Project Manager – P4

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