Project Manager - P4

Sandvik · Johannesburg, Gauteng

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The Role

  • Sandvik Mining is seeking an experienced Project Manager on a 12-month contract to support the Applications and Projects team in delivering equipment projects across Southern Africa. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and managing the end-to-end project lifecycle, from order intake and planning through equipment delivery, commissioning, operational readiness, customer acceptance, and final handover.
  • The role will work closely with customers, business line teams, supply chain, service operations, applications specialists, and site stakeholders to ensure successful project execution. This position is ideally suited to a highly organized and customer-focused individual with mining, OEM, engineering, or capital equipment project experience.

Key Performance Areas

Project Delivery

  • Manage equipment delivery projects from project initiation through to customer handover.
  • Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, risk registers, and action plans.
  • Coordinate activities between business lines, supply chain, logistics, service operations, applications, and customers.
  • Monitor project progress and proactively resolve issues that may impact delivery, cost, quality, or schedule.
  • Ensure all project deliverables are completed safely, on time, and within agreed scope.

Operational Readiness

  • Lead operational readiness activities prior to equipment deployment.
  • Coordinate site preparation requirements, infrastructure readiness, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Ensure all technical documentation, training requirements, spares strategies, and support plans are in place before handover.
  • Facilitate readiness reviews and gate approvals.

Equipment Delivery & Commissioning

  • Track equipment manufacturing, logistics, site delivery, installation, and commissioning activities.
  • Coordinate commissioning resources and customer acceptance processes.
  • Support technical teams in resolving project challenges during deployment.
  • Monitor compliance with contractual obligations and delivery commitments.

Customer Engagement & Handover

  • Conduct regular project review meetings and provide status reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage punch-list items and ensure successful project close-out.
  • Coordinate formal handover to customer operations and Sandvik aftermarket support teams.
  • Drive customer satisfaction through proactive communication and project governance.

Governance, Reporting and Risk Management

  • Prepare project reports, dashboards, forecasts, and management updates.
  • Manage project risks, opportunities, issues, and change requests.
  • Ensure compliance with Sandvik processes, SHEQ requirements, and customer standards.
  • Capture and share lessons learned to support continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum requirements

  • Diploma or Degree in Engineering, Mining, Project Management, Business, or a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience managing projects within mining, engineering, construction, OEM, or industrial environments.
  • Proven experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and customer stakeholders.
  • Experience delivering equipment, technology, infrastructure, or capital projects.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and project reporting tools.
  • Valid driver's licence.
  • Will be required to travel regularly to customer sites.

Advantageous

  • Project Management Professional PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification.
  • Experience with mining equipment deployment and commissioning.
  • Knowledge of operational readiness and change management methodologies.
  • Experience working in underground and surface mining environments.

Key Competencies

  • Project Planning and Execution
  • Customer Focus
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Risk Management
  • Operational Excellence
  • Communication and Influencing
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Problem Solving
  • Results Orientation
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Safety Leadership

What Success Looks Like

  • Equipment delivered safely and on schedule.
  • Successful operational readiness and commissioning activities.
  • Seamless customer acceptance and handover.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication.
  • Positive customer feedback and project close-out outcomes.
  • Effective management of project risks, costs, and timelines

Deadline:30th July,2026

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