Fresh Vacancies at Delattre Bezons Nigeria Limited

Job Code: DBN-2019-38741
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent contract

Job Description

• Responsible for implementing the preconstruction, construction, commissioning and project closeout phases of a development project with an emphasis on establishing and maintaining project controls and completing projects in a timely and cost effective manner.
• He must have demonstrated skills in negotiating, coordinating and directing work of subcontractors, and in developing strong working relationships with general contractor personnel, subcontractors, inspectors, and other related parties.  
• To manage the project control resources required to deliver a multiple million pound cross functional engineering project.
• To support the project manager with progress reporting including schedule updates, forecast to complete, variance identification and opportunities for improvement.

Accountabilities:

• The management of the project cost control team including cost engineers, planners and QS
• Provide project controls management, including baseline schedule development and management, performance status and reporting, baseline change control, risk management, earned value management guidance and tools.
• Advice and consult on the application of effective planning techniques and controls (earned value, cost and schedule variance, estimates at completion, critical path analysis).
• Support programme integration, governance, formats, plan optimization, and project controls best practices.
• Support and advice on the definition of Project Controls and Earned Value Management policies, procedures and the standards required to deliver projects.
• Support the development of integrated master schedules for specific programmes in Primavera and/or Microsoft Project that reflect all interface milestones and activity durations from multiple contractors’ schedules and feed changes to the integrated master schedule.
• Monitor and control programme compliance in respect of the projects contractual obligations
• Ensuring the Project controls team produce weekly / monthly reports in line with the project and company reporting calendar, providing details on progress, actuals, forecast and explanation of variances.
• Ensure that project controls processes are consistently applied across the project.
• Manage governance to ensure robust cost and schedule performance for the agreed Scope of Work across integrated programmes managed across multiple suppliers.
• Support and advice on the definition of Project Controls and Earned Value Management policies, procedures and the standards required to deliver projects
• Support the development of requirements for specific resource-loaded schedules.

Profile

• Master's Degree
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Effective communication within team and with stakeholders
• An experienced user of the relevant Programme tools, techniques
• Experience in the implementation of Earned Value Management based Project Control systems, in accordance with relevant national standards
• Experience in working on  projects
• Practical ability to utilize critical project management concepts (e.g. EVM, project planning, risk analysis, configuration management
• Computer literate & experienced in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to understand situations (strategic pertinence and anticipation)
• Dynamic
• Good communication skills (ability to understand and make himself/herself understood)
• Strong Leadership and communication skills required Teamwork
• Client Management
• 10+ years experience as  Project Manager or in a similar position in Oil and Gas industry.

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Job Code: EIN - 2019-35326
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent contract

Job Description

• Pro actively leads and directs the work of the Project Services Team
• Maintain close liaison with appropriate members of the Project Services/Management Teams and the internal / external customers.
• Deliver the development and implementation of department and project specific procedures related to the project services function. Responsible for the implementation of project specific objectives within the project services team.
• Conduct internal/external briefing sessions with respect to project services requirements and processes.
• Act as the representative focal point for all internal and external project reviews
• Create framework for gathering and recording risks and lessons learned.
• Ensure that activities with respect to project services are being managed and delivered as per the customer's expectations and guidelines and project contract requirements.
• Monitor all project services outputs in the necessary areas and provide improvement recommendations as necessary to ensure the business is improving the services internally / externally.
• Provide direct input to the contract administration and contract review process, to ensure that the terms of the contracts are being met and any implications are being highlighted and mitigated.
• Provide direct support to the Project Managers on Contract Administration issues/matters.
• Direct the preparation of all related vendor supplier and sub-contractor tender activities and manage the respective tender evaluations through to notification of award.
• Direct the preparation of all required data for management reports and presentations etc.
• Deliver the support and input to all tender activities for future work, representing the project services capability at clarification meetings and presentations to win new work.
• Direct all activities related to the preparation of the business commercial planning and reporting in co-operation with the Head of Operations.
• Monitor and co-ordinate the reporting of cost and schedule impact of changes, modifications and alternatives to established project budgets.
• Ensure the Division accounting processes and procedures meet audit requirements.
  
• Direct all project reporting (daily, weekly, monthly) in co-ordination with internal / external requirements.
• Promote the development project services team, identifying areas of improvement and additional resourcing requirements.
• Review the team structure and personnel, identify, qualify and recruit staff positions as necessary.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified with a B.Sc in Business Administration and or Oil and Gas Engineering
• Bias towards both contract management and project controls
• Extensive experience in all project execution phases.
• Moderate experience as a Business Manager or Project Support Management.
• Prior oil and gas EPC/Construction experience in offshore / onshore projects preferred.(15 years min)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill sets
• Leadership and demonstrated accountability for the work produced by the project services team.
• Demonstrates a support approach to the project managers and the business
• Able to provide support in situations, to resolve issues and matters of conflict that requires effective communication, initiative, flexibility.
• The ability to encourage collaboration.
• Work as the leader of a dynamic team environment that has tight deadlines, requiring accuracy, initiative and the ability to multi-task as an essential skill set.