Alaro City Development FZC is an integrated, mixed-use city planned for over 2,000 hectares in the North West Quadrant of the Lekki Free Zone. Alaro City’s vision goes beyond alleviating what is a self-evident problem - that of stifling urban congestion and a dearth of quality housing and commercial property in Lagos and Africa as a whole.
Rather, we aim to help create the infrastructure - the living and working spaces, communities, schools, and hospitals - that will help sustain and accelerate Nigeria’s economic growth, meet the aspirations of Africa’s burgeoning middle classes, and serve as a catalyst for further urban development. The people in our team are multi-skilled and experts in their respective fields. They possess a unique drive, underpinned by the desire to help improve Africa’s urban development.
Job Description
- We are seeking a talented and experienced Construction Project Manager to head the construction and Delivery team in Nigeria, specifically Alaro City in Lagos and Jigna in Abuja.
- The successful candidate will also function as the Deputy Project Director for all projects in West Africa, specifically Nigeria and Ghana.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Planning, scheduling, and overseeing construction projects from start to finish.
- Managing and leading construction teams, subcontractors, and vendors
- Brings optimum utilization of resources, labour and materials and ensures their procurement
- Develops the objectives/goals of each and assign team member responsibilities
- Ensuring compliance with building codes, regulations, and safety standards
- Monitoring project progress and addressing any issues that may arise
- Prepares status reports, including updated cost and planning forecasts
- Reviewing and approving project budgets, expenditures, and timelines
- Coordinates with procurement department to ensure the final delivery of equipment/goods to site.
- Collaborating with architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure project success
- Coordinates the efforts of all parties involved in the project
- Reviews and evaluates plans, sets performance requirements
- Performs a key role in project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources needed
- Ensures project documentation is well maintained and easily accessible
- Identifies changes in scope to secure appropriate change orders
- Ensures that construction activities move according to predetermined schedule
- Monitors the progress of the construction activities on a regular basis and holds regular status meetings
- Monitors productivity to ensure maximum time and cost efficiency of the site labour force.
- Prepares periodic status reports, including updated cost and planning forecasts
- Manages and trains the team and makes sure to resolve disputes
- Providing regular project updates to senior management and stakeholders
- Implementing quality control measures to meet project requirements
- Resolving any conflicts or disputes that may arise during the construction process
- Ensuring proper documentation and record-keeping for all construction activities.
Other Responsibilities:
- This role will involve overseeing and managing construction projects from inception to completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and up to quality standards.
- Function Head of Construction and Delivery Nigeria.
- Also function as Deputy Project Director West Africa and Coordinate the Construction Team to meet company objectives in West Africa – Nigeria and Ghana specifically
- Ensure that the construction staff are competent and have the required abilities to fulfil their role.
- Ensure successful project completion by managing, monitoring, auditing and guiding the construction and delivery team for all projects inclusive of self-perform projects and or EPC Contractors (including Sub-contractors) ensuring that all projects are delivered safely, on time and in accordance with the specifications and to the required quality.
Key Performance Indicators
- Project Specification compliance
- Minimized impact on personal health, safety and the environment
- Adherence to project schedules
- Adherence to required quality
- Targets as per flawless score card.
Job Requirements
Education:
- MSc./ B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Technology Management or equivalent.
- Minimum of 20 - 25 years of experience in construction management.
Experience:
- Experience in mixed-use High-Rise Building Construction Projects is Mandatory
- Experiences in commercial and school construction is also mandatory
- International experience: Must have worked on international construction projects.
- Proficiency in FIDIC, CAD software including Revit and BIM is required.
- Must be willing to work in an intense and demanding work place setting.
Key Competency
Knowledge Skill:
- Construction Management . Administrative skills
- Quality Management . Mentoring and development
- Project engineering and management . Communication
- HSE standards and procedures . Planning
- ISO Standards . Computer literacy: Word, Excel etc.
- Statutory requirements . Budget – cost, valuation etc.
- Contracting and contract strategies . Auditing
- Project development procedures . Root cause analysis
- Change management . Relationship management
- CADD, BIM.
Reporting Relationships
Functionally reports to:
- Group Head of Constructions & Development
- Administratively reports to:
- Project Director, Nigeria, West Africa.
- Supervises
- All C & D team in Nigeria and Ghana.
- EPC contractors
- Design Build and General Contractors.