Transformation Consultant at PwC South Africa

Job summary:

• Concise summary of job’s primary purpose and objectives, mention the role’s significance. 
• This Senior Associate position will focus on a number of aspects within the Government and Public Sector Transformation team, playing a key role in business development, strategy and research, design, implementation and delivery across a range of potential/existing business/institutional transformation, urban development, programme management, infrastructure services and resilience related projects across government and public sector entities.

Key responsibilities:

Experience required:

• Experience in the Public Sector, state-owned entities, cities, urban environment and infrastructure (preferably having experience in either: programme management, public utilities, climate/resilience, economics or data related experience in the public sector space. Based in South Africa (preferably Cape Town).   

Responsibilities of role:

• Play a key role in the Government, Public Sector and Infrastructure space across government entities/departments/cities. This could include projects relating to public infrastructure, water and sanitation, Just Energy Transition, Resilience, Climate, and the data/GIS agenda within the Government and Public Sector space. This will include research project and programme design and management and strategy execution and operations modelling and management as well as the development of cross departmental (subject matter) solutions and coordination of planning and delivery.   
• Support on work within the team related to the above mentioned topics including project development/setup and budgeting, programme and project management, risk management and ensuring quality project delivery.   
• Play a key role in business development, engagement management and project delivery on government and public sector and urban development related topics. This will include working on responses to proposals, expressions of interest and requests for information.   
• Development of Thought Leadership in the Public Sector/Infrastructure, Data, programme design and programme management space.  
• Support role within the team, playing a key role in working as a team member, development of our marketing and communications and supporting risk management.   

Skills and competencies:

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Bachelors degree or in: Public Policy; Political Science; Programme/Project Management; Environmental Science; GIS; Economics; Data Science; Engineering; Engineering Asset Management Urban Development .

Skill sets required

• Public Sector, Public Policy, Public Administration, Programme Management, Operations Management, Infrastructure, Public Utilities, AI and Data skills, working with data and insights into data and using AI tools, programme and project management, communications, leadership skills, strong research skills, people development and teaming skills, project design experience.  

Job Posting End Date

April 10, 2026