* Lead and oversee large-scale infrastructure development projects across ARC campuses.
* Manage planning, design, costing, procurement, construction, and commissioning of strategic infrastructure initiatives.
* Ensure project governance, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
* Develop and oversee construction schedules, risk registers, technical specifications, and contractor performance.
* Coordinate infrastructure development linked to DoA-funded strategic programmes (e.g., Climate Smart Centre of Excellence).
* Lead feasibility studies, business cases, and funding proposals for new capital projects.
* Manage multidisciplinary project teams and external professional service providers.
* Drive strategic campus development, including consolidation of Pretoria-based research facilities.
* Ensure delivery of infrastructure that enables research excellence and organisational sustainability. Prepare progress reports, technical documentation, and project financial analyses.
* Develop and manage Opex and Capex budgets.
* Oversee staff performance management and service delivery standards.
* Prepare technical, operational, and financial reports.