Strategic Release Train Lead (Safe)

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical cover

Annual leave

Professional subscriptions

Job summary

WSP is seeking a dynamic Lead Project Manager to drive key business development efforts within the Power and Energy sector in Johannesburg. The role focuses on providing strategic leadership, governance, and expert oversight of project performance across high-value energy programmes.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, shape controls strategies, and contribute to client advisory and work-winning activities, while promoting a safe and compliant delivery culture.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary project controls teams.
• Strong client-facing and senior stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to define and govern project controls standards and assurance frameworks.
• Mentor senior project controls professionals and support capability development.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Project Controls Technical Authority within the Power and Energy business, providing strategic leadership, governance, and expert oversight of project and programme performance.
• Provide expert oversight and approval of baselines, forecasts, and performance reporting.
• Lead resolution of complex project controls challenges related to recovery, re-baselining, and performance risk.
• Contribute to work-winning and proposal development, including controls strategies and delivery models.
• Mentor senior project controls professionals and support capability development.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic judgement

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance and delivery

Job description

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms globally and within Africa. To further our strategic business expansion plan, we are seeking new employees who are loyal, committed, competent, and proud to work for us. We are committed to achieving and maintaining diversity and equity in employment

Key Role

• Act as a Project Controls Technical Authority within the Power and Energy business, providing strategic leadership, governance, and expert oversight of project and programme performance. The role supports high-risk decision-making, assures robust controls, and contributes to client advisory and work-winning activities.
• Serve as the project controls authority for complex and high-value energy and infrastructure programmes
• Define and govern project controls standards, methodologies, and assurance frameworks
• Provide expert oversight and approval of baselines, forecasts, and performance reporting
• Lead resolution of complex project controls challenges related to recovery, re-baselining, and performance risk
• Provide strategic advisory support to clients on cost, schedule, risk, and controls strategy
• Support large-scale project delivery through expert reviews and specialist inputs
• Contribute to work-winning and proposal development, including controls strategies and delivery models
• Mentor senior project controls professionals and support capability development
• Ensure alignment with governance, financial control, and delivery excellence frameworks

Health and Safety

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behavior consistent with the company's health, safety, environmental, and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying, and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is always maintained

Key Competencies and Generic Skills

• Exceptional analytical and strategic judgement
• Strong leadership and decision-making capability
• Excellent client-facing and senior stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary project controls teams
• Uncompromising focus on governance, accuracy, and delivery excellence

Additional Information

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP - we can! WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important - be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application. As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions. Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Lead Project Manager - Business Development

Our client is seeking a dynamic and strategic Lead Project Manager to drive key business