Project Manager at Turbo Energy Nigeria Limited

Job Description

• Project Managers ensure that a project is completed on time and within budget, that the project's objectives are met and that everyone else is doing their job properly.
• Projects are usually separate to usual day-to-day business activities and require a group of people to work together to achieve a set of specific objectives.
• Project managers oversee the project to ensure the desired result is achieved, the most efficient resources are used and the different interests involved are satisfied.

Responsibilities

• Effectively allocate available resources and determine if additional resources will be required.
• Provide Project planning, Milestone management, Scope management, Resource forecasting; Financial Management; Change Management across the project portfolio.
• Track and report on project portfolio performance, providing a real-time, comprehensive, and prioritized view of all projects.
• Using IT systems to keep track of people and progress
• Identify and manage assignment dependencies.
• Identify potential crises, devise contingency plans.
• Adhere to operational procedures to ensure that the department runs smoothly.
• Manage financials: forecast vs. actual.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise team members and contractors. Influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned responsibilities. Take corrective action.
• Coordinating internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Manage team members and delegate tasks.
• Define and embed project control and governance.
• Establish and manage communication between Innovation Managers, unit team and project sponsors (management).
• Maintain processes to ensure project management documentation, reports and plans are relevant, accurate and complete for all software development assignments.
• Manage and compile Program related financial and KPI information.
• Provide and maintain a capacity planning and resource tracking service across the Program.
• Ensure the appropriate program benefits are identified, quantified and their realization planned.
• Ensure cross-program dependencies are managed and the dependency log is accurately maintained.
• Establish frameworks and standards for Program and Project Management.
• Monitor Project overhead and capital expenses to ensure achievement of cost efficiency and acting to correct any adverse variances.
• Ensure overall cost control by monitoring all areas of Project expenditure and reporting on performance against variations.

Job Qualifications

• Great educational background of 2:1 Minimum for BSc. and/or MSc. in Project Management
• Proven working experience as a Project Manager in the Information Technology sector
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in Project Management software and its operations.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• PMP and/or any other project management certification is a plus

Key Skills Needed:

• Organizational skills
• IT Skills
• Analytical skills
• Well developed interpersonal skills
• Numeracy skills
• Commercial awareness
• Communication skills
• Team-working skills
• Diplomacy
• Ability to motivate people
• Management and leadership skills