Project Manager At Universal Careers

Universal Careers is a Human Resource agency founded to help exceptional candidates and international clients who are interested in living and working in the biggest economy in Africa – Nigeria.

Good clients and excellent candidates go hand in hand and the mix of the two is absolutely essential for success, it is all about people.

At Universal Careers we are a small team of industry specialists, who are servicing our clients with bespoke HR solutions. No two clients are the same, so our approach to each Client is unique. We have a large network of consultants all-over the world with whom we build teams depending on the client and the specific task at hand.

Job Title: Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY 

The Project Manager is required to lead and manage the project team to ensure the attainment of project goals and deliverables/tasks on time and within budget

 Qualifications & Experiences 

·      Minimum Degree in Mechanical / Civil Engineering, preferably with a Masters degree.

·      Possess PMP and PE certification

·      Min 10-15 years relevant work experience in a similar position in the Subsea offshore Construction industry, with relevant experience in handling multi-million dollar projects (Onshore/Offshore).

·      Strong background and hands-on experience with offshore pipeline/platform installation engineering and project execution.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

               

Project Management

·      Develop project plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements of the client.

·      Ensures planning and execution complies with contractual requirements.

·      Perform timely adherence reporting on the progress and ensures performance of the project to the schedule and budget.

·      Attends project kick off and general meetings with client.

·      Establish and maintains good working relationship with the client.

·      Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.

·      Manages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope.

·      Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.

·      Set and enforces project standards and procedures.

·      Prepares for Peer reviews, HAZID’s, and Operational Readiness reviews

·      Ensures project quality assurance procedures are implemented.

·      Review and minimizes company exposure and risk on project.

·      Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

·      Ensures all and any changes in the scope of work by the client is communicated and informed to the team and/or any affected internal depts.

·      Work with the QHSE dept to ensure safety, health, quality and environmental requirements are met throughout contract/project life.

Project Accounting 

·      Monitors and reports costs and expenses incurred on the project closely on a monthly basis to the Snr Management.

·      Responsible for and manages project budget and reviews the cost with the Project team regularly.

·      Identify key areas of cost savings and ensures the project team are aware and works on them.

·      Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables closely for project.

·      Analyzes and reports project profitability, revenue, margins, vessel and personnel utilization regularly with the Senior Management.

·      Work closely with internal teams to ensure follow up with clients, when necessary, regarding unpaid invoices.

Internal Operations

·      Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.

·      Work closely with internal supporting depts to deliver project goals.

·      Approves team members’ time and expense reports in a conscientious and timely manner as per Company policy.

·      Reviews the status reports of team members and addresses issues as appropriate.

·      Complies with and helps to enforce Company policies and procedures.

People Management 

·      Responsible for providing coaching to Field/Installation engineers and supervising their work.

·      Provide on the job training for all new and junior project members

·      Resolves team member conflicts and ensures that everyone works well with each other within the project team.

·      Conducts effective performance reviews with project team members and provide guidance to the less experience members through formal channels.

·      Provide development opportunity to the Project team and challenge them to improving work performance

Competencies Required 

·      Strong technical knowledge and understanding of Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction processes (eg. offshore pipelay, platform installation, marine works, etc.) in Subsea works.

·      Excellent Project Management skills and ability to manage multi-million dollar offshore projects.

·      Strong and thorough knowledge of contractual documentation and requirements.

·      Sound knowledge in Project Accounting, costing and budgeting and business management.

·      Good leadership skills to manage and develop the project team.

·      Strong written and spoken communication skills

·      Hands-on but able to delegate duties effectively.

·      Strong negotiation, interpersonal and persuasion skills to interact with internal and external parties.

·      Strong client management skills

·      Able to manage stress and work fast in a fast paced environment

·      Able to work offshore/travel on a short notice basis as and when required.

·      Proficient in Primavera, MS Project & AutoCAD software applications

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