Jayson van Tonder
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Jayson is a resourceful and innovative Project Manager in Construction with 14+ years’ experience. He offers adaptable, confident and reliable attributes, with outstanding leadership and management skills.
Jayson works co-operatively and proactively with teams. He has a keen eye for detail, problem solving and has a consistent track record of improving efficiency within the project. He always drives to maximise profits, control quality and endeavours to see projects completed on time.
He asserts his leadership qualities, while maintaining a flexibility to work within the team to understand each members’ situations to increase their confidence and motivation. This overall maximises the chances of achieving project milestones effectively and suitably.
Jayson is outgoing and approachable, connects well with colleagues and clients. Alongside this he can firmly manage and co-ordinate personnel and their activities to ensure that all processes are aligned appropriately.
Qualifications:
- 2020 – Project Management Professional (PMP), Grey Campus
- 2018 – Advanced Project Management, University of Cape Town – Get Smarter – PMI Accredited
- 2006 – National Diploma, Ranch Management Tshwane University of Technology
Expertise:
- Project Manager
- Management and Leadership
- Teamwork and Motivation
- Problem Solving and Technical Input
- Communication and Time Management
- Business Professionalism
- Self Confidence and Self Driven
Employment History:
- 2022 – Present Senior Project Manager, Pragmatix Limited
- 2022 Senior Project Manager, Improvon / Actis
- 2018 – 2022 Senior Project Manager, Metrum Project Management, (Johannesburg)
- 2018 Construction Project Manager, Hyder Properties (Johannesburg)
- 2015 – 2017 Lead Project Manager, Bobtons Developments (Johannesburg)
- 2009 – 2015 Construction Director & Project Manager, Gelding Construction (Johannesburg)
SELECTED PROJECTS:
Senior Project Manager, Construction Project Manager, Lead Project Manager, Construction Director for various projects.
| Project Name | Value | Brief Description of Project Work |
| Drury Centre Project, Auckland | $350m | Mixed-use Transit Orientated Development on 53Ha South of Auckland |
| Land development & Construction of Large format retail building | $60m | Demolishing of multiple properties, redevelopment of two lots and construction of the LFR zone. |
| Industrial Development | $20m | 20,000m2 warehouse facility and satellite high yield units. |
| Meadowview Industrial Developemnt | $100m | Design Development phase and Construction of nine 10,000m2 logistical warehousing solutions. |
| Alteration of 18,000m2 warehouse | $25m | New offices, conversion of warehouse to refrigeration storage, new wash bays, security offices and weigh bridges. |
| De-commissioning of existing food processing facility (9000m2) and relocation of operations to new premises (14000m2) | $15m | Recommission and tenant fit out. |
| Logistical warehouse – Optic solutions | $8m | New 2000m2 office and 5000m2 warehouse facility |
| Management of tenant office fit out – Defy | $6m | Office, racking, fire protection and operational training implantation. |
| Komatsu, South African Global Campus | $ 95m | Campus consisting of a PDC (21000m2), Training Centre (5500m2), Remanufacturing facility (9000m2) workshop (11000m2) and offices (4500m2) |
| Toyota, Southern Africa PDC | $40m | PDC (80,000m2) |
| Sasol, Wax Commercial Development | $8m | Wax storage facility – (11000m2) |
| First National Bank | $6m | Inner-City Upliftment Transformation Project |
| First National Bank 1066 | $12m | Inner City 30 floor Building Refurbishment |
| DVS Logistics Global Business Campus, South Africa | $350m | 440,000m2 Land size and 160 000m2 of building GFA – Assistant PM |
| Cotton On | $9.5m | Head Office and warehouse facility |
| Nexus Buildings 1-3 | $4.5m | International Head Offices |
| Steyn City | $ 5m | Residential Lots and terraced housing |
| Waterfall City | $3m | Residential homes |
