Work-Force
A IT Project Manager is needed in Bloemfontein. The role focuses on consistent delivery, accurate work and clear communication across the Free State operation.
What This Role Involves
This IT Project Manager role sits within the it jobs function in Bloemfontein. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Free State.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
The role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Bloemfontein also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Bloemfontein teams, and the new IT Project Manager will feel that from the first week.
Your Team
Crucially, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Bloemfontein office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Free State operations get busy.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
In addition, the team mix in Bloemfontein reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Bloemfontein.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Bloemfontein.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Free State.
Working in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein continues to grow as an employment hub in Free State, with near the Sasolburg industrial complex. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Bloemfontein, Free State.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Bloemfontein.
Many candidates already living within reach of Bloemfontein cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Free State economy.
What We Offer
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Bloemfontein colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the it jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Free State.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Bloemfontein teams.
On top of that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Bloemfontein keep progressing.
Daily Duties
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
- Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
- Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
Essential Criteria
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
- Reliable home internet for hybrid work where applicable
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.