Strategic Project Manager (RDO Irrigation Projects)
2025-11-19T08:40:04+00:00
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)
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Morogoro, Kilombero
Morogoro
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Tanzania
Manufacturing
Engineering
2025-12-02T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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Role Purpose
We are seeking a highly experienced and delivery-focused Project Manager to lead the end-to-end execution of complex irrigation infrastructure projects. This role is pivotal in ensuring the successful planning, design, implementation, and operational integration of irrigation systems that drive agricultural productivity and sustainability.
With a strong emphasis on project management excellence, the successful candidate will oversee capital project delivery, manage cross-functional teams and contractors, and ensure alignment with strategic agricultural goals. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep technical knowledge, field-based execution, and a relentless focus on delivering value through infrastructure performance, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Health & Safety Leadership
- Champion a culture of safety across all project phases.
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations and internal protocols.
Project Management & Delivery
- Lead the full lifecycle of irrigation and drainage infrastructure projects, from concept to commissioning, ensuring strong interface with the RDO team, agricultural operational and engineering teams
- Own and manage project business cases, ensuring financial integrity and alignment with strategic plans.
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using RDO methodologies to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.
- Lead adherence to RDO project governance, ensuring controls, risk mitigation, and milestone tracking.
Agricultural Infrastructure Support
- Serve as the principal engineering advisor to the Agriculture Department, ensuring infrastructure meets evolving agronomic needs.
- Translate production goals into technical project requirements and delivery outcomes.
Contract & Stakeholder Management
- Procure, negotiate, and manage contracts with 1C teams, external vendors and contractors.
- Monitor performance, quality, and delivery timelines to ensure alignment with project objectives.
Design & Technical Oversight
- Lead the evaluation and selection of irrigation system designs tailored to site-specific conditions.
- Ensure all design alternatives are rigorously assessed for cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and performance.
Maintenance & Reliability
- Develop proactive maintenance strategies, including critical spares planning and inventory optimization.
- Support operational teams in minimizing downtime and maximizing system reliability.
Change Management & Upgrades
- Drive infrastructure upgrades through structured change management processes.
- Ensure seamless transitions with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
Training & Capability Building
- Deliver technical training and support to field teams and operators.
- Build operational confidence and competence in system use and maintenance.
Project Handover & Operational Integration
- Ensure comprehensive handover of completed projects to operations, including documentation, training, and SOPs.
Governance, Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure all projects comply with internal governance frameworks, regulatory standards, and H&S requirements.
- Track and report through the RDO on project performance, ROI, and alignment with strategic agricultural outcomes.
Risk & Quality Management
- Apply structured risk management and quality assurance practices throughout the project lifecycle.
Job Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in irrigation project delivery.
- Project Management qualification
- Familiarity with industry-standard contract forms and procurement processes.
- Experience with sugarcane irrigation systems is a strong advantage.
- In-depth knowledge of capital project processes and systems.
Expertise and Skill
- Proven track record in delivering large-scale irrigation infrastructure projects in agricultural environments.
- Deep technical expertise in irrigation system design, installation, and lifecycle management.
- Strong project management capabilities, including scheduling, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrated ability to lead field-based teams and drive operational excellence.
- Experience in change management and continuous improvement within operational settings.
- Excellent communication, planning, and problem-solving skills.
Health & Safety Leadership Champion a culture of safety across all project phases. Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations and internal protocols. Project Management & Delivery Lead the full lifecycle of irrigation and drainage infrastructure projects, from concept to commissioning, ensuring strong interface with the RDO team, agricultural operational and engineering teams Own and manage project business cases, ensuring financial integrity and alignment with strategic plans. Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using RDO methodologies to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery. Lead adherence to RDO project governance, ensuring controls, risk mitigation, and milestone tracking. Agricultural Infrastructure Support Serve as the principal engineering advisor to the Agriculture Department, ensuring infrastructure meets evolving agronomic needs. Translate production goals into technical project requirements and delivery outcomes. Contract & Stakeholder Management Procure, negotiate, and manage contracts with 1C teams, external vendors and contractors. Monitor performance, quality, and delivery timelines to ensure alignment with project objectives. Design & Technical Oversight Lead the evaluation and selection of irrigation system designs tailored to site-specific conditions. Ensure all design alternatives are rigorously assessed for cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and performance. Maintenance & Reliability Develop proactive maintenance strategies, including critical spares planning and inventory optimization. Support operational teams in minimizing downtime and maximizing system reliability. Change Management & Upgrades Drive infrastructure upgrades through structured change management processes. Ensure seamless transitions with minimal disruption to ongoing operations. Training & Capability Building Deliver technical training and support to field teams and operators. Build operational confidence and competence in system use and maintenance. Project Handover & Operational Integration Ensure comprehensive handover of completed projects to operations, including documentation, training, and SOPs. Governance, Compliance & Reporting Ensure all projects comply with internal governance frameworks, regulatory standards, and H&S requirements. Track and report through the RDO on project performance, ROI, and alignment with strategic agricultural outcomes. Risk & Quality Management Apply structured risk management and quality assurance practices throughout the project lifecycle.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in irrigation project delivery. Project Management qualification Familiarity with industry-standard contract forms and procurement processes. Experience with sugarcane irrigation systems is a strong advantage. In-depth knowledge of capital project processes and systems.
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Vacancy title:
Strategic Project Manager (RDO Irrigation Projects)
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Engineering]
Jobs at:
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, December 2 2025
Duty Station:
Morogoro, Kilombero | Morogoro | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 19 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Role Purpose
We are seeking a highly experienced and delivery-focused Project Manager to lead the end-to-end execution of complex irrigation infrastructure projects. This role is pivotal in ensuring the successful planning, design, implementation, and operational integration of irrigation systems that drive agricultural productivity and sustainability.
With a strong emphasis on project management excellence, the successful candidate will oversee capital project delivery, manage cross-functional teams and contractors, and ensure alignment with strategic agricultural goals. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep technical knowledge, field-based execution, and a relentless focus on delivering value through infrastructure performance, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Health & Safety Leadership
- Champion a culture of safety across all project phases.
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations and internal protocols.
Project Management & Delivery
- Lead the full lifecycle of irrigation and drainage infrastructure projects, from concept to commissioning, ensuring strong interface with the RDO team, agricultural operational and engineering teams
- Own and manage project business cases, ensuring financial integrity and alignment with strategic plans.
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using RDO methodologies to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.
- Lead adherence to RDO project governance, ensuring controls, risk mitigation, and milestone tracking.
Agricultural Infrastructure Support
- Serve as the principal engineering advisor to the Agriculture Department, ensuring infrastructure meets evolving agronomic needs.
- Translate production goals into technical project requirements and delivery outcomes.
Contract & Stakeholder Management
- Procure, negotiate, and manage contracts with 1C teams, external vendors and contractors.
- Monitor performance, quality, and delivery timelines to ensure alignment with project objectives.
Design & Technical Oversight
- Lead the evaluation and selection of irrigation system designs tailored to site-specific conditions.
- Ensure all design alternatives are rigorously assessed for cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and performance.
Maintenance & Reliability
- Develop proactive maintenance strategies, including critical spares planning and inventory optimization.
- Support operational teams in minimizing downtime and maximizing system reliability.
Change Management & Upgrades
- Drive infrastructure upgrades through structured change management processes.
- Ensure seamless transitions with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
Training & Capability Building
- Deliver technical training and support to field teams and operators.
- Build operational confidence and competence in system use and maintenance.
Project Handover & Operational Integration
- Ensure comprehensive handover of completed projects to operations, including documentation, training, and SOPs.
Governance, Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure all projects comply with internal governance frameworks, regulatory standards, and H&S requirements.
- Track and report through the RDO on project performance, ROI, and alignment with strategic agricultural outcomes.
Risk & Quality Management
- Apply structured risk management and quality assurance practices throughout the project lifecycle.
Job Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in irrigation project delivery.
- Project Management qualification
- Familiarity with industry-standard contract forms and procurement processes.
- Experience with sugarcane irrigation systems is a strong advantage.
- In-depth knowledge of capital project processes and systems.
Expertise and Skill
- Proven track record in delivering large-scale irrigation infrastructure projects in agricultural environments.
- Deep technical expertise in irrigation system design, installation, and lifecycle management.
- Strong project management capabilities, including scheduling, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrated ability to lead field-based teams and drive operational excellence.
- Experience in change management and continuous improvement within operational settings.
- Excellent communication, planning, and problem-solving skills.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 84
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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