Drilling Specialist Projects Manager

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 09/16/2026

Copper Quail’s objective is to become a trusted partner within our clients’ organizations in Africa, understanding not only the people at their heart, but also their culture and ethos. We are Recruitment Advisors, specializing in Executive Search, Contingency Recruitment, Headhunting, Outsourced Labour and training. Using our significant market knowledge across, experience and judgement to help our clients employ the best qualified individuals for each position in Africa.

We’re known for our successful track record, responsiveness and discretion. We have a high performance culture and employ only experienced recruiters. These knowledgeable professionals provide a high level of service, deliver effective solutions and foster successful relationships through regular conversations with clients and candidates.

An experienced Project Manager is required to plan, execute and deliver multidisciplinary engineering and mining projects from initiation through close-out. The role carries accountability for scope,schedule, cost, risk, quality, technical coordination and stakeholder alignment.

• Develop integrated project plans, schedules, budgets and delivery strategies.
• Coordinate engineering,procurement, operations, contractors and other project disciplines.
• Monitor project progress against scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality requirements.
• Lead project governance,stakeholder communication and structured reporting.
• Manage project risks, changes,dependencies and corrective actions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet applicable technical standards and recognised practices.
• Drive effective communication between internal teams, contractors, suppliers and client stakeholders.
• Support project close-out,handover and lessons-learned processes.

• BSc or BEng in Engineering or arelated technical field.
• Professional Engineer registration or eligibility for registration with a recognised engineering bodysuch as ECSA.
• Minimum 5 years ofproject-management experience in engineering, mining or drilling environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary projects from initiation through completion.
• Advanced knowledge ofproject-management principles, tools and methodologies.
• Valid medical certificate /fitness and Code 08 driver's licence.

• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project-management certification.
• MS Project or comparable project-planning software.
• AutoCAD or similar engineering-design exposure.
• Formal leadership training.

• Strong planner with disciplined control of scope, schedule and risk.
• Confident leader who can coordinate technical and operational stakeholders.