Project Coordinator at Rendeavour

Job Summary

• The Project Coordinator oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of the Jigna Project

Responsibilities
Financial Management:

• Ensure letters of interest, contracts or orders to contractors are signed on time and put in the payment loop to allow efficient cash flow management.
• Ensure all LOIs are approved by the Legal Department
• Approve payment applications from contractors
• Validating all expenses prior to the Chief Technical Officers and Deputy CEO’s approvals

Site Management:

• Define the location of the site office, traffic management and storage areas
• Organize and lead the project team (master planner, designers for civil works (road, sewage system, drainage systems, water supply) and the electrical designers, site managers, engineers, project support team)
• Set up and define the mission of the site managers on the project

Health and Safety:

• Put in place and ensure health and safety rules are implemented on site
• Regular site inspection visit to check the implementation of health and safety measures during site work
• Checking that site managers organize the daily management of health and safety

Master Planning and Design:

• Prepare with the support of the legal team, the scope of work and the contract for the master planning
• Negotiation of the design with the support of the Chief Technical Officer
• Coordination of the design team
• Organization and leading of the design meeting

Site Works Coordination:

• Organization of weekly site meetings with contractors an site managers
• Checking progress, anticipate future works and potential interference

Tender Procurement Contract:

• Supervise the tender documents preparation process (bill of quantity, specs payment terms, contracts, quality plans, health and safety plans, insurance, collateral warranties)
• Prepare the list of minimum of 3 bidders
• Ensuring offers are in compliance with the required specifications and quality of works
• Liaise with the Chief Technical Officer on procurement correspondence

Drawings and Files Management:

• Set up management policy for all files and drawings for all stages of the project
• Use of a comprehensive file management system for all soft copies for ease of access

Requirements
Hard Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent Degree.
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience as a Project Coordinator, Management
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Membership with a statutory accreditation body will be an added advantage
• Familiarity with architectural drawings and planning concepts.
• Familiarity with the standard worldwide accepted contracts.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Requires 24-hour response availability, seven days a week.

Soft skills:

• Strong commercial judgment.
• Mature, pragmatic, and has a flexible approach,
• Team player but comfortable working autonomously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Rigorous and organized approach.
• Good attention to detail.
• Hands-on, ready to roll up the sleeves.

Personal characteristics:

• High energy.
• Result-oriented.
• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Desire to live and work in Epe, Lagos.

Required competencies:

• Must have a strong mentoring ability to share and impart knowledge to develop operational talent.
• Understanding and ability to build capacity across disciplines within the organisations i.e., people, structures, and processes.
• Must be able to adapt to the needs of a start-up organisation and energy sector challenges.
• Must have a detailed and thorough approach to infrastructure deployment.
• Must be curious and entrepreneurial in their general approach to tasks.
• Attention to detail, and the ability to work overtime as necessary to get a project done.