Project Manager (Mixta Africa) at ARM Hold Co.

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Reports to: Project Director - MAHCS, Country MD

Overview

• Oversee the construction and execution phases of all in-country projects

Key Interactions:

• Senior Construction Associate, Senior Procurement and Contracting Associate, Senior Design Associate, Site Construction Associate

Main Responsibilities

• To lead on all construction aspects of the company’s projects, providing strategic and professional guidance to the construction team
• Ensure optimised process for contracting and project approval
• Reporting to the Company on matters in relation to the performance of projects against contract requirements.
• Oversee the development of designs to ensure they are high quality, in-line with company strategy and delivered on time
• Coordinate with design and construction standards to resolve any design issue arising during construction
• Ensure compliance with design for all projects on construction site.
• Responsible for ensuring that project managers:
• Manage the project team including architects, engineers, workplace consultants, construction managers and administrative support.
• Develop schedules and budgets for assigned projects.
• Identify and evaluates alternative solutions to best meet program goals.
• Prepare detailed construction cost estimates and documentation (e.g. PFR, PAR) for project
• Track contract and construction performance from start till completion
• Participate in or oversee the pre-qualification and bid evaluation process for consultants, contractors, and other outside vendors and selects vendors.
• Ensure all technical work is carried out within the approved budgets
• Assist at all times in maintaining a safe working environment within Company workplaces, and applying the Company Health & Safety Policy for their own, their colleagues, third parties and the public's benefit.

Deliverables:

• Capacity investment plans
• Existing capacity allocation plan
• Country operating model plan and review

Time Allocation:

• Technical 90%
• Administrative 10%

KPIs
Operations:

• Cost effectiveness of projects: Proportion of projects at high that were achieved value for money than expected (20%)
• Savings generated- Measured as a % unit cost reduction as compared to budget. (20%)
• Issues causing contract disputes, termination and liquidity before due date-% of contracts with issues arising, disputes, termination and liquidity before due date against procurement’s total signed contracts each year (15%)
• Lead time from Request for Quote to contract award- Shows the lead time from RFQ to award of contract (15%)

Reports and Processes:

• Timeliness of deliverables (reports and projects) - percentage of deliverables that are delivered to the target audience as per the agreed deadlines (5%)
• Quality of deliverables - percentage of deliverables that meet or exceed expectation (5%)

Management:

• Quality of coordination with relevant departments (5%)
• Feedback - The annual average rating from 360-degree surveys launched (15%)

Requirements

• 10+ construction related experience
• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in an Engineering field (structural, electrical, mechanical)
• An advanced degree in engineering or a related field is also strongly preferred
• Experience in managing large scale projects within the real estate sector.

Skills:

• Excellent understanding of the construction industry
• Ability to manage several large scale projects at the same time
• Knowledge of key processes and phases in construction (Structure, M&E, Finishing)
• Deep understanding of corporate functions like procurement and contracting, budget and planning, and de-bottlenecking other corporate processes
• Proficient in creating and understanding a planning schedule and work break down structure
• Gathers information nationally and internationally about what could be; visualises the future and assesses what needs to change; thinks strategically, considers wider effects thoroughly, including customers, shareholders and people; promotes and builds enthusiasm for the vision.
• Balances the needs of the stakeholder triangle; assimilates and analyses relevant information; identifies core principles, and applies them consistently to decisions; identifies and mitigates risks; creative in providing solutions; owns decisions.
• Good planning/project management skills
• Exceptional negotiation, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Outstanding people leadership and management skills. Ability to drive change management across the organization
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and oral
• Sets milestones and timeframes to achieve objectives and operational requirements; determines priorities and allocates responsibilities and manages workflow; establishes measures and monitoring systems; monitors unit and individual performance, putting (joint) action plans in place to address areas of non-compliance; anticipates hurdles and has contingency plans to get around them.