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  • Posted: Nov 23, 2016
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    General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. The company operates through the following segments: Energy [2013 inactive], Technology Infrastructure, Capital Finance as well as Consumer and Industrial. In 2011, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 26th-la...
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    Senior Manager - Property Services, Global Operations

    Job Number: 2777089
    Business: GE Global Operations
    Business Segment: Global Operations Middle East & Africa

    Role Summary/Purpose

    • 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. The Property Leader - West Africa is responsible for this entire scope for GE properties in West Africa, the current focus countries being Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivore & Cameroon.

    Essential Responsibilities

    • Managing facilities across the West Africa region, the Property Leader will provide leadership, direction and will communicate/present ideas and requirements to all levels to optimize the property portfolio.
    • Serve as a properties expert for GO-P in the sub-region providing advice and counsel to GE businesses in development of Growth Playbooks and Budgets.
    • Develop capital project requirements and define roles, responsibilities of project team with appropriate resources.
    • Manage process for approval of funds required to optimize the property portfolio.
    • Ensure lease agreements are executed and maintained compliantly.
    • Develop execution plans for capital projects, optimizing GE value.
    • Manage project(s) scope, control costs and schedule and ensure compliance with contract documents, whilst always ensuring alignment with business requirements.
    • Ensure the optimum operation of properties leveraging IFM partners to deliver safe and compliant environments that meet the needs of the stakeholders.
    • Leverage the marketplace, as well as existing relationships, to maximize value with suppliers.
    • Work with GO-P regional and wider teams (Operations, Engineering, Legal, Sourcing) to manage leases, capital projects and operations of facilities.

    Qualifications/Requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree or International equivalent in Surveying, Engineering, Construction/Building Sciences, Architecture, Project Management or Facilities Management or significant relevant experience
    • Five years of experience managing industrial building construction projects (minimum single project value $5M USD) and commercial building projects working directly for an owner or as an owner's representative within the Africa region.
    • 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 in a matrix environment
    • Strong financial acumen, able to build, analyse and manage budgets with an understanding of capital vs operational expenditure with corresponding impacts to the balance sheet and P&L account.
    • 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)

    Eligibility Requirements:

    • Must submit your application for employment through COS (internal candidates) and GE Careers (external candidates) to be considered for this position.
    • 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 authorized and willing to work from an office in Lagos, Nigeria.
    • Must be willing to travel approximately 30% of the time.

    Desired Characteristics:

    • Graduate Degree and 10+ years of relevant construction/project/property management experience as an end user with an international corporation already operating within the region
    • Auditing qualification at a recognized institution (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001)
    • Experience with Environmental, Health and Safety oversight
    • Good organizational, presentation and analytical skills
    • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
    • Culturally aware , fluent in English but French would also be an advantage
    • Independent thinker, capable of identifying emerging issues and recommending appropriate mitigation
    • Ability to self-manage/motivate and independently drive performance in a challenging environment, within a matrix organization and with a limited supply chain
    • 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
    • Ability to translate real estate strategy into project and operational deliverables
    • Ability to engage with and report out to internal and external stakeholders at all levels
    • Project Management certification from a recognized agency and/or a Chartered Surveyor
    • Facility management/maintenance/EHS experience within a corporate environment across multiple locations/countries
    • Real estate transactional experience including property/land identification, shortlisting and lease/purchase negotiation.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to GE - General Electric on xjobs.brassring.com to apply

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