Senior Project Manager

Henry Fagan; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Fagan in Johannesburg is seeking a Project Manager to lead building projects and manage client relationships. The role requires a degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, alongside 10-15 years of construction project management experience. Responsibilities include overseeing project timelines, budgets, and quality management. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in stakeholder management and team leadership. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of construction project management experience / 5 years at senior level in any built environment discipline.
• Extensive experience in management of project teams.
• Consulting engineering background essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage building projects.
• Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Preparation of project plans and conducting project health checks.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Proposal writing

Strategic networking

Education

Degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering / Quantity Surveying / Any Built Environment Qualification

Tools

Advanced MS Project

Deltek / Vantagepoint

Job description

Henry Fagan (Pty) Ltd → Johannesburg → JHB | PMO and Advisory

Job Type: Permanent

Category: PMO and Advisory

Location: Johannesburg office

This position entails the accountability for client project management and is common to be the point of contact from the Company to the Client representative. This position provides project management guidance to Clients and is responsible for providing technical project planning, management and oversight for key initiatives and implementation of projects, ensuring that these projects are completed on‑time, within scope and budget while applying all aspects of the Quality Management System (QMS) that enables the business to retain its ISO 9001 accreditation.

This position reports to the Executive: Project Manager.

This position will be based in the Johannesburg office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage buildings projects
• Lead a team of Henry Fagan project managers on built environment projects.
• Manage and control all aspects of projects from initiation to project close out.
• Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time and within budget.
• Development of client brief and project scope of works.
• Weekly or as required progress review – planned versus actual.
• Implement remedial action plans to recover project time delays.
• Undertake reviews of extension of time delays and make recommendations to the client.
• Regular site visits to ascertain site progress, build quality, construction related concerns, interface coordination issues etc.
• Provide value engineering services to bring project costs in at budget.
• Manage projects costs to provide accurate reporting to client in conjunction with QS.
• Preparation of project plans, conducting project health checks and overseeing the implementation of recovery plans where necessary.
• Assisting the Business Development team and the relevant Executive in identifying opportunities for tendering, preparation of requests for proposals and full tender proposals, as well as assisting with create of part content of submission of tenders.
• Generate relevant reports for projects as required by the business.
• Source professional partners with specialist skills for Consortiums or Joint Ventures, as well as assess and recommend specialists for tendering purposes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering / Quantity Surveying / Any Built Environment Qualification
• 10–15 years construction project management experience / 5 years’ experience in any built environment discipline at senior level
• Extensive experience in management of project teams
• Stakeholder management experience
• Registered as a Pr.CPM with SACPCMP
• Consulting engineering background essential
• Quality systems knowledge

Key Knowledge Areas and Competencies

Technical Skills

• Advanced MS Project knowledge
• Strong presentation skills
• Strategic networking
• Proposal and report writing
• Deltek / Vantagepoint advantageous