Project Manager at Mixta Africa
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Job Description
A Project Manager is needed at Mixta Africa. Candidate reports to Project Director – MAHCS, Country MD.
KEY INTERACTIONS – include Senior Construction Associate, Senior Procurement and Contracting Associate, Senior Design Associate, Site Construction Associate.
OVERVIEW – Oversee the construction and execution phases of all in-country projects.
Main Responsibilities
- To lead on all construction aspects of the company’s projects, providing strategic and professional guidance to the construction team.
- Ensure an optimised process for contracting and project approval.
- Reporting to the Company on matters in relation to the performance of projects against contract requirements.
- Oversee the development of designs to ensure they are high quality, in-line with company strategy and delivered on time.
- Coordinate with design and construction standards to resolve any design issue arising during construction.
- Ensure compliance with design for all projects on construction site.
- Responsible for ensuring that project managers.
- Manage the project team including architects, engineers, workplace consultants, construction managers and administrative support.
- Develop schedules and budgets for assigned projects.
- Identify and evaluates alternative solutions to best meet program goals.
- Prepare detailed construction cost estimates and documentation (e.g. PFR, PAR) for project.
- Track contract and construction performance from start till completion.
- Participate in or oversee the pre-qualification and bid evaluation process for consultants, contractors, and other outside vendors and selects vendors.
- Ensure all technical work is carried out within the approved budgets.
- Assist at all times in maintaining a safe working environment within Company workplaces, and applying the Company Health & Safety Policy for their own, their colleagues, third parties and the public’s benefit.
Deliverables
- Capacity investment plans
- Existing capacity allocation plan
- Country operating model plan and review
Time Allocation
- Technical 90%
- Administrative 10%
KPIs
Operations
- Cost-effectiveness of projects Proportion of projects at high that were achieved value for money than expected (20%).
- Savings generated- Measured as a % unit cost reduction as compared to budget (20%).
- Issues causing contract disputes, termination and liquidity before due date-% of contracts with issues arising, disputes, termination and liquidity before due date against procurement’s total signed contracts each year (15%).
- Lead time from Request for Quote to contract award- Shows the lead time from RFQ to award of contract (15%).
Reports and Processes
- Timeliness of deliverables (reports and projects) – percentage of deliverables that are delivered to the target audience as per the agreed deadlines (5%).
- Quality of deliverables – percentage of deliverables that meet or exceed expectation (5%).
Management
- Quality of coordination with relevant departments (5%).
- Feedback – The annual average rating from 360-degree surveys launched (15%).
Skills
- Excellent understanding of the construction industry.
- Ability to manage several large scale projects at the same time.
- nowledge of key processes and phases in construction (Structure, M&E, Finishing).
- Deep understanding of corporate functions like procurement and contracting, budget and planning, and de-bottlenecking other corporate processes.
- Proficient in creating and understanding a planning schedule and work break down structure.
- Gathers information nationally and internationally about what could be; visualises the future and assesses what needs to change; thinks strategically, considers wider effects thoroughly, including customers, shareholders and people; promotes and builds enthusiasm for the vision.
- Balances the needs of the stakeholder triangle; assimilates and analyses relevant information; identifies core principles, and applies them consistently to decisions; identifies and mitigates risks; creative in providing solutions; owns decisions.
- Good planning/project management skills.
- Exceptional negotiation, problem-solving and analytical skills.Outstanding people leadership and management skills.
- Ability to drive change management across the organization.Superior communication skills, both verbal and oral.
- Sets milestones and timeframes to achieve objectives and operational requirements; determines priorities and allocates responsibilities and manages workflow; establishes measures and monitoring systems; monitors unit and individual performance, putting (joint) action plans in place to address areas of non-compliance; anticipates hurdles and has contingency plans to get around them.
Requirements
- 10+ construction related experience.
- Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in an engineering field (structural, electrical, mechanical).
- An advanced degree in engineering or a related field is also strongly preferred.
- Experience in managing large scale projects within the real estate sector.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Industry
- Banking
- Financial Services
- Investment Management
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Functions
- Project Management
- Information Technology
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