Client Project Manager / Refurbishment & Maintenance - Remote South Africa

JOB TITLE : Client Project Manager LOCATION : Remote, must have a work station equiped with 2 screens TERMS : Full-time, Permanent SALARY : R26,000 - 34,000 per month HOURS: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:30pm (UK Hours) WHY JOIN OPTIMAL? Optimal Maintenance & Construction is a high-growth property maintenance and refurbishment company, delivering responsive and planned works to a range of clients including estate agents, housing associations, and private landlords. Our mission is to simplify property maintenance by combining operational excellence with first-class customer service. We are a results-focused business, driven by excellence, innovation, and growth. If you are a motivated, commercially minded individual who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment then this is the place for you. We want high performers who want to be part of something big. If you thrive on ownership, speed, and results— we want to hear from you! THE ROLE : The Client Project Manager is an end-to-end client delivery role—responsible for winning work, managing relationships, quoting/surveying jobs, booking engineers, project managing jobs, and ensuring payment. This is a commercially focused role that blends sales, account management, quoting, and operational coordination into one powerful position. You’ll be measured by revenue growth, quote conversion, project delivery quality, and cash collection. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Client Acquisition & Growth Identify and win new clients through outbound engagement, referrals, and networking Convert inbound leads into retained accounts with ongoing project pipelines Build and maintain strong relationships to increase repeat business Track and report on client revenue performance Quoting & Estimating Attend site visits or coordinate engineer attendance for quote scoping Write and issue clear, itemised, step-by-step quotes using CRM system Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure cost competitiveness Follow up on outstanding quotes t