Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Suitably Qualified



Candidates



CLOSING DATE



17.10.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



SPE 60/25 Ext



SALARY

TCOE:

R1 481 983 p.a



DEPARTMENT

Project Management Office:

(SPE)



DIRECTORATE



SPATIAL PLANNING AND



ENVIRONMENT



Manager- Project Management Office



Requirements



Appropriate professional/technical degree plus a recognised

project/programme management qualification



At least eight (8) years' relevant experience, of which four (4) years

must be in a senior management/leadership role



Proven experience in both project implementation and portfolio

monitoring within a complex, matrix organisation



Strong track record in stage-gate governance, project delivery

assurance, and driving programme execution



Registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. SACPCMP,

ECSA, PMI, IPMA)



Demonstrated competence in change management, stakeholder

engagement, strategic problem-solving, and relationship building



Proficiency in MS Project, Excel, and portfolio analytics, with broad

MS Office literacy. SAP, PM and PowerBI will be beneficial



Valid Code 8 driver's licence.

Key Performance Areas



Directive Leadership: Lead the implementation and monitoring

functions of the Directorate PMO and Contract Management Unit to



ensure delivery of strategic priorities



Implementation Enablement: Provide direct support to line

departments in project preparation, execution, and recovery where



required, embed project, programme, portfolio, contract and



engineering management practices and tools



Monitoring and Evaluation: Drive project and contract delivery

tracking, stage-gate governance, portfolio monitoring, quarterly



reviews, and reporting against KPls



Lifecycle Management: Manage full contract lifecycles, including

renewals and variation orders, to prevent irregular expenditure and



service interruptions



Performance Management: Monitor and evaluate contractor

performance; escalate disputes, poor performance, or claims, and



recommend corrective actions



Stage-Gate Oversight: Chair the Project Stage-Gate Review

Committee and ensure compliance with the City's PPM SOP



Framework Implementation: Implement and uphold the

Directorate's contract management framework; ensure SLAs and KPls