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About the Role

Our client, a leading organization with a significant capital projects portfolio, is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Construction to oversee the planning, execution and delivery of capital investment projects. The successful candidate will ensure that projects are completed on time, within approved budgets and in compliance with applicable safety, quality and regulatory standards. The role will involve coordinating internal teams, contractors and other stakeholders while driving cost optimization, effective project governance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Project Planning and Initiation

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and implementation plans.
• Support the preparation of User Requirements Specifications (URS), capital business cases and investment justifications.
• Develop and maintain project charters, detailed schedules and cost estimates using MS Project, Primavera or equivalent tools.
• Identify project risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate stakeholders across engineering, procurement, finance and operations.

Project Execution and Delivery

• Manage the execution of capital projects, including greenfield and brownfield developments where applicable.
• Coordinate internal teams, contractors and external consultants to ensure effective project delivery.
• Monitor project milestones, timelines, expenditure and technical specifications.
• Support vendor evaluation, contractor mobilisation and contract execution oversight.
• Ensure adherence to agreed quality standards and project requirements.

Project Governance and Reporting

• Establish and maintain effective project governance and reporting processes.
• Prepare weekly progress updates and monthly capital expenditure performance reports.
• Maintain project risk and issue registers.
• Coordinate project review meetings and steering committee sessions.
• Track project performance indicators, including schedule variance, cost variance and safety metrics.

Financial Management and Cost Control

• Monitor capital expenditure against approved budgets and investment plans.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement cost-control measures.
• Review contractor payment claims and milestone-based invoices.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, project approval processes and audit requirements.

Risk Management, Safety and Compliance

• Identify, assess and manage project risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements, applicable regulations and industry best practices.
• Conduct project site inspections and audits.
• Monitor contractor compliance with safety and quality requirements.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the key liaison between internal departments, contractors and service providers.
• Maintain alignment among engineering, supply chain, procurement, finance and operations teams.
• Coordinate with regional and global stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable project standards.

Commissioning and Project Close-Out

• Oversee equipment installation, commissioning, testing and validation.
• Coordinate project handover to operational teams.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and document lessons learned.
• Ensure financial and contractual close-out of projects.
• Oversee projects through the Defects Liability Period (DLP).

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve capital project delivery processes.
• Support the development of standard project management templates and toolkits.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to internal teams.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in capital expenditure (CAPEX) project management.
• A background in civil engineering, construction or a related technical discipline is preferred.
• Demonstrable experience managing civil engineering and construction projects.
• Proven ability to manage substantial project budgets, including multi-million-dollar investments.
• Experience developing project plans, schedules, cost estimates, risk registers and performance reports.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Primavera or equivalent project scheduling tools.
• Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent qualification is an added advantage.
• Experience working in Africa or other emerging markets is desirable.

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and implementation plans.
• Support the preparation of User Requirements Specifications (URS), capital business cases and investment justifications.
• Develop and maintain project charters, detailed schedules and cost estimates using MS Project, Primavera or equivalent tools.
• Identify project risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate stakeholders across engineering, procurement, finance and operations.
• Manage the execution of capital projects, including greenfield and brownfield developments where applicable.
• Coordinate internal teams, contractors and external consultants to ensure effective project delivery.
• Monitor project milestones, timelines, expenditure and technical specifications.
• Support vendor evaluation, contractor mobilisation and contract execution oversight.
• Ensure adherence to agreed quality standards and project requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective project governance and reporting processes.
• Prepare weekly progress updates and monthly capital expenditure performance reports.
• Maintain project risk and issue registers.
• Coordinate project review meetings and steering committee sessions.
• Track project performance indicators, including schedule variance, cost variance and safety metrics.
• Monitor capital expenditure against approved budgets and investment plans.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement cost-control measures.
• Review contractor payment claims and milestone-based invoices.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, project approval processes and audit requirements.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements, applicable regulations and industry best practices.
• Conduct project site inspections and audits.
• Monitor contractor compliance with safety and quality requirements.
• Serve as the key liaison between internal departments, contractors and service providers.
• Maintain alignment among engineering, supply chain, procurement, finance and operations teams.
• Coordinate with regional and global stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable project standards.
• Oversee equipment installation, commissioning, testing and validation.
• Coordinate project handover to operational teams.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and document lessons learned.
• Ensure financial and contractual close-out of projects.
• Oversee projects through the Defects Liability Period (DLP).
• Identify opportunities to improve capital project delivery processes.
• Support the development of standard project management templates and toolkits.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to internal teams.

• MS Project
• Primavera
• Project management
• Risk management
• Cost control
• Stakeholder management
• Construction project management
• Civil engineering
• Capital expenditure (CAPEX) project management

• 4–7 years of experience in capital expenditure (CAPEX) project management.
• A background in civil engineering, construction or a related technical discipline is preferred.
• Demonstrable experience managing civil engineering and construction projects.
• Proven ability to manage substantial project budgets, including multi-million-dollar investments.
• Experience developing project plans, schedules, cost estimates, risk registers and performance reports.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Primavera or equivalent project scheduling tools.
• Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent qualification is an added advantage.
• Experience working in Africa or other emerging markets is desirable.