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Austin Pillay

@austinpillay

Message

Senior project manager delivering end-to-end residential fit-out programmes across South Africa.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to apply end-to-end project fundamentals in a structured professional environment across industries—using disciplined scope, risk, milestone tracking, and formal change control—while leveraging my delivery track record and PRINCE2 pathway.

hi I’m Austin

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Project Manager

Current

Professional Touch Kitchens

Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 5 months)

Delivered end-to-end residential fit-out programmes for 80–120 units over 3–4 years, maintaining a consistent 2–3 units/month from stakeholder briefing through on-site execution, change control, and client handover. Led cross-functional teams of up to 8 tradespeople while managing subcontractor procurement, vendor coordination, H&S compliance, and premium client expectations.

End To End Programme Management Change Control Risk Management Stakeholder Management WHS Compliance Autocad

Current

Project Support Manager

Current

Professional Touch Construction

Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 5 months)

Supported turnkey residential and commercial shopfitting delivery across multiple concurrent programmes by managing procurement, site inventory, and workflow continuity. Coordinated subcontractors and suppliers to resolve scheduling conflicts and prevent site downtime across overlapping project schedules.

Construction Project Support Procurement Inventory Control Scheduling coordination Cost Control