Job Title: Highway Construction Project Manager
Employer: Qumecs Nigeria Ltd
Department/Division: Site
Responsible to: Managing Director
Job Summary/Purpose: – The role of the project manager is to direct, manage and deliver projects on time, within budget and with regard for safety. – Optimally utilise all resources available to ensure project is delivered on time and with specification / Scope. – The project manager will be expected to fully manage both the technical and commercial operations through site staff on a day-to-day basis for the given project or projects.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Key Responsibility:
1. Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with key stakeholders
2. Direct and develop full scale-project plans, manage project development from beginning to completion stage with associated communications documents supporting the timely execution of project on set date
3. Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
4. Prepare and control of the financial expenditures of the site, to be within the agreed budget, capable of establishing, site budget and cash flow projections
5. Ensuring company HSE policy is correctly applied
6. Preparation and updating of the project construction programme weekly /monthly for both internal and external, in accordance with agreed practise
7. Maintaining good relations, represent and take care of company's interests while dealing with clients and consultants.
8. Ensuring company QA/QC standards are fully adhered to
9. Monthly (Or at other agreed interval), preparation of the valuation of work complete, submission of valuation, certification, certification of valuation and obtaining/chasing payment
10. Control of the use of construction plant, and the maintenance of plant and equipment records
11. Maintain all reports pertaining to admin, accidents reports and records and other records required by law
12. Coach mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and ensure accountability for their assigned work
Key Skill Sets:
1. Experience in either Microsoft Project or Primavera is desirable.
2. Must have experience in road construction.
3. Experience in preparation of site documentation, especially purchasing schedules, material submittals, methods statements.
Person Specification:
Knowledge and training:
• Strong commercial awareness required. Must have the ability to recognize variations to contract and areas of change. Experience in the preparation of variation and claim documentation, and the negotiation of variations and claims essential.
• Must be able to demonstrate both HSE and QC awareness.
• Must be able to prepare with the assistance of the site Quantity Surveyor a monthly Cost/Value report. This will require an understanding of budgeting and control of expenditure against budget.
Experience:
• Minimum qualifications include a relevant degree in Civil engineering or similar from an internationally recognized university.
• Minimum 10 + years direct work experience in project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Strong working knowledge in civil road construction/bridges/culverts/Asphalt Projects
• Committed to a minimum of 3+ years full-time living & working in Nigeria.
• Must possess demonstrable and measurable success in a similar role in a large or medium sized construction company ideally within Nigeria or within a similar challenging environment.
Key Attributes of Qumecs:
The appointee will be able to demonstrate examples that underpin the Qumecs Values & Behaviours:
• Honesty & Integrity – an ability to maintain the strictness of confidence, is open, honest and consistent, and has effective listening skills
• Flexibility and adaptability – ability to work under pressure, work in challenging environment, in very remote sites and in new set up projects
• Team Success – demonstrated ability as a team player, build and maintain relationships
• Proactive and result oriented – very key skill to organisation
• To be innovative – demonstrated ability to think outside the box
• Ensure safe working practice – an appreciation for the requirements of working in an industrially hazardous site;
• No compromise on quality – ensure high quality standards are maintained
• Customer Focus – demonstrated experience of interacting with customers and building relationships
• Management reporting – demonstrated understanding of prompt reporting to management on, projection, cost management initiatives and business developments
• Promoting the companies vision, mission and core values
Leadership skills:
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation and show strong leadership skills.
• Must be able to manage a large work force and understand how to get the best out of people in a challenging environment.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with the client and consultants.
• People oriented in the area of managing morale and motivating team to achieve high levels of performance
• Developing team structure to identify, develop and retain quality staff that will provide support and leadership for the future
Package: Negotiable
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