Careers / Project Services Lead
Project Services Lead
Port Harcourt
Business Unit: Cainergy Group
Reports To: Head of Engineering & Project Delivery
Job Duties/ Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:
- Develop project control policies, processes, procedures, and systems for the company and ensure compliance by all.
- Control projects in accordance with established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by the company.
- Conduct cost estimating, cost control, project scheduling and project control activities for all projects carried out by the company.
- Collate price information from within the company, conduct market research externally and develop databases of cost norms required for producing Type 1/2/3 etc cost estimates for the company’s projects as required.
- Conduct cost estimate assurance by reviewing estimates developed by project engineers and benchmarking against databases of cost norms.
- Develop project budgets in coordination with project engineers, project accountant, Contracting and Procurement as well as Human Resources teams.
- Conduct cost risk analyses and reflect in project budgets.
- Provide input to development of project payment milestone schedules, to align with budgets.
- Monitor milestone certifications/payments and all other weekly and monthly project expenditure vs budget. Report performance including expenditure forecasting and variance reporting.
- Develop Level 1/2/3 etc project schedules as required for all projects conducted by the company, in coordination with project engineers, using suitable industry scheduling software.
- Develop schedule baselines. Conduct schedule risk analyses and include outcome in baseline schedules.
- Monitor project activities vs baseline schedules and report progress/performance including schedule forecasting and variance reporting.
- Participate in solving difficult technical issues requiring a broad knowledge related to technical/functional responsibilities.
- Provide value-added expertise in project controls.
- Set goals within broad outlines provided by top management.
- Present and explain proposals, reports, and findings to clients.
- Prepare budgets, support bids/contracts development, and participate in the negotiation of contracts.
- Represent engineering team in product development requirements and creation of schedules and budgets.
- Bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline or any other related field
- Membership of Project Management Institute or related professional affiliation would be an advantage
- Membership of an Engineering professional body.
Experience Required
• Minimum of 15 years of experience working in a project controls role conducting project cost estimates, scheduling/planning, and forecasting/reporting with knowledge of fabrication, operations & maintenance, and commissioning
Skills Required
• Quality • Innovation • Teamwork • Safety • Mutual Respect • Ethics • Engineering and Technology • Inductive and Deductive Reasoning • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Operations Analysis • Complex Problem-solving • Quality Control Analysis • Critical Thinking • Troubleshooting • Judgement and Decision-making • Relationship Building skills. • Leadership skills • Good organization skills • Ability to work in a team and independently. • Deadline, achievement, and target orientated. • Exceptional attention to detail, and talent for accuracy and precision • PMP Certification will be an advantage.; Proficiency with computerized project management and reporting tools • Working knowledge of engineering and asset integrity management or O & M in oil and gas industry • Able to perform effectively in a fast-paced work environment with multiple priorities and deadlines • Strong IT skills in MS office including Projects, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word. • Deep knowledge of Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC), O&M and Projects with a major oil company / international exposure. • Solid background in oil and gas industry and strong delivery focus. • Hands-on experience in Project Valuation; Bid preparation, Contract negotiation, Project monitoring, and evaluation • Excellent client-facing and communication skills
Salary
Competitive