North West Africa Facilities Manager at Cummins Inc.

Req ID: 170002G4
Location: Lagos-Island, Lagos
Job Type: Experienced - Professional / Office
Recruitment Job Type: Professional - Experienced

Job Description

• Manages, develops, and implements project(s) of varying complexity and size in assigned functional area. Partners with business stakeholders to ensure a successful project completion.
• Leads multiple projects from inception to completion; facilitates project planning sessions with internal stakeholders to determine the scope and objectives of each project; works with business stakeholders to establish project performance goals; designs project plan, develops timeline, identifies project milestones, and tracks performance against performance goals and timeline.
• Identifies, tracks, and works with others to resolve project issues.
• Monitors and communicates project status to project team.
• Plans and monitors project budget, conducts research and analysis; provides input into the design and development of project plans and timelines.
• Manages project risk; uses quality tools to identify areas of risk; works with others on the team and outside the team to identify alternatives or solutions.
• Documents and shares team learning's with other teams; draws on other project team experiences to enhance the success of the project.
• Maintains project notes, databases, and other records; monitors measures and communicates with Project Sponsor and other stakeholders on status of specific projects and assignments.
• Identifies and assigns appropriate resources to accomplish various project tasks; guides and coaches team members through various stages of the project; provides developmental feedback to team members.

Qualifications & Skills
Issue Management:

• Maintains a cross-functional project issues list, with appropriate prioritization based on the issue's level of importance.
• Drives appropriate and timely resolution and approval of changes to the project plan.

Scope Management:

• Solicits and organizes customer requirements (Voice of the Customer), and tracks the status of project deliverables.
• Uses a Value Package Profile (VPP) or other appropriate scope-defining document, and manages change.
• Manages the connections between multiple levels of scope detail in related additional documents (e.g. Tech Profiles or equivalent documents).

Schedule Management:

• Develops and maintains a cross-functional schedule.
• Proficient at one or more schedule management tools.
• Knows the right level of detail needed to use the tool effectively.

Resource Plan Management:

• Develops and manages a cross-functional resource plan for a project.
• Knows the right level of detail needed to complete the processes and use the tools effectively.

Stakeholder Management And Communication:

• Identifies, engages and manages stakeholders on a project or groups of projects.
• Overcomes obstacles and resistance among stakeholders.
• Effectively stratifies stakeholder needs and creates and executes communications plans to fit the unique needs of each type of stakeholder.

Business Planning/Strategy:

• Familiar with tools for financial analysis and its relevance.
• Knows when, where, and how to get assistance.

Cross-Functional Knowledge:

• Understands the more detailed hand-offs between functional areas on a project, and knows the detailed work of at least one functional area.

Project Risk Management:

• Leads teams in the development of a project FMEA and/or 9-box project risk summary, and identifies and manages the actions to mitigate the risk.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, University, or equivalent Degree required.

Experience:

• Intermediate level of relevant work experience, including team leadership experience, required.
• Qualification in construction management / architecture / quantity surveying would be beneficial.
• Some background on lease administration would be beneficial.