Delivers on schedule
Completed the 106,563 sq ft Project Hamilton within schedule, earning 220 tenant satisfaction letters.
01Construction Project Manager · General Contractor
Hank Cronje
Twenty years running the whole job: winning the tender, leading crews of 100+, coordinating every trade and handing over on schedule.
0yrsBuilding & development leadership
0+People supervised on site
0sq ft220-unit renovation, delivered on schedule
0projectsIn the portfolio, 2008–2026
0firmsConstruction & logistics companies led
01 — About
Most project managers have run a job. Hank has run the company.
For two decades Hank owned and operated construction firms in South Africa. He bid the work, hired and led the crews, managed the trades and answered to the client at handover, across offices, a church, hospitality, an industrial facility, a 220-unit residential renovation and multi-home luxury developments.
He pairs hands-on concrete and electrical expertise with an owner's focus on schedule, budget discipline and client satisfaction, and he's ready to bring that ownership mindset to a large contractor.
EducationUniversity of Pretoria | South AfricaThree Years of Undergraduate Study in Marketing
AvailabilityAvailable nowValid driver's license
02 — What he brings
Four reasons he pays for himself on day one.
Wins work, fills buildings
Won tenders for office, church and industrial projects, and secured tenants for the commercial space he developed.
02
Runs multiple sites
Plans and supervises 3+ concurrent projects with large crews and in-house trade teams.
03
Solves it on the ground
Works directly with electrical, plumbing, roofing, welding, painting and HVAC teams to fix issues on site.
04
On site, in the drawings
From the first drawing to the final handover, one person accountable.
- 01Win the tender
- 02Plan & schedule
- 03Lead crews & trades
- 04Hand over on time
03 — Experience
Twenty years at the top of the org chart.
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2006 – 2026
Smart Start Projects
Owner · Project Manager · General Contractor South Africa
- Led construction operations end to end, from planning and site supervision to residential builds, additions, concrete works and electrical installations.
- Delivered eight luxury homes (~22,604 sq ft) for HBO Jones as project manager and main contractor, completed in 2024, self-performing all concrete and electrical work.
- Ran in-house trade teams across electrical, plumbing, roofing, welding, painting and HVAC.
- Delivered additions for de Lange Attorneys and Flynn Trust, electrical for new homes and the Klein Kaap boutique hotel, and 2026 subcontract work for a SANRAL roadworks contractor.
- 2025: Carried out electrical maintenance and solar work through Smart Start Projects.
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2008 – 2019
Project Achievers CC
Founder & Director South Africa
- Built a general contracting firm delivering ground-up offices, a church, hospitality, luxury residential, industrial and renovation projects.
- Completed the 106,563 sq ft, 220-unit Project Hamilton renovation within schedule, earning 220 tenant satisfaction letters.
- Main building contractor on the 25,833 sq ft S&J Furnishers office and the 26,910 sq ft Junction Church; scope included specialized raft foundations and the Albany Bread electrical upgrade.
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2024 – 2026
Enducore Logistics
Director
Crane hire, container transport and contractor storage services.
2025: Added another crane truck, introduced shipping-container transport and contractor container-storage rentals, and acquired a property for the business.
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2010 – 2015
Silverton Construction
Director & Co-owner
Developed four commercial units (~11,302 sq ft) and leased all four.
04 — The photographic record
A career, in photographs.
The sites. The structures. The work behind the finish. Open a year to explore Hank’s own photographs, from the early builds to the latest projects.
2006 — 202621 years180 images + 1 film
Years follow the supplied photo archive. Some albums include later reference views. Project areas are approximate.
05 — Range
Six sectors. One builder.
Planning & tendering
Project planning, scheduling and winning main-contractor tenders.
Concrete & structure
Raft foundations, concrete works and ground-up builds, self-performed.
Crew leadership
100+ people supervised, in-house trade teams, multi-site control.
Site supervision
Trade coordination, major renovations and tenant-ready delivery.
Project planningSchedulingTenderingCrew leadershipTrade coordinationMulti-site managementGround-up buildsMajor renovationsClient relationsTenant delivery
ConcreteRaft foundationsElectricalPlumbingRoofingWeldingPaintingHVACIndustrial upgradesHospitality fit-out
06 — Next step
Let's build something.
Hank is available now for senior project management and construction leadership roles.
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