Project Development & Planning Manager at Alpha Mead Facilities & Management Services (AMFacilities)

• Development, implementation, and keeping up to date of the Project Controls Plan 

• Coordinating all information required for reporting cost matters, such as capital investment, pre-operational costs, fees, expenditure phasing, currencies, etc. 

• Development of project budget for Execute Phase. 

• Review the cost baselines (benchmarks) on an ongoing basis 

• Ensuring that VOWD and commitments are within budgets with the support of Finance. 

• Forecasting the Estimate at Completion (EAC) at monthly intervals during the project. 

• Setting up, managing, and reporting the owner's costs for the defined phase. 

• Manage and report on Define phase contingency, and re-assess as required. 

• Ensuring that the Contractor operates in compliance with project processes & systems. 

• Setting up the controls requirements in the contract & verifying Contractor’s invoices 

• Participating in reviewing scope changes, extra work authorizations, change orders and the like; carrying out estimates in this context if and when required. 

• Function as the focal point for Change Management. 

• Initiating, coordinating, and administrating audits of Contractor’s financial, commercial and scheduling performance, as and when required. 

• Coordinating all manpower planning activities of the project team and for the Contractor. 

• Being the focal point for the preparation and issuing of the monthly progress report with contractor information. 

• Analyse schedule performance and flag early warnings. 

• Chair progress review and change control meetings 

• Analyzing and providing feedback on project cost and schedule. 

Planning Engineer (Contractor Interface): 

• Review of planning & scheduling procedures, etc. 

• Preparation of the baseline schedule and review of contractor’s schedule, including Risk Analysis. 

• Adhoc review of schedule updates. 

Contracts and Procurement: 

• For Lekki Pearl, Transcendence, Grace Field Project, and other projects, place all Contracts, Subcontracts, and PO’s. 

• Support the evaluation of changes and trends. 

Team Coordination: 

• Directly accountable for the support and performance of the various roles/units listed above as direct reports. 

• Schedule regularly with the team as may be required to track performance. 

• Ensures that the department’s Balance Scorecard is regularly updated, tracked, and reported for optimal performance 

Qualifications

• B.Sc. Building Technology/Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering 

• Minimum of 8 cognate years of experience in planning and overseeing projects 

• Experience in construction project is mandatory. 

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously without compromising quality, time and money 

• Very vast in planning and overseeing projects 

• Knowledge of technological tool such as Primavera, MS Project and other project management tools 

Skill Set and Profile 

• Strong interpersonal/Communication skills 

• Strong project management knowledge and skills 

• Able to articulate report wise 

• Relevant construction experience 

• Strong stakeholder management skills 

• Very analytical and cerebral 

• Good sense of judgement 

• Able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment 

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete 

variables in situations where only limited standardisation exists. 

• Able to work independently and efficiently to meet deadlines. 

• Ability to lead and motivate a team 

Additional Information

• Excellent communication skills in written and verbal
• Excellent leadership skills
• Proficient in MS Office
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Attention to details