520 Engineering Project jobs in South Africa

A dynamic and growing R&D company specializing in electro-optical systems and machine learning technologies is currently seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its team on a full-time basis. The organization operates in a lively, casual office environment and focuses on the development and production of advanced technologies with applications in both civilian and security sectors, and select defence-related domains.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing, and managing:

• Product and technical development projects
• Production projects related to these products and components
• Support and lifecycle projects associated with the companys technologies

All project work must align with broader product development strategies.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelors Degree or higher in Engineering (required)
• Formal project management training or equivalent (required)
• Certification in Project Management or successful completion of a relevant course

Required Experience:

• 510 years of project management experience in an engineering environment (required)
• Proven track record of managing development projects in technology-driven sectors; experience in the military technology environment is a strong advantage
• Practical experience with project management methodologies including PMBOK (required), Prince2 and/or Agile (required)
• Experience using formal project management software and tools (required)
• Strong project planning, control techniques, and change management in complex environments (required)
• Experience leading diverse engineering and technical teams (required)
• Contract negotiation skills and understanding of total cost of ownership (preferred)
• Experience creating and managing Business Plans (preferred)
• Background in the aerospace industry is advantageous but not required

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, scope, and contract projects internally or externally
• Negotiate objectives, outcomes, deliverables, schedules, and costs with stakeholders
• Align projects with systems engineering requirements, technical risk mitigation, and testing strategies
• Manage project lifecycle across development, production, support, and decommissioning
• Create Business Plans and establish business metrics for success
• Ensure milestones are achieved within quality, time, cost, and risk parameters
• Manage internal development teams and external contractors
• Oversee procurement, SHE (Safety, Health, Environment), and facility resources for project delivery
• Maintain regular communication with stakeholders and project reporting on metrics, risks, and progress
• Facilitate acceptance testing and handover to production, ensuring complete documentation and specifications

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• A naturally assertive yet respectful leader
• Goal-oriented and able to balance time, cost, and quality effectively
• Self-driven, proactive, and risk-aware with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communicator with strong conflict resolution and stakeholder management skills
• Organized and methodical, yet adaptable to the demands of a dynamic R&D environment
• Enthusiastic and confident, with a professional demeanor
• Committed to ensuring project success through hands-on involvement

Is this you?

You’re a Mechanical or Electrical Engineering professional, eligible for professional registration, or with ECSA. You’re more than just technical and enjoy stakeholder and client interaction. You’re ambitious and willing to put in that extra effort to advance your career in a competitive environment. You are interested in working within a consulting and projects environment on unique projects.

What you’ll be doing (and why you’ll enjoy it)

Your primary responsibility is the Project Management surrounding engineering design of bespoke mining equipment solutions and installations. You will be working within a multidisciplinary design team to deliver the required project outcomes and achieve client satisfaction, within specified time, cost, and quality constraints associated with allocated projects.

Where you’ll be doing it

You’ll be a senior member of a local subsidiary of a global organisation. Based in Cape Town northern suburbs, offering turnkey project management solutions to the marine mining, offshore, and tunnelling industries. You’ll enjoy some hybrid flexibility; however, most of your time will be spent in the office, collaborating and contributing to office culture and projects.

What you’ll need

Innovation and sound thinking based on experience are required. An accomplished skill level in 3D and 2D draughting is essential, with a good understanding of strength of materials. You will need to demonstrate a minimum of 5 full years post-qualification within an engineering design and/or projects environment. Knowledge base and experience within the Marine Mining, Oil and Gas, Marine Infrastructure, or Heavy Engineering sectors are necessary. As this role will involve detailed engineering designs, a Degree, BSc, or BEng is essential along with a clear criminal record due to restricted client areas. Own transport and willingness to travel both locally and internationally as required.

What you’ll get

A challenging full-time, permanent contract and a competitive market-related package. A global organisation where technology is placed at the forefront of today’s possibilities, and projects offer international working exposure. You will work in an organisation that is expanding its operations, where your qualities and talents are valued, and where you will have the opportunity to develop further.

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• Overall management of site operations.
• Maintain production targets for each site and ensure each site operates within prescribed costs budgets. Co-ordinate and control activities of site staff and ensure all work complies with the quality standards as set out in the contract and company policies and procedures.
• Compile and submit claims for contract sites to Contracts Manager.

• Relevant Degree or Diploma (BSc/BEng/BTech - Civil Engineering)
• SACPCMP registration or similar preferable professional registration
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar position in the civil engineering sector (operational experience preferred)
• Strong experience in planning and programming (MS Projects and/or Candy)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong organisational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects

• Able to adapt to fit in with company culture
• Contractual knowledge, understanding and implementations
• A good knowledge and understanding of construction
• Commercial awareness
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects
• The ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
• Strong mathematics and IT skills
• Good budgeting skills
• The ability to work both on your own and as part of a team
• The ability to work to deadlines
• Good problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiating skills
• An understanding of health and safety standards

• Strong mathematics and IT skills
• Good budgeting skills
• The ability to work both on your own and as part of a team
• The ability to work to deadlines
• Good problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiating skills
• An understanding of health and safety standards

Our client has an exciting opportunity in their growing team for a Junior Solar Engineering Project Manager. This position will play a key role in delivering high-quality solar and electrical engineering projects across diverse sites. The ideal candidate should be hard-working and self-motivated; with the ability to take responsibility and have a problem-solving mindset.

The incumbent should be willing to travel and work on-site.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage solar and electrical engineering projects from planning to completion.
• Oversee subcontractors and site teams to ensure quality and timelines are met.
• Interpret and work with electrical and civil single line diagrams.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations on-site.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, and reporting.
• Handle procurement of all project-related equipment.
• Coordinate the installation of PV panels, mounting structures, inverters, batteries, and distribution boards.
• Monitor project progress using various software tools and monitoring portals.
• Maintain accurate administrative and project data records.
• Manage engineering contracts and construction deliverables.
• Assist with the design of electrical and solar systems.
• Travel to and manage multiple project sites as required.

Education and experience

• B-Tech or B-Eng in Electrical Engineering.
• 3–5 years in the Solar or Electrical Engineering industry.
• Project management experience, including:
  • People and subcontractor management;
  • Budgeting and forecasting;
  • Equipment procurement;
  • Construction and contract management; and
  • Installation of solar and electrical systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PDF tools, and solar monitoring platforms.
• Strong administrative, data, and document management skills.

HART Technologies, Inc. Program Analyst/Engineering Project Scheduler (RR901)
King George, VA 22485

HART Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Scheduling Program Analyst, to support program planning and scheduling for the Battle Management System (BMS) portfolio at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, VA (NSWCDD). Successful candidates will provide expertise in Microsoft Project scheduling and will assist project leads and technical SMEs in the development, implementation, and maintenance of an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Candidates who are highly motivated, process-oriented, and attentive to detail are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Document, Develop, Maintain, and analyze multiple project sub-schedules and IMSs, utilizing Microsoft Project.
• Function as a facilitator at all levels throughout the schedule development process and communicate effectively with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with project leadership and key stakeholders and multi-disciplinary engineering teams to understand program milestones, plans and resourcing.
• Maintain scheduled Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Organizational Breakdown Structures (OBS), Schedule Plans and Baselines.
• Support schedule presentation and documentation for key stakeholders and leadership at all levels of development.

Required:

• Experience with scheduling projects using an industry accepted project scheduling tool. (e.g. Microsoft Project, Primavera P6).
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance.
• Active DOD Security Clearance.

Preferred:

• 2+ years of experience in IMS / Project schedule development, analysis, integration, and monitoring.
• Experience with OnePager Pro.
• Experience with DoD engineering programs is highly desired.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP) or Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) or other scheduling certification is desired but not required.

Competitive annual salary plus paid time off, matching 401K, along with Medical, Dental and LT/ST Disability insurance for full-time employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Location: King George, VA

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact Human Resources at
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Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

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Join a bespoke mining consulting group.

Is this you?

You’re a Mechanical or Electrical Engineering professional, eligible for professional registration with ECSA. You’re more than just technical and enjoy stakeholder and client interaction. You’re ambitious and willing to put in that extra effort to advance your career in a competitive environment. You are interested in working within a consulting and projects environment on unique projects.

What you’ll be doing (and why you’ll enjoy it)

Your primary responsibility is Project Management surrounding engineering design of bespoke mining equipment solutions and installations. You will work within a multidisciplinary design team to deliver required project outcomes and achieve client satisfaction, within specified time, cost, and quality constraints associated with allocated projects.

Where you’ll be doing it

You’ll be a senior member of a local subsidiary of a global organization, based in Cape Town northern suburbs, offering turnkey project management solutions to the marine mining, offshore, and tunneling industries. You’ll enjoy some hybrid flexibility; however, most of your time will be spent in the office, collaborating and contributing to office culture and projects.

What you’ll need

Innovation and sound thinking based on experience are required. An accomplished skill level in 3D and 2D drafting is essential, along with a good understanding of strength of materials. You will need to demonstrate a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience within an engineering design and/or projects environment. Knowledge and experience within the Marine Mining, Oil and Gas, Marine Infrastructure, or Heavy Engineering sectors are necessary. As this role involves detailed engineering designs, a Degree (BSc or BEng) is essential, along with a clear criminal record due to restricted client areas. Own transport and willingness to travel both locally and internationally as required.

What you’ll get

A challenging full-time, permanent contract and a competitive market-related package. Work in a global organization where technology is at the forefront of today’s possibilities, offering international working exposure. You will be part of an expanding organization where your qualities and talents are valued, and you will have the opportunity to develop further.

We appreciate that your CV might not be fully up to date. No problem, just send us what you have.

We do respond to everyone! Just give us a few days to work through your application.