Project Manager At Nigerdock Plc-Lagos, Nigeria(Sept 2014)

Nigerdock is West Africa’s leading Oil & Gas construction corporation and has an additional focus on major marine services including offshore and pressure vessels fabrication, ship building and repair, industrial training and specialized Oil & Gas and maritime support. It is strategically located on Snake Island Integrated Free Zone, an impressive industrial free zone facility and port development on an island in the coastal waterway of Lagos, with immediate access to open seas.

Nigerdock is organised into four main divisions, namely Projects, Offshore Fabrication including Pressure Vessels, Facilities department which is an internal service provider, and a Ship repair yard. In addition there is a dedicated Training Centre. Each of these four main divisions is a standalone unit headed by a General Manager, reporting to the Operations Director.

Nigerdock is an ISO 9001:2000 UKAS certified organisation; it is also one of a very few companies in West Africa with ASME U&R stamp certification for the fabrication of pressure vessels.

Nigerdock has an aggressive investment programme into new plant, equipment and technologies. It is also committed to the training of its workforce and the constant improvement of its systems and procedures.

Nigerdock is a Jagal Group Company.

Purpose

•To manage the interface with the client and internal departments, such as engineering, projects, fabrication, construction and commissioning;
•Act as a focal point for all technical and commercial aspects of projects within the Project Managers control;
•Project Planning, including resource identification, from sales handover through to delivery and ensuring on-time delivery;
•Project cost control, including management and accountability for the project cash flow and man-hours forecasting, ensuring that the projects are delivered within budget;
•Manage scope variations to ensure that project margins are maximised

Key Aims

•Deliver projects with zero accidents as per the contract specifications, on time and within budget;
•Maintain good working relationships with the client project personnel, and their partners;
•Maintain good working relationships with vendors and subcontractors

Key Responsibilities

•Responsible for P&L;
•Responsible for the development of detailed Project Execution Plans addressing the key project objectives for Safety, Quality, Schedule and Cost and they will be achieved;
•Identification of risk and opportunities and how risk should be mitigated and opportunities materialised;
•Manage, coach and support the project team to achieve the key objectives;
•Deliver services and products in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract;
•Providing accurate reporting to both the customer and the senior management are the crucial duties and responsibilities within this role;
•Ensure systems are in place to review and approve project documentation prior to submission to the client;
•Manage the project delivery teams to ensure that all project deliverables are completed on time;
•Carry out appraisals for direct reports;
•Attending and chairing client meetings;
•Assist project directors with strategic planning, detailed planning and driving the delivery of EPCC type projects or the delivery of multiple fabrication and assembly projects

Key Reporting Requirements

Lead the effort for the preparation of Progress and Cost reports

Key Interfaces

•All Heads of Department;
•Clients;
•Suppliers;
•Third Parties

Reports To
Senior Project Manager

Direct Reports

Includes but not necessarily limited to the following project personnel:
•Project Engineers;
•Engineering Manager;
•Interface Manager;
•Procurement Manager;
•Project Controls Manager;
•Construction Manager;
•HSE Manager;
•QAQC Manager;
•Commissioning Manager

Status: Staff/Perm
Required Skills/Experience: • Proven leadership and people management skills in the offshore Oil and Gas and/or Petrochemical industry;
• Construction and completion driven;
• Hands on approach, as required;
• Commercial mindset;
• Solution driven;
• Self starter;
• Fluent in English
Location: Lagos, NIGERIA
Advert Published: 29 Aug 2014
Expiry date: 12 Sep 2014
OilCareers Ref. No.:J1208590
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