Project Manager I at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare proposals on demand and provide inputs into proposals negotiations,
• Ensure compliance with all project initiation documentation;
• Prepare and ensure all project initiation documentation is of adequate quality and in place;
• Identify risks and plan risk mitigation response;
• Facilitate the scoping and planning of projects;
• Share accountability for the planning of, negotiating for and coordinating resources (human resources, financial, equipment, service providers, etc.) required for project execution;
• Create an appropriate project plan in collaboration with relevant expertise;
• Direct, manage and control project work;
• Perform integrated change control;
• Validate and control project scope;
• Control/manage schedule and costs,
• Report financial and HR performance of the project team to relevant line manager;
• Perform quality assurance and quality control;
• Manage communications to relevant stakeholders in accordance with communication plan;
• Communicate project status to all stakeholders
• Manage and mitigate risk and issues;
• Conduct and control of contracting and procurement;
• Balance constraints across and between projects;
• Administer close out of project in accordance with organisational processes;

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• A Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (NQF level 7) with at least six years work experience in project management experience, three years of which would have been as a Project Manager;
• Experience on projects that were multi-disciplinary or multi-stakeholder; 
• A formal qualification or certification in Project Management (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP or a diploma) Is mandatory;
• Experience in working with project teams across organisational boundaries, under tight and dynamic deadlines;
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with many uncertainties, being able to learn and adjust accordingly;
• Sound financial management and business development skills;
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills;
• Knowledge of computers as well as database, spreadsheet and word processing software;
• Excellent problem solving, planning and organisational skills;
• Ability to take responsibility and operate as a self-starter;
• Ability to work with diverse environments and cultures;
• Great presentation skills are a requirement for this position;
• Practical management of tasks and resource management.

CLOSING DATE: 24 March 2026