As SensePost grows, so does our desire to ensure a healthy balance between technical savvy and organisational skills. As a result, we are on the lookout for a Technical Project Manager based in our Pretoria office in South Africa.
Job Title: Technical Project Manager
Salary Range: Industry standard, commensurate with experience
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
About the role
- Define and implement Project workflows for various service lines.
- Architect , source and implement a project management system that includes real-time, accessible scheduling system.
- Technical project scoping. (can grow into this responsibility over time)
- Lead the planning and implementation of project
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
- Define project tasks and resource requirements
- Develop fullscale project plans
- Assemble and coordinate project staff
- Manage project budget
- Manage project resource allocation
- Plan and schedule project timelines
- Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
- Provide direction and support to project team
- Drive quality assurance process
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
- Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
- Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
- Project evaluations and assessment of results
Education and Experience
- Qualification in project management or equivalent
- Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
- Knowledge of project management techniques and tools
- Direct work experience in project management capacity
- Proven experience in people management
- Proven experience in strategic planning
- Proven experience in IT, with security being an advantage
- Proven experience in change management
- Proficient in project management software
Key competencies
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Planning and organizing
- Decision-making
- Communication skills
- Influencing and leading
- Delegation
- Team work
- Negotiation
- Conflict management
- Adaptability
- Stress tolerance
This role is open to South African citizens only, or those in possession of a valid South African work visa only. Please send your CV to jobs@sensepost.com