About the Role

Location: South Africa
Department: Grid Technologies
Mode of Employment: Permanent
Position Title: Technical Project Manager

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Technical Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end execution of Grid Technologies projects across Southern and Eastern Africa. You will act as the single point of contact for customers, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

You will lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive project success while maintaining strong customer relationships.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Manage the full lifecycle of transmission and substation projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and according to technical specifications
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers across all project-related matters
• Monitor and drive key performance indicators, including revenue, gross margin, reliability, and customer satisfaction
• Identify resource requirements and ensure appropriate allocation throughout the project lifecycle
• Build and lead project teams, assigning responsibilities and ensuring effective collaboration
• Plan, schedule, and execute outages in coordination with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Manage logistics, including parts delivery, and identify upsell opportunities where applicable
• Implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure project continuity
• Maintain project documentation in line with quality management standards
• Build and maintain strong, long-term customer relationships
• Promote a strong safety culture and drive zero-harm initiatives across all project activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement by providing feedback on processes and cost optimization

What You Bring

• National Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management within the energy transmission sector
• Proven experience managing technical, financial, and contractual aspects of projects
• Mandatory experience in transformer and switchgear projects
• Strong understanding of transmission and substation projects
• Ability to manage projects across Southern and Eastern Africa
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in multicultural environments
• Fluency in English
• Flexibility and willingness to travel during project execution

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and team management capabilities
• High level of accountability and ownership
• Strong stakeholder management and customer orientation
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards

• Working with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
• Supportive work culture
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

• e-Learning
• Mentorship
• Coaching

· Open feedback culture