Middle Manager Project Portfolio Delivery at Eskom Communications

Introduction

• Position/Task Grade: M17 Area of specialization: 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: JET Programme Delivery (KOMATI/HENDRINA) Business Unit: JUST Energy Transition Location: Gauteng Reference Number: 50923267LJ Closing Date: 07 May 2026

Job description
Skills and Competencies Required

Leadership

• Strategy generation and alignment
• Change leadership
• Stakeholder mobilisation management
• Represents Eskom
• Embraces diversity
• Emotional maturity
• Negotiation and conflict resolution
• Business acumen
• Teamwork, collaboration
• Dealing with complexity
• Working with authority
• Providing direction through change
• Strategic thinking
• Building, develop teams
• Building cross boundary, cultural relationships

Behavioral

• Resilience and flexibility
• Integrity and values
• Professionalism
• Trustworthiness

Knowledge

• Project management
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and other project management systems and tools
• Construction management and regulations
• Earned value management (EVM)
• Contracts management
• Quantity surveying
• Financial management
• General management
• Portfolio strategic alignment
• Portfolio governance management
• Portfolio performance management
• Portfolio communications management
• Portfolio risk management
• Portfolio stakeholder management

Skill

• Analytical
• Problem-solving
• Judgment and decision making
• Influencing and persuading
• Client focus
• Organisational communication
• Delegation of authority and responsibility
• Developing organisational talent
• Negotiation, persuasiveness
• Planning and organising
• Strategic functional leadership

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of project management procedures, guidelines and standards
• Manage portfolio accounting, costing and cost control systems
• Monitor, assess and improve the network expansion portfolio execution of projects
• Manage portfolio planning and schedule control processes
• Establish and manage the project contracting environment
• Act as a project management centre of excellence
• Manage programme and project management mentoring and coaching. 

Minimum requirements
Qualification(s): 

• B-Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma in Built Environment/Commerce/ Human Sciences at NQF7 with 360 credit

Related Minimum Experience

• 7 years’ experience in Project management

Deadline:7th May,2026