capacity and programme requirements remain aligned.
• Work closely with Systems Engineering and multidisciplinary engineering teams to understand technical dependencies, integration challenges and their impact on programme delivery.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with customers, internal stakeholders, suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring clear communication and effective management of expectations.
• Manage project costs, contractual commitments, scope changes and commercial implications, ensuring that these are appropriately controlled and escalated.
• Provide clear direction and leadership to project teams, creating accountability and ensuring that priorities and objectives are understood.
• Maintain accurate project reporting and provide management with clear visibility of project status, risks, financial performance and key decisions required.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve project execution, processes and ways of working, and ensure that lessons learned are applied across future projects.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Structured planning

Problem-solving

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Agility

Communication

Education

Honours or four-year degree in an Engineering discipline

Job description

ECN is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex engineering programmes from initiation to completion. You will own scope, schedule, budget, resources and stakeholder relationships, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure objectives are achieved.

The role requires strong technical aptitude, commercial awareness and sound judgement in a dynamic engineering environment. You will guide project delivery, planning, risk management and governance, driving continuous