Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowFirst seen 13 hours ago

Senior Project Manager

Boardroom Appointments3,371 open roles

Where
Johannesburg, South Africa
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowSenior Project ManagerBoardroom Appointments · Johannesburg, South Africa

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Boardroom Appointments's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

13.8% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.2%1 day
  2. 4.7%3 days
  3. 13.8%7 days
  4. 22.3%14 days
  5. 37.8%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: first seen 13 hours ago

The posting

Senior Project Manager

Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg Employment Type: 12-Month Contract Start Date: January 2027

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity exists for four experienced Senior Project Managers to lead and deliver complex, large-scale IT infrastructure projects within a demanding, enterprise-level environment.

The ideal candidates will be seasoned project management professionals with a strong track record of delivering infrastructure projects, managing multiple workstreams and engaging confidently with executive-level stakeholders.

This role requires individuals who demonstrate exceptional ownership, accountability, resilience and the ability to operate independently under pressure. The successful candidates must be capable of managing challenging stakeholders, handling critical escalations and driving projects to successful completion with minimal supervision.

This is a senior-level position and is not suited to junior Project Managers, Project Coordinators or candidates who require extensive guidance or supervision.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning and Delivery

  • Develop, manage and maintain detailed project plans, schedules and delivery timelines.
  • Oversee multiple project workstreams concurrently, ensuring milestones and deliverables are achieved.
  • Manage project forecasting, resource allocation, dependencies and scheduling.
  • Monitor project budgets, financial performance and cost control.
  • Implement effective change control and project governance processes.
  • Identify, assess and mitigate project risks.
  • Take ownership of distressed projects and implement recovery strategies to ensure successful delivery.
  • Drive project execution in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.

IT Infrastructure Project Management

  • Lead enterprise network refresh projects.
  • Manage campus LAN/WAN deployments and infrastructure upgrades.
  • Oversee Wi-Fi implementations and upgrades.
  • Manage network security projects and infrastructure transformation initiatives.
  • Ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, timelines, budgets and quality standards.

Stakeholder and Executive Management

  • Manage relationships with executive-level stakeholders, senior leadership and demanding clients.
  • Lead project governance forums and stakeholder engagements.
  • Manage conflicts, escalations and challenging stakeholder expectations.
  • Apply strong negotiation and influencing skills to drive project outcomes.
  • Communicate project progress, challenges and risks effectively to senior management.
  • Confidently challenge assumptions and push back professionally when required.

Reporting and Communication

  • Prepare and present comprehensive project status reports and executive summaries.
  • Communicate project risks, issues, dependencies and progress clearly.
  • Manage critical escalations and deliver difficult messages professionally.
  • Present confidently to senior leadership and C-level stakeholders.
  • Ensure accurate and timely project reporting and documentation.

Risk Management and Problem Solving

  • Identify potential risks and project issues before they impact delivery.
  • Conduct root cause analysis and develop effective corrective actions.
  • Assess complex situations and make informed decisions, even with incomplete information.
  • Manage critical project incidents and drive issues through to resolution.
  • Proactively identify delivery challenges and implement appropriate solutions.

Minimum Requirements

  • Minimum of 8 years' Project Management experience within IT infrastructure environments.
  • Proven experience delivering complex, large-scale IT infrastructure projects.
  • Demonstrated experience in the following project areas: Enterprise Network Refreshes. Campus LAN/WAN Deployments. Wi-Fi Implementations and Upgrades. Network Security Projects. Large-Scale Infrastructure Transformations.
  • Experience managing projects with values exceeding R5 million.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple project workstreams simultaneously.
  • Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, forecasting, budgeting and financial management.
  • Demonstrated experience in risk, dependency and change control management.
  • Proven track record of managing executive stakeholders and challenging client engagements.
  • Experience managing project escalations and recovering distressed projects.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.

Key Competencies and Personal Attributes

  • Strong leadership, ownership and accountability.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills.
  • High levels of resilience and the ability to remain composed under pressure.
  • Strong conflict resolution, negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Proactive approach to identifying and resolving challenges.
  • Ability to manage demanding stakeholders and high-pressure situations.
  • Strong work ethic and commitment to project delivery.
  • Confidence in engaging with senior executives and C-level stakeholders.

Working Environment

  • The role operates within a fast-paced and demanding client-facing environment.
  • Regular after-hours work and overtime may be required.
  • Evening and weekend support may be necessary to meet critical project milestones.
  • Candidates must be comfortable managing urgent escalations and taking ownership of issues through to resolution.
  • Project timelines may be aggressive, requiring consistent performance under pressure.

Only candidates who meet the essential requirements will be considered.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Boardroom Appointments's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Boardroom Appointments's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Boardroom Appointments's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.