Project Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

Drive the execution and maintenance of project management processes & discipline in the areas of project schedule, quality management; communications management; cost management; procurement management; risk/issue management; change management.

Roles and Responsibilities

•         Plan, execute and finalize project implementation within time, budget and quality constraints ensuring project is aligned with strategic business objectives, and oversees quality control throughout the Project.

•         Apply best practice management tools/techniques in leading the Project throughout the whole life cycle in a cross-functional, integrated manner

•         Drive the understanding of the value proposition across internal development teams (IT and Engineering,) and external vendors to ensure requirements are delivered.

•         Guide and facilitate the Project organization through the Project life cycle in line with accepted corporate quality & excellence principles.

•         Manage the planning and implementation of commercial related projects, in close cooperation with internal and external stakeholders, driving best practice to time, cost and quality and developing project business cases with emphasis on NPV, IRR & ROI

•         identification and analysis of risks, dependencies, constraints, and assumptions

•         escalation reporting, issues, and conflict resolution

•         Responsible for gathering, compiling and distributing information to designated parties regarding assigned Project deliverables

•         Appoint team members jointly with sponsors and functional managers taking into consideration resource and skill demands.

•         Facilitate core team and vendor meeting, identify and resolve cross-functional dependencies that may impact critical Project deliverables and milestones

•         Manage internal and external stakeholders as well as change management process for all projects handled

•         Prepare reports and communicate updates on all on-going projects to all stakeholders

Education and Experience

•         First degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university.

•         Certification in PMP or Prince 2

•         Six (6) to Eight (8) year work experience, with three (3) in a supervisory role as an advantage.

Required Capabilities

Knowledge

•         Project Planning and Control

•         Budgeting

•         Data Gathering and Analysis

Skills

•         Problem Solving

•         Communication

•         Change Management

Behaviour

•         Passion for Excellence

•         Integrity

•         Empowering people

•         Growing people

•         Teamwork

•         Customer Focus