Technical Project Manager

Sourcefit; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sourcefit is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead infrastructure, cloud, and transformation projects for a diverse client base.

Bring a strong background in Azure and Microsoft 365, with Agile delivery mindset to manage scope, risks, and resources across the full lifecycle. This role includes presales input, planning, execution, go-live, and post‑project review for varied engagements.

Qualifications

• Degree educated or equivalent experience.
• Project Management certification such as PRINCE2, PMI or Agile.
• Technical certifications such as Microsoft, Azure, Cisco.

Responsibilities

• Advise the sales team on technical delivery requirements, risks, and scheduling.
• Review proposed solutions to ensure feasibility and alignment with client expectations.
• Plan and schedule client projects, balancing resources and expectations.
• Lead technical delivery lifecycle for infrastructure and cloud projects.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to meet timelines.
• Apply agile principles to delivery with a lean, iterative approach.
• Provide regular updates on status, progress, and risks.
• Maintain technical oversight and ensure quality and cost controls.
• Embed within client environments as required to drive outcomes.

Education

Degree educated or equivalent experience

Project Management certification, e.g. PRINCE2, PMI, Agile

Technical certifications, e.g. Microsoft, Azure, Cisco

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Cisco

Job description

The Technical Project Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of infrastructure, cloud, and transformation projects across a diverse client base. This role champions the use of robust project management methodologies, applying best practices with a lean and agile mindset to deliver high-quality technical solutions that meet client expectations.

As a key member of the Professional Services team, the Technical Project Manager oversees the full project lifecycle — from presales engagement and planning through to execution, go-live, and closure. They work closely with clients to understand business and technical requirements, translating these into structured project plans with clear milestones, deliverables, and success criteria. A strong ability to balance process, structure, and delivery is essential.

The Technical Project Manager collaborates with cross-functional teams including engineers, consultants, and third-party vendors, ensuring that resources are effectively coordinated and that technical work is delivered on time, within budget, and to specification.

They proactively identify risks, manage scope changes, and adapt plans to accommodate evolving client needs or technical constraints.

The Technical Project Manager may also be deployed directly into client environments to manage internal or third-party projects on behalf of the client. In these engagements, the Technical Project Manager acts as a trusted extension of the client’s team, bringing project delivery expertise, technical oversight, and agile methodology to ensure successful outcomes.

This flexible model allows clients to benefit from:

• Experienced project leadership without needing to hire full-time staff.
• Technical oversight from a resource who understands infrastructure, cloud, and Microsoft technologies.
• Seamless integration with internal teams and external vendors.
• Established project delivery standards and methodologies applied to client‑specific initiatives.

These engagements may include:

• Managing client‑led infrastructure refreshes or cloud migrations.
• Coordinating third‑party vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Supporting M&A‑related IT transitions.
• Leading transformation or automation initiatives.

This role also contributes to the development and refinement of internal project delivery processes, templates, and tools, helping to raise the standard of project management across the business.

Ultimately, the Technical Project Manager’s leadership ensures that projects are delivered with precision, agility, and a strong focus on client satisfaction and operational excellence.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Advise the sales team on technical delivery requirements, risks, and scheduling.
• Review proposed solutions to ensure feasibility and alignment with client expectations.

2. Project Planning

• Ensure that all customer projects are well planned, considering reasonable timescales to complete the work, contingency, risk planning, resource availability, and client expectations.
• Support the Professional Services Manager to schedule client projects, balancing resource availability and client expectations.
• Set clear project expectations and deliverables with the client to ensure a common understanding of the scope and project metrics as a baseline in accordance with the commercial agreement.

3. Technical Project Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for clients throughout the technical delivery lifecycle, managing expectations, communicating progress, and supporting clients in fulfilling their responsibilities during infrastructure and cloud‑based projects.
• Collaborate with internal technical teams, including engineers and consultants, to ensure that all project tasks are delivered on time, within scope, and to the required technical standards and cost parameters.
• Coordinate with external partners and vendors to ensure third‑party deliverables meet technical and operational requirements, maintaining seamless integration with internal workstreams.
• Manage all changes and exceptions from a technical, logistical, and commercial perspective, including scope adjustments, risk mitigation, and resource reallocation, ensuring alignment with client objectives and contractual commitments.
• Provide regular internal updates on project status, technical progress, and risks to enable effective prioritisation, resource planning, and escalation where necessary.
• Apply agile principles to project delivery, adapting plans and priorities in response to evolving client needs, technical constraints, or emerging opportunities, while maintaining a focus on quality and efficiency.
• Demonstrate a strong technical background in Azure, Microsoft 365, and infrastructure change initiatives within an MSP environment.
• Maintain technical oversight and accountability for the successful delivery of projects, rather than simply administering project activities.
• Understand technical discussions and actively collaborate and contribute to design decisions.
• Put in place and continually review templates and guidance for project planning to raise the standard of project planning across the business and enable others to plan smaller projects to a consistently high standard.
• Continually monitor and improve project delivery processes to produce greater efficiency and reliability, leveraging automation where possible.
• Maintain a lean and agile mindset, continually looking to improve and expedite processes without compromising quality of delivery.

5. General Responsibilities

• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of operational procedures and the Employee Handbook and comply with all relevant requirements.
• Work collaboratively with team members.
• Participate fully in company‑wide initiatives.
• Undertake other duties as may reasonably be requested by management.

6. Client-Embedded Project Delivery

• Serve as a client‑facing resource, embedded within client teams to manage internal or third‑party projects, applying established delivery standards and methodologies.
• Represent the organisation professionally while operating within client environments, maintaining high standards of communication, delivery, and stakeholder management.
• Provide strategic input and technical oversight for client‑led initiatives, ensuring alignment with best practices and business objectives.
• Act as a bridge between client stakeholders and external vendors, facilitating smooth delivery and issue resolution.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Degree educated or equivalent experience.
• Project Management certification, e.g. PRINCE2, PMI, Agile.
• Technical certifications, e.g. Microsoft, Azure, Cisco.

Knowledge and Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience managing IT infrastructure projects, including:
• Infrastructure refresh projects, both on‑premises and cloud.
• Microsoft 365 migrations or mergers.
• Azure migrations or transformations.
• Outsourcing projects, including infrastructure, file, and user migrations.
• Backup and storage projects.
• Experience working with SME customers.
• Experience managing projects across a range of industry sectors using waterfall, agile, and/or hybrid methodologies.
• Experience delivering infrastructure migrations, cloud implementations, or SaaS implementations.