Durban: Project Manager posted by Sharon Nurock Recruitment cc

Key Responsibilities:

• Review project plans and proposals, working with management to define project objectives, phases, and deliverables
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules, timelines, and milestones
• Partner with marketing to define requirements for new products or platforms
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to allocate technical resources
• Monitor and control project plans, including design, specifications, schedules, and costs
• Proactively identify risks, troubleshoot issues, and recommend corrective actions
• Advocate for the design team by identifying and removing project roadblocks
• Resolve manufacturing, operations, purchasing, technology, and design issues impacting project success
• Track milestones, deliverables, and maintain accurate project documentation
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders and prepare clear project status reports
• Establish design qualification, field-testing, and production testing plans
• Coordinate with operations to transfer new products into production
• Deliver training for customer service teams on new products

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in engineering-related design and/or project management
• Broad technical knowledge and design experience within similar product lines
• Proven ability to take ownership of projects and manage them end-to-end
• Strong project management skills with a track record of delivering development objectives
• Ability to motivate and guide technical professionals in a collaborative environment
• Excellent problem-solving and proactive troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Agility to adapt to shifting priorities, requirements, and timelines
• Big picture thinking, to clearly articulate the full product development lifecycle, from ideation through to production

Why Join?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a Globally respected organisation with strong local roots, offering exposure to end-to-end product development, cross-functional collaboration, and having meaningful impact on innovative manufactured products.