Site / Project Manager

Lead and control assigned projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, commissioning, and closure in accordance with Dürr project-management requirements. Develop customer and internal timing plans, coordinate resources, manage capacity, and maintain delivery against milestones, quality gates, budgets, and deadlines.

Manage site installation and commissioning teams, customer communications, kick-off presentations, review meetings, status reporting, project risks, corrective actions, safety compliance, and project documentation. Control cost forecasts, change requests, commercial impacts, invoicing milestones, customer acceptance records, lessons learned, and closeout documentation.

Provide senior management oversight for broiler farming and hydroponic operations. Lead operational planning, budgeting, purchasing, supplier coordination, production support, and business controls.

Oversee administration, compliance support, recordkeeping, commercial decisions, reporting, resource coordination, maintenance needs, risk management, operational improvement, and long-term business planning.

Managed an automotive installation project at Toyota South Africa Motors in Durban, with accountability for daily site management, project coordination, execution, and final handover. Led and supervised a multidisciplinary site team of up to 23 personnel.

Acted as primary client contact, developed plans and timelines, coordinated design sign-off and procurement of critical items, chaired weekly status meetings, and managed installation, commissioning preparation, logistics, subcontractors, quality control, safety compliance, risks, and action tracking.

Led the preparation and review of project cost estimates covering labour, materials, equipment, services, subcontractors, and supplier inputs. Prepared cost breakdowns and assessed accuracy, completeness, risk exposure, and commercial reliability.

Assigned and reviewed estimating work, coached estimators, maintained supplier and contractor information, supported pricing and terms negotiations, and monitored market trends, products, technologies, and cost drivers to improve forecasting.

Worked with project sales teams to confirm scope, develop cost-effective concepts, assess order feasibility, and create project plans within financial and timing constraints. Determined resource requirements and coordinated delivery arrangements and schedule changes.

Maintained customer communication, delivered project status updates and technical documentation, chaired weekly scope-of-work meetings, and supported project delivery in line with company policies and quality systems.

Worked as a Senior Draughtsman and Estimator in an engineering environment, supporting mechanical design, CAD documentation, estimating, costing, and production-focused project activities.

Built practical experience in technical drawing, supplier liaison, project costing, design reviews, and engineering documentation.

Produced CAD designs and technical documentation for engineering projects. Supported design development, drawing preparation, and technical coordination.

Developed experience in engineering design processes, design accuracy, and production-oriented technical requirements.

Worked as a Mechanical Designer, supporting mechanical design development and preparation of technical drawings for engineering work.

Contributed to design documentation, technical problem solving, and coordination of project design requirements.

Supported engineering and automation design activities as a Design Assistant. Assisted with technical documentation, drawing preparation, and design coordination.

Established an early technical foundation in automation projects, mechanical design, and engineering documentation.

Completed Matriculation.

Studied Mechanical Engineering.