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Project Manager Jobs in Witbank at Mathubeko

Project Manager

Location: Majuba Power Station & Camden Power Station

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (Project-Based, with potential of extension)

Job Description:

Mathubeko is seeking a highly capable and results-driven Project Manager to support the project team and senior management in stabilising, coordinating, and executing multi-disciplinary engineering projects. The successful candidate will take full ownership of project execution, ensuring that civil and mechanical projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Delivery & Execution

  • Take end-to-end responsibility for project execution from site establishment to closeout.
  • Translate project plans, contracts, and schedules into executable site activities.
  • Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and contractual requirements.
  • Act as the primary escalation point for site execution issues before involving senior management.

Duties & Responsibilites

  • Lead and oversee Site Managers, Site Supervisors, and subcontractors.
  • Plan, schedule, and monitor daily, weekly, and monthly site activities.
  • Track progress against programme, cost, and resource plans.
  • Conduct regular site inspections and progress reviews.
  • Chair site coordination meetings and execution review meetings.
  • Identify risks, delays, and execution gaps and implement corrective actions.
  • Ensure proper project documentation, reporting, and close-out.

Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE)

  • Enforce compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and project-specific HSE plans.
  • Ensure site teams conduct toolbox talks, risk assessments, and method statements.
  • Monitor HSE performance and ensure incidents, near misses, and hazards are reported and addressed.
  • Support and enforce a strong safety culture across all sites.

Quality Control

  • Ensure all works meet required quality standards, specifications, and contractual obligations.
  • Implement and enforce quality control procedures and inspection plans.
  • Manage defects, non-conformances, and snag lists to closure.
  • Coordinate with Quality and Engineering stakeholders to resolve technical issues.

Cost & Resource Management

  • Monitor and control site costs, labour productivity, and material usage.
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost reporting for projects.
  • Assist with cash flow tracking, payment certificates, and cost-to-complete assessments.
  • Identify inefficiencies and non-conformances and take corrective measures to minimise financial impact.

Programme & Scheduling

  • Develop, review, and manage construction programmes and execution schedules.
  • Identify programme slippage and implement recovery plans.
  • Ensure milestones and contractual deadlines are achieved.
  • Coordinate with planners and project controls where applicable.

Communication & Reporting

  • Act as the key coordination interface between sites, head office, and senior management.
  • Prepare and submit weekly and monthly project execution reports.
  • Liaise with clients, consultants, engineers, and subcontractors.
  • Resolve site-level conflicts and execution challenges proactively.
  • Promote effective communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

  • BSc/BEng in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering.
  • Project Management qualification (required).
  • Registration with a professional bodies (required).

Experience

  • Minimum 5+ years’ experience in project delivery and construction execution.
  • Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
  • Experience on Eskom, power generation, or infrastructure projects (highly advantageous).
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple sites simultaneously.

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong execution-focused leadership and people management skills.
  • Excellent planning, coordination, and problem-solving ability.
  • Strong understanding of construction methods, contracts, and site operations.
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings, BOQs, and specifications.
  • High level of accountability, decisiveness, and ownership.
  • Strong communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.

Technical Skills

  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, MS Project).
  • Working knowledge of construction/project management software.
  • Strong reporting and tracking capability.

Additional Requirements

  • Valid driver’s licence.
  • Own vehicle.
  • Willingness to work extended hours and travel to sites as required by the project demands.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Projects delivered within approved time, cost, and quality parameters.
  • Reduction in execution-related escalations to the senior management.
  • Effective site mobilisation, ramp-up, and execution.
  • Compliance with health, safety, and quality standards.
  • Site productivity and cost control.
  • Client and stakeholder satisfaction.

Applications close 1 May 2026

Job Type: Temp to perm
Contract length: 6 months

Work Location: In person

Title: Project Manager

Company: Mathubeko

Location: Witbank

 

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