Manager Projects
Listing reference: eskom_005328
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 22 June 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Engineering, Technical, Production and Manufacturing
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Position: Manager Projects, Position/Task Grade: M16, Area of specialization: To manage the activities and resources allocated to projects in a cohesive, efficient manner, administer and execute projects within cost, quality and time schedules, ensure compliance with the Eskom Deliver Projects methodology, select and utilise a range of project management tools and techniques, throughout the project life cycle. Department: Work Management
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide project control on cost, time and quality.
• Conduct project planning and close-out.
• Provide project communication and reporting.
• Ensure project coordination and team management.
• Ensure project safety, health, environmental, risk and quality (SHERQ).
• Provide project contract management.
• Drive the Station outage performance improvement initiatives
• Manage the Station 10 yearly production/outage plan
• Conduct project planning and close-out.
• Provide project communication and reporting.
• Ensure project coordination and team management.
• Ensure project safety, health, environmental, risk and quality (SHERQ).
• Provide project contract management.
• Drive the Station outage performance improvement initiatives
• Manage the Station 10 yearly production/outage plan
Skills and Competencies Required:
Leadership
• Strategy generation and alignment
• Change leadership.
• Stakeholder mobilisation management
• Represent Eskom
• Embrace diversity
• Emotional maturity
• Business acumen
• Dealing with complexity
• Working with authority
• Providing direction through change
• Strategic thinking
• Building/develop teams
• Building cross boundary relationships
• Change leadership.
• Stakeholder mobilisation management
• Represent Eskom
• Embrace diversity
• Emotional maturity
• Business acumen
• Dealing with complexity
• Working with authority
• Providing direction through change
• Strategic thinking
• Building/develop teams
• Building cross boundary relationships
Behavioural
• Resilience and flexibility
• Professionalism
• Trustworthiness
• Honesty
• Integrity and values
Knowledge
• Scheduling tool
• Business integration
• Eskom financial systems
• Eskom Project Life Cycle Model (PLCM)
• Contracts management
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS)
• Areas of the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK)
• Project integration
• Project scope management
• Project time/schedule management
• Project cost management
• Project quality management
• Project human resource management
• Project communications management
• Project risk management
• Project procurement management
• Project stakeholder management
• Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) and project management systems and tools
• Koeberg outage management processes
• Koeberg plant management processes
Skills
• Resilience and flexibility
• Professionalism
• Trustworthiness
• Honesty
• Integrity and values
Knowledge
• Scheduling tool
• Business integration
• Eskom financial systems
• Eskom Project Life Cycle Model (PLCM)
• Contracts management
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS)
• Areas of the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK)
• Project integration
• Project scope management
• Project time/schedule management
• Project cost management
• Project quality management
• Project human resource management
• Project communications management
• Project risk management
• Project procurement management
• Project stakeholder management
• Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) and project management systems and tools
• Koeberg outage management processes
• Koeberg plant management processes
Skills
• Client focus
• Analytical
• Problem-solving
• People management
• Computer literate in Microsoft applications
• Influencing and persuading
• Interpersonal
• Decision making
• Communication and stakeholder management at executive level
• Judgement
• Negotiation and conflict resolution
• Problem-solving
• People management
• Computer literate in Microsoft applications
• Influencing and persuading
• Interpersonal
• Decision making
• Communication and stakeholder management at executive level
• Judgement
• Negotiation and conflict resolution
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
B Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma in Built Environment/Commerce/Human Sciences/Information Technology at NQF7 with 360 credits.
Related Minimum Experience:
5 Years project management experience.
Disclaimer
“If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”
“Eskom is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of Eskom and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups. Eskom reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.”
Eskom is committed to providing a smoke-free environment for its employees and visitors at the workplace.
“Eskom is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of Eskom and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups. Eskom reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.”
Eskom is committed to providing a smoke-free environment for its employees and visitors at the workplace.