Project Director at Schneider Electric Nigeria

Schneider Electric - As the Global Specialist in Energy Management™ and market leader in industrial automation and software, Schneider Electric enables people to experience and transform efficiency where they live and work; from home to enterprise, across the grid and the city. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group brings a world where innovative individuals use collaborative solutions to make the most of their energy, while using less of the common planet.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Director

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Details

• Process Automation is a global business unit building value in today’s ever-changing industrial world by forging new connections among people, processes, and technologies. 
• Schneider Electric’s process automation solutions help our customers to drive their operations to a higher value with a vast portfolio of proven Schneider Electric technology and expertise.
• An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Process Automation business unit for a Project Director to join our delivery team in Nigeria, operating as part of North Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa Cluster.

Your Mission

• As Project Director, you will be fully accountable for the delivery and project management of high-value and strategically important customer projects throughout the region. 
• These projects will cover various industry sectors, including oil and gas, pharmaceutical, power, nuclear, food and beverage, water and utilities, automotive and energy.

Your Role - Magic happens when you bring great people together!

• All project management activities, including project planning, risk management, financial control, and reporting.
• Acting as primary contact with our customers on all aspects of project delivery.
• Communication with project stakeholders at all levels within the customer and Schneider Electric organisations.
• Project team leadership, including coordination of engineering, production, test, product development, purchasing and quality assurance activities.
• Management of sub-suppliers and sub-contractors involved in the execution of the projects.
• Line management responsibilities for any project managers assigned.
• Coaching and mentoring less experienced employees.
• Adherence to project governance and cadence policies.  This includes updating internal reporting tools and preparing and presenting project status at any internal review.
• Ensure consistency in project execution according to Customer Project Process (CPP) and PMI standards.
• Determine and manage the required resources for the project or programme.
• Negotiating and executing contract variations with the customer in accordance with company policies and standards.  Resolution of any contractual issues with support from contract management experts.
• Developing partnerships with key customers and third parties.
• Travel for customer meetings both within the country and abroad as required by the assigned projects. 
• Most international interactions are virtual.

Qualifications
Minimum:

• Educated at Degree level with a minimum of 6 years, typically 8 years of project management experience.
• A minimum of B.Sc./ B.Eng. Degree in any relevant discipline, e.g. Electrical & Electronics, Control Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Vast experience in a system, software, process automation or application engineering capacity with industry knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of managing and reporting on all financial aspects of assigned projects.
• Able to negotiate contract variations for engineering changes with customers.
• Familiarity with general contractual terms and conditions.
• Conversant with MS Project and all MS Office software products, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint etc.
• Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written.
• Knowledge of structured project management methodologies such as Prince 2 or PMbok from PMI.
• Proven ability to work in a complex environment and collaborate across multiple business functions to achieve common business objectives.
• Can demonstrate flexibility and resilience in a challenging and fast-moving environment.
• Proven ability to strategically deliver the best results in a digitally transforming environment with agility.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with the motivation and determination required to succeed.
• Ability to understand, influence & convince in a complex and agile matrix organisation.
• Has knowledge and ability to lead in Digital Transformation initiatives and projects.
• Must possess a project management qualification, e.g. Prince 2 qualification or PMP certification.

Skills and Experience:

• We are looking for an experienced senior project management professional with proven success in delivering large-scale digital solutions to external customers.
• The successful candidate will have strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, motivation, and determination to succeed in a fast-paced and highly innovative environment.

Desired:

• Knowledge of process automation business is advantageous.
• The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate experience and expertise in ERP systems e.g SAP.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.