Senior ICT Project Manager

DLK Group is looking for a Project Manager to lead the delivery of a Contract Management Intake Hub and Risk Management Dashboard for a public sector client. The role requires someone who can manage two connected workstreams, coordinate business and technical specialists, and maintain clear control over milestones, decisions, risks and deliverables.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and manage an integrated project plan covering requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and handover.
  
• Coordinate the Business Analyst, SharePoint and Power Platform Developer, Power BI Developer and Change Manager.
  
• Manage dependencies between the Intake Hub and Risk Dashboard workstreams.
  
• Facilitate project meetings and maintain decision, action, issue and risk registers.
  
• Track progress against agreed milestones, escalate delays and manage scope changes through the required governance process.
  
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews, solution demonstrations, user acceptance testing and approvals.
  
• Oversee deployment readiness, documentation, knowledge transfer and project close-out.
  
• Provide concise, accurate progress reporting to DLK and client stakeholders.
  

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Information Systems, Information Technology, Business Management or a related field.
  
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Project Management Practitioner certification.
  
• Proven experience managing Microsoft 365, Power Platform or comparable digital solution projects.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary teams, senior stakeholders, delivery risks and formal approvals.
  
• Strong project planning, governance, reporting and written communication skills.
  
• ​Experience delivering solutions in a municipality or another complex public sector environment will be an advantage.
  

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement in Cape Town.
  
• Flexibility to work on other engagements alongside this assignment, subject to meeting agreed project commitments.
  
• Opportunity to lead a public sector digital improvement project.
  
• Varied involvement across workflow automation and management reporting.