Project Manager at Kontak Recruitment

• A specialist services business operates at the intersection of cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, compliance, investigations and security systems. The Project Management Office coordinates client and internal delivery, with a strong focus on planning, documentation, stakeholder communication and controlled handover.
• The successful candidate will manage multiple projects from scope confirmation through to completion and handover. This role suits an organised coordinator who can work across technical teams, clients and suppliers, keep plans and records current, surface risks early, and drive agreed actions through to sign-off.
• You spend your week clarifying client requirements, turning approved scope into practical project plans, and tracking owners, deadlines, milestones and dependencies. You coordinate technical teams, suppliers and client stakeholders so resources, access, equipment, licences and approvals are in place. You also run project meetings, record decisions and actions, follow up on blockers, prepare weekly progress updates, and keep documents, reports, approvals and handover evidence organised. Along the way, you may need to support technical review, testing, training and formal handover. If that sounds like your kind of week, this could be the role for you.

What's in it for you

• Market related salary
• Permanent employment
• Exposure to cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, compliance, investigations and security systems projects
• Client-facing project coordination
• Opportunity to manage end-to-end delivery and handover

Minimum Requirements

• Degree or diploma in Business Management or Project Management, such as a BCom in Business Management
• Recognised project management certification
• Experience managing multiple projects, preferably in IT, cybersecurity or technical services
• Strong organisation, communication, problem-solving and follow-through
• Ability to understand technical discussions and coordinate specialists and client stakeholders
• Comfortable using Microsoft 365 and project tracking tools
• Willing to visit client sites when required

Key Responsibilities

• Confirm client requirements, project scope, deliverables and acceptance criteria against the approved contract and statement of work
• Maintain project plans and trackers with clear task owners, deadlines, milestones and dependencies
• Coordinate technical teams, clients and suppliers, including resources, access, equipment, licences and approvals needed for delivery
• Follow up on actions and drive agreed work to start within 48 hours
• Track progress through to completion
• Identify risks, delays and blockers early and escalate through the PMO to the COO with recovery actions
• Escalate critical issues immediately
• Run project meetings and record decisions and actions
• Keep clients and management informed with clear weekly updates by Friday at 15:00
• Record scope or timeline changes and obtain required approvals before committing to additional work
• Keep project documents, approvals, technical reports and completion evidence current, organised and accessible to authorised people
• Coordinate technical review and testing, client sign-off, training where required and handover to the relevant support or operations team
• Protect confidential client and company information
• Follow company procedures and capture lessons learned when closing projects