Project Manager - P4
Sandvik · Johannesburg, Gauteng
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- 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