We’re looking for a mid to senior-level Project Manager to join our team at our Stellenbosch office outside Cape Town.
The Project Manager will support the Satellite unit at Dragonfly Aerospace, reporting to the Project Management Officer. They will oversee projects from initiation to completion, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
This role involves strategic planning, risk mitigation, and stakeholder management, ensuring smooth execution across all project phases. Additionally, the Project Manager will be responsible for driving efficiency, managing resources, and aligning deliverables with customer expectations while navigating challenges in a fast-paced, high-tech environment.
As part of their mandate, the Project Manager will take full ownership of assigned projects, providing regular status updates to internal stakeholders and collaborating with other project managers to optimise shared resources. They will follow Dragonfly Aerospace’s processes and tools while actively contributing to the continuous improvement of the Project Management Office (PMO).
Key Responsibilities of the Project Manager
- Establish a project management plan as required
- Develop and own a project plan and schedule that defines the project’s goals, objectives, deliverables, milestones and deadlines, providing regular updates to the project team and stakeholders
- With input from the Systems Engineers, establish the scope of work
- Ensure assigned projects adhere to their baselined plan of schedule (time) and budget (cost)
- Define and agree on an appropriate and tailored project lifecycle and ensure that all stages and reviews are adhered to
- Solicit, track, report, manage and resolve project risks
- Identify and allocate the necessary resources (people, equipment, materials)
- Oversee resource loading and working with stakeholders to resolve resourcing conflicts of multiple simultaneous projects
- Coordinate and integrate tasks/activities and clarify project objectives within a multidisciplinary team
- Provide support, guidance, motivation and facilitation of the team through the project process
- Interface, communicate, work with and manage expectations of internal and external stakeholders and clients
- Establish and maintain project-client contracts
- Maintain appropriate records and reports as required
Skills and Experience
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Ability to manage a team
- Stakeholder management
- Social competency and appropriate interpersonal skills including working interculturally
- Stress management
- Problem-solving
Education/ Qualification Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering, though this is not a requirement. Experience in production management, manufacturing of electronics and mechanics, and quality assurance will be highly advantageous.
Proficiency in Production Management Systems, MS Project, and a strong understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle are beneficial. Fluency in English is essential, and Afrikaans would be an added advantage.
Location
The Project Manager will be based in Dragonfly’s Stellenbosch office outside Cape Town.
Interested?
If you think you’ve got what it takes to join our team, email us at [email protected] with your CV. We look forward to welcoming you to the team.