Project Operations Manager at Hospitality Groundworks

Hospitality Groundworks is a modern and innovative hospitality consultancy and management expert specializing in providing excellent hospitality support and advisory services for hospitality businesses across Nigeria and the African continent.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Operations Manager

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

• We are currently looking for a Project-operations manager with a minimum of 5years of experience in the management of large-scale hotel/hospitality style projects.
• The position is to work within a Project Management team involved in the transition from Construction to the Operational phase for a 5* luxury hotel (guestrooms, branded apartments, and luxury guest experience) for which HGW has been appointed as project managers for the design and construction phases.
• You will be required to provide the management input into all project delivery-related matters and be fully responsible for the successful delivery of services for the engagement(s) assigned to you.
• You will be required to act as the focal point of contact between the Client and the internal and external delivery team members, possibly across multiple projects, to ensure that the desired project objectives are delivered.

Responsibilities

• Manage the relationships between all project stakeholders to facilitate effective communications and outcomes
• Manage the design team and site delivery team's performance of delegated responsibilities
• Establish an effective and universal strategy to address major issues that may arise with the site delivery team
• Ensure the supervision team and site delivery team receives the necessary stakeholder decisions in a timely fashion
• Establish a mechanism to ensure collaborative problem solving with the site delivery team, which will involve regular dialogue with contractors, team working and risk-sharing.
• Define and implement criteria for control and management of the project
• Implement a high-level effective project management framework and project execution statement. Provide guidance and advice to other staff members in relation to the production of the project execution plan, review content, and take ultimate responsibility for content prior to issue on the project.
• Monitor, review, and ultimately take responsibility for the content of the project master programme. Ensure the structure of the master programme is in line with the envisaged or agreed project WBS and provide strategic guidance to the schedule formulation.
• Monitor and oversee progress status updates of the master programme and where necessary liaise with project stakeholders to lead delay mitigation strategies and improvement initiatives.
• Receive and review detailed reports on the project from the design and site delivery team
• Establish formal reporting arrangements on project progress for the Client and Company
• Maintain up-to-date project skite sheets and resumes for the project team for use by the Company.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in Hospitality or property development industry & University Degree at Bachelor's or Masters level in the relevant course area.
• Experience using Hotel PMS Solutions andProject management softwares.
• Curious and driven with a desire to learn new things
• Excellent Customer Communication Skills
• Language Skills: English

Application Closing Date
13th July, 2022.