Date: 1 Sept 2026
Job Country: Malawi
Job Location: Lilongwe
Job Reference: 1704

Project Manager
Reporting to the Head of Projects, you will play a critical role in delivering telecommunications infrastructure and capital projects across Malawi, ensuring successful project execution from inception to completion. You will lead the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and closure of projects while ensuring delivery within scope, budget, quality, and time requirements. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, risk management, and project governance capabilities to drive operational excellence and support business growth.

Role Responsibilities

Project Management

• Leading and managing projects through the full project lifecycle, from initiation to completion.
• Developing project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Monitoring project progress and ensuring delivery against agreed milestones and objectives.
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks and issues.
• Ensuring all projects are executed in accordance with Helios Towers Project Management standards and processes.

Budget & Resource Management

• Developing project cost estimates and implementation schedules.
• Monitoring project expenditure and ensuring compliance with approved budgets.
• Coordinating materials, subcontractors, equipment, and workforce resources required for project delivery.
• Driving cost efficiencies and maximizing value creation throughout project execution.

Quality Assurance

• Overseeing project quality plans and quality control activities.
• Ensuring compliance with specifications, engineering drawings, inspection, testing, and commissioning requirements.
• Monitoring project deliverables to ensure quality standards are achieved and maintained.

Stakeholder Management

• Providing regular project status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitating project meetings and coordinating communication strategies.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, contractors, government authorities, landlords, and local communities.
• Ensuring alignment of stakeholder expectations throughout project execution.

Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (SHEQ)

• Promoting and maintaining a proactive safety culture across all projects.
• Ensuring compliance with Helios Towers SHEQ policies, procedures, and standards.
• Monitoring, reporting, and resolving SHEQ incidents and corrective actions.
• Ensuring all project stakeholders comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Continuous Improvement

• Identifying opportunities to improve project delivery methodologies and processes.
• Supporting capability-building initiatives within the Projects function.
• Promoting knowledge sharing, coaching, and mentoring across project teams.
• Contributing to the ongoing enhancement of project governance frameworks and best practices.