PMO Project Manager (Strategic & Run)

About the role

Lenmed, a healthcare group expanding internationally including into the GCC, is looking for a PMO Project Manager based at its head office in Roodepoort. The role consolidates, integrates and oversees Group-developed clinical and non-clinical projects designated for hospital delivery, supports hospital project leaders, provides assurance and reporting, and aligns delivery with Group sponsors so that projects meet agreed time, quality and cost outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Consolidate Group-sponsored hospital projects into a unified portfolio with a single view of status, timelines, dependencies and sequencing.
• Support and coach hospital project leaders on methods, tools, scoping, execution and reporting standards, building project management capability across hospitals.
• Review and validate hospital project plans, tracking milestones, budgets, resources, scope changes and delivery risks, and supporting corrective action.
• Maintain central project risk, issue and dependency registers, facilitate mitigation and root cause analysis, and escalate cross-functional blockers.
• Provide structured project dashboards and status reporting to Group Operations and executive leadership, including performance tracking and assurance reviews.
• Facilitate cross-functional project forums, clarify responsibilities and handovers, maintain decision logs and monitor agreed actions.
• Maintain and promote standard project management methods, templates, toolkits and governance frameworks, including lessons learned.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in project management, Business Administration, Health Administration or a related field.
• Professional project management certification such as PMBOK, PRINCE2 or Agile preferred.
• 5-7 years of project management experience, including delivery of multiple concurrent projects with diverse stakeholders.
• Healthcare, hospital operations or related industry experience preferred.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into operational delivery.
• Strong planning, organisation, monitoring, communication and facilitation skills, and resilience in a dynamic environment.

Required skills

• Proficiency in project management software and collaboration tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet or Trello.
• Familiarity with PMBOK, Agile or PRINCE2 methodologies.
• Project reporting, dashboarding, benefits realisation tracking and post-implementation review.
• English proficiency; additional South African languages are advantageous.
• Willingness to travel to hospitals and occasionally support outside normal hours.

To apply, candidates submit a covering letter, CV, certified copies of qualifications, ID and driver's licence, and three reference contacts by e-mail to the named recruiter. Previous employers and references will be contacted, and qualifications, credit and criminal records will be verified. Applications close on 5 November 2026.