Our Client is a leading indigenous conglomerate with business interests in key sectors of the Nigerian economy, including foods and agro-allied, energy (oil, gas and power), infrastructure, real estate and services. Due to internal vacancies they have decided to hire a Project Manager.
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Lagos
Position / Reports to: Project Steering Committee/ Project Sponsor
Executive Management
Supervises:
- Project Team
- chart project objectives and set project performance requirements
- Create and establish plans and procedures for managing the project from inception to closure
- Co-ordinate implementation of project operations
- Co-ordinate the day-to-day management of the project
- Ensure project alignment to budget, quality, cost and timelines agreed
- Define change management procedures and manage deviations during the life of a project
Role summary:
- To champion the articulation and development of specific strategies, work plans and programmes aimed at executing the feed-mill business opportunity and the pasta expansion initiative
- To oversee design, construction, completion, roll-out, and management of feed-mill processing and pasta expansion facilities
- To provide exemplary technical and managerial leadership for the core project team such that project output is delivered in line with agreed expectations
- To provide accurate and timely reporting to executive management
- To plan, execute and manage each phase of the project from concept development to project closure
Main Responsibilities:
- Oversee design, construction, completion, roll-out, and management of feed-mill processing and pasta expansion facilities
- Develop project charter highlighting the project objectives, project governance structure, project scope, high level timelines, critical milestones, assumptions & constraints
- Develop a comprehensive project work plan to manage the execution of the project with regards to scope, cost, schedule, resources, quality, communication, human resources, procurement & risk
- Establish and maintain project management processes for the construction, operation and management of the feed mill processing facility and pasta expansion
- Champion the articulation and implementation of specific sourcing strategies and equipment) to enable procurement of same in a cost effective and competitive manner.
- Foster and maintain strategic partnerships and relationships with relevant third parties such as suppliers, contractors, consultants, vendors, business partners and distributors
- Develop tools and templates for communication with key stakeholders
- Monitor and control work progress and ensure adherence to defined and agreed performance indices, especially around time and costs management
- Co-ordinate people and manage utilisation of other resources to implement project activities viz-a-viz overall expectations of output/ outcome
- Organise communication sessions with stakeholders as defined in the work-plan to report work progress, key project risks and mitigate identified risks
- Periodically review key areas of the project to recognise changes and identify possible impacts on the overall project and distil mitigation strategies to address the identified implications
- Prepare project status reports as required/ as defined in the project plan
- Maintain strict adherence to safety, health and environmental standards and implement a zero tolerance attitude towards unsafe conditions
- Proactively pre-empt, identify and manage project risks
Key Performance Indicators
- Achievement of work plans and programmes.
- Efficient and effective allocation of resources.
- Accuracy and timeliness of project performance reports.
- Project output quality
- Timely delivery of all procured project items
- Project’s overall compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and provisions.
- Competencies Required
- Excellent financial management skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Deep knowledge of leading project management methodologies and practices
- Good oral & written communication skills
- Strong people management, mentoring, negotiating and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent proficiency in the use of MS office suite (including MS Visio & MS Projects)
- Ability to delegate tasks effectively
- Health and occupational safety awareness
- Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills
- Strategic thinking ability to generate ideas and concepts to deliver on the project
- Effective critical thinking & problem solving skills
Corporate Culture
- Responsibility
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Courage
- Respect
Tools Required
- Computer unit
- Internet Access
- Applications software
- Telephone/Intercom
- Two-way radio
Interfaces: Internal
- Executive Management
- Project Steering committee
- Engineering & Maintenance department
- Production Department
- Logistics & Supplies Department
- Project Team
External
- Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
- Contractors
- Consultants
- Regulatory Authorities
Qualifications & Experience
- 1st Degree in Civil/Building/Construction Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
- Possession of professional certification in project management (e.g. PMP)
- Post-graduate degree; MBA or M. Sc in a management related discipline is preferable
- Minimum twelve (12) years relevant work experience with at least four (4) at supervisory/managerial levels in manufacturing or FMCG business entity
- Project Management or Supervision of the development and build of an FMCG manufacturing plant in Nigeria and a Frontier market
- Solid knowledge of the Nigerian foods and agro-allied industry alongside legal, regulatory and safety standards.
Application Closing Date
21st Dec, 2012
Method of Application
Interested candidates should forward CV to:
angel@hamiltonlloydandassociates.com
Note: Only qualified candidates that fit the job description will be contacted. Please ensure you read Job description carefully.