Job Title: Construction Project Manager
Employer: General Electric (GE)
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Number: 1840173
Business: GE Global Growth & Operations
Business Segment: Global Growth & Operations – MENAT
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Properties
Function Segment: Project Management
Relocation Assistance: No
About Us: Global Operations Properties (GO-P) leads the full spectrum of real estate support functions from global facility management to worldwide construction projects to defining real estate strategy for locations and offices housing GE's 300K+ employees.
Role Summary/Purpose: The Construction Project Manager is responsible for developing, scoping, planning, and safely executing major construction projects. This role will initially be focused on One GE Nigeria Project – the construction of a large multi-modal manufacturing, service, office, residential and training facility in Calabar, Nigeria but may evolve to a wider Nigeria or Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) scope.
Essential Responsibilities: Reporting to the Construction Project Services Manager – SSA, the Construction Project Manager manages the multi-modal industrial/office/training construction project in Calabar, Nigeria with a value of approximately $250 million, as well as potentially multiple smaller projects in the future. The Construction Project Manager will provide leadership, direction and communicates and presents ideas and requirements to all levels.
- Develop project requirements and define roles and responsibilities of project team. – Identify resources required during project and ensure qualified resources are brought on board at the most value. – Serve as a construction expert for GO-P and provide advice and counsel to GE businesses in development of Growth Playbooks. – Manage project(s) scope, control costs and schedule and ensure compliance with contract documents. – Manage process for approval of funds prior to implementing change orders and ensure funds and time is accounted for in any required change request. – Develop execution plans for the project optimizing GE value. – Leverage the marketplace, as well as existing relationships, to maximize value with suppliers. – Work with GO-P and wider GG&O teams (Operations, Engineering, Legal, Sourcing) to ensure project obligations and contract documents are satisfied, required releases are obtained from suppliers, and the project is closed out financially and physically. – Ensure GE receives a sustainable design and completed project from our contractors.
Qualifications/Requirements: – Bachelor's degree or international equivalent in Engineering, Construction/Building Sciences, Architecture or Project Management – Seven years of experience managing industrial building construction projects (minimum single project value 50 MM USD) working directly for an owner or as an owner's representative across multiple sites/countries in SSA . – Demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility and accountability gained from within an international corporate environment – Proven ability to self-manage, self-motivate and drive team performance – able to organize and focus teams and tasks remotely – Proven leadership, interpersonal, influencing, communication and presentation skills – Proficient with Microsoft Office software; experience working with digital online databases – Project management experience, including identifying projects, developing project plans and execution strategies (must have experience as project leaders/developers, not only as superintendents/field engineers) – Witten and spoken fluency in English.
Eligibility Requirements: – Must submit your application for employment through COS (internal candidates) or www.gecareers.com (external candidates) to be considered for this position. – Must have authorization to work in Nigeria. – Must be willing to comply with pre-employment screening, which may include drug testing (where allowed by law), reference verification and background check. – Must be willing to travel approximately 20% of the time.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Desired Characteristics: – Graduate degree and 10+ years of relevant construction/project management experience with an international corporation already operating within the region – Auditing qualification at a recognized institution (e.g., ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001) – Experience with Environmental, Health and Safety matters – Good organizational and analytical skills – Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written – Culturally aware – Independent thinker, capable of identifying emerging issues and recommending appropriate mitigation – Ability to self-manage/motivate and independently drive performance in a challenging environment – Needs to be confident and display enthusiasm for construction. Must have a 'can-do' attitude. – Demonstrated ability to deliver against measurable goals – Ability to organize and focus teams, tasks and requests and manage sites/teams remotely – Green Belt certified – 10 years' experience as an owner's project manager on major construction projects – Track record of project delivery in Nigeria – Project Management certification from a recognized agency
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