General Manager - Road Construction (Expatriate) at Adexen

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the management of the project
• Plan, direct, coordinate the execution of the construction phase and achieving contract deliverables and outcomes within fundamental parameters of time, quality and cost
• Provide leadership and support to the project team & directs and supervises workers on construction site to ensure project meets specification
• Oversee its organization, scheduling, and implementation
• Formulates reports concerning such areas as work progress, costs, and scheduling
• Professional interface with other disciplines and client representatives
• Ensure that the technical teams are adequately resourced
• Ensure that contractual deliverables are produced and issued on time and in compliance with the client's requirements
• Monitor adherence to the procedures described in the project management manual
• Ensure full coordination and effective implementation of Health, Safety & Environmental processes and protocols.
• Apply risk assessment and management principles and processes
• Network effectively, negotiate well and influence people, broker relationships with stakeholders within the project

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or degree in Construction Management
• 15 years work experience with minimum of 10 years in construction/project management preferably in road & bridge construction
• Excellent communication skills and an inherent self-motivation
• Must have strong ethics in dealings with Suppliers & Contractors
• Critical reasoning & commercial acumen tested in a similar environment
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Strong experience with cost control and forecasting
• Previous experience in Africa is a plus