Middle Manager Project Portfolio Delivery

Listing reference: eskom_001947
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 5 December 2025
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: General Management
Location: Brackenfell
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Area of specialization: Eskom Distribution in the Cape Coastal Cluster is looking for a Middle Manager Project Portfolio in Brackenfell to be accountable for planning, formulating, implementing, managing and maintaining professional project support strategies, services, resources and controls required for the success of the multi million rand network expansion portfolio per operating unit to meet the network expansion and refurbishment needs of the operating unit, Department of Energy (DoE), Integrated Demand Management (IDM) and key customers. Department: Asset Creation- Project Execution Position/Task Grade: M18
Job description

·       Skills and Competencies Required:

·       Behavioural:

o   Resilience and flexibility

o   Integrity and values

o   Professionalism

o   Trustworthiness

·       Leadership:

o   Strategy generation and alignment

o   Change leadership

o   Stakeholder mobilisation management

o   Represents Eskom

o   Embraces diversity

o   Emotional maturity

o   Negotiation and conflict resolution

o   Business acumen

o   Teamwork, collaboration

o   Dealing with complexity

o   Working with authority

o   Providing direction through change

o   Strategic thinking

o   Building, develop teams

o   Building cross boundary, cultural relationships

·       Knowledge:

o   Project management

o   Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and other project management systems and Tools

o   Construction management and regulations

o   Earned value management (EVM)

o   Contracts management

o   Quantity surveying

o   Financial management

o   General management

o   Portfolio strategic alignment

o   Portfolio governance management

o   Portfolio performance management

o   Portfolio communications management

o   Portfolio risk management

o   Portfolio stakeholder management

·       Skill:

o   Analytical

o   Problem-solving

o   Judgment and decision making

o   Influencing and persuading

o   Client focus

o   Organisational communication

o   Delegation of authority and responsibility

o   Developing organisational talent

o   Negotiation, persuasiveness

o   Planning and organising

o   Strategic functional leadership

 

·       Key Responsibilities

o   Lead the development of project management procedures, guidelines and standards.

o   Manage portfolio accounting, costing and cost control systems.

o   Support to compliance to statutory regulations and Eskom regulations, policies, standards, procedures and       instructions.

o   Monitor, assess and improve the network expansion portfolio execution of projects.

o   Manage portfolio planning and schedule control processes.

o   Establish and manage the project contracting environment.

o   Act as a project management centre of excellence.

o   Manage programme and project management mentoring and coaching.

Minimum requirements

·       Qualification(s): 

o   B-Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma

   in Built Environment/Commerce/

  Human Sciences at NQF7 with 360 credits

·       Related Minimum Experience:

o   7 Years Project Management

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