Job Description

Construction Manager – Water Infrastructure Project

1. Overview

An international frontrunner in infrastructure development is set to initiate a revolutionary and mammoth water project in Limpopo. Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary construction team responsible for delivering major bulk water infrastructure works, including large-diameter pipeline construction, weir works, pump stations, and associated civil infrastructure.

As part of the execution team, the Construction Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day construction requirements across assigned work fronts. This includes planning and coordinating resources, driving delivery against the approved programme, monitoring productivity and budget inputs, supporting RFIs, claims and variations, and ensuring construction execution is aligned with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, quality requirements, safety standards, environmental controls, and contractual obligations.

2. What You'll Do

• Develop and implement detailed construction execution plans for pipeline installation, including trenching, stringing, welding, coating, lowering-in, testing, and reinstatement.
• Coordinate daily construction activities, site crews, subcontractors, plant, equipment, and materials in line with the approved project programme.
• Monitor progress against the programme, prepare weekly and two-week lookahead schedules, and proactively implement corrective actions where required.
• Ensure construction works are executed according to approved drawings, specifications, SANS standards, construction standards, and Engineer-approved Method Statements.
• Lead site establishment, mobilisation, demobilisation, and day-to-day site coordination across assigned construction areas.
• Enforce compliance with OHSA, Construction Regulations, Construction Work Permits, Job Safety Analyses, Method Statements, and company safety requirements.
• Integrate quality, OH&S, environmental, social, SED, and communication requirements into construction planning and supervision.
• Ensure environmental compliance with NEMA, Water Use Licence requirements, waste management protocols, landowner arrangements, and sensitive environmental controls.
• Implement and enforce ISO 9001-based quality management requirements, including inspection and test compliance, NCR closure, material traceability, and audit readiness.
• Oversee subcontractor performance and contractual compliance, resolving construction issues, technical queries, interface challenges, and site constraints promptly.
• Track daily resource allocation, productivity, labour efficiency, equipment utilisation, and wastage to support cost control and construction performance.
• Contribute to payment certificates, progress claims, variations, change management, RFI inputs, and time-impact logic updates in coordination with the planning team.
• Maintain daily site diaries, progress reports, photographic records, as-built records, weld logs, pressure test documentation, inspection records, permits, and handover dossiers.
• Participate in construction progress meetings and provide accurate weekly and monthly reporting to the Engineer, client representatives, and project leadership team.

3. What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years' experience working as a Construction Manager on major construction projects.
• Proven experience on bulk water infrastructure mega-projects, specifically large-diameter steel pipeline works of 800 mm ND or greater and minimum 20 km length, and/or mass reinforced concrete water abstraction or dam works.
• At least 5 years' direct experience managing pipeline projects such as water, gas, slurry, or fuel pipelines.
• FIDIC contract experience within a construction project management environment.
• Professional registration with ECSA, SACPCMP, or equivalent will be highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience with trenching, HDPE or steel pipeline installation, welding processes, NDT, hydrostatic pressure testing, and reinstatement.
• Strong knowledge of South African construction law, OHSA, NEMA, SANS standards, permitting requirements, and construction quality standards.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Primavera P6, MS Office, and AutoCAD will be advantageous.
• Strong leadership capability with experience managing large teams, subcontractors, multidisciplinary interfaces, and high-pressure site environments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, reporting, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications accurately and translate them into safe, compliant construction execution.
• High resilience, adaptability, ethical standards, safety commitment, and a proactive, decisive, solution-driven mindset.
• Willingness to be site-based in Thabazimbi, Limpopo, for the duration of the project.

4. What We Offer

• The opportunity to be part of a landmark municipal bulk water infrastructure project with significant regional impact.
• A challenging and rewarding site-based leadership role on one of South Africa's major water infrastructure developments.
• A long-term 2-3 year contract opportunity within a high-profile multidisciplinary project environment.
• Exposure to large-scale pipeline, pump station, weir, and associated civil construction works.
• A multicultural, high-performance team environment focused on safe, compliant, quality-driven, and responsible project delivery.
• Site-based package and allowances.