Project Manager at DexNova Consulting Limited

Responsibilities:

• Manage Project Cost and Schedule throughout the project life cycle.
• Fully understand the scope of the project, contractual requirements, identify the major milestones and set clear priorities for the project team.
• Develop and maintain the Project Controls related plans and procedures
• Lead the cost and schedule estimates for various project reviews and participate in the preparation of project packages.
• Participate in kick-offs and ongoing meetings with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction
• (EPC) to ensure a common understanding of project controls requirements.
• Serve as the budget custodian, lead financial close-out of the project and participate in other project close-out activities.
• Coordinate the collecting, analysing, and reporting of project cost and schedule control information to ensure overall project status is assessed, potential problem areas are identified.
• Analyse trends, prepare forecasts, opportunities, and vulnerabilities.
• Administer the project change control process and communicate implication of changes and ensure that proper and effective project control measures are always executed.
• Review and endorse the plans and procedures developed and ensure implementation of the same.
• Review and endorse all progress and cost/schedule baselines and forecast.
• Analyse cost/schedule and progress reports and trends developed by each business service unit
• Review cost bases of any Change Proposals / Orders
• Assist in developing/reviewing cost corrective actions and recovery plans, and making sure needed actions/plans are implemented.
• Take lead in reviewing & evaluating all Purchase Orders before sending it to the Purchasing Unit.
• Participate in gathering and recording lessons learned for the project.
• Mentor junior project controls engineers and ensure the technical quality and timeliness of work.

Academic Qualification/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Engineering Technology or Construction Management or its equivalent in any discipline.
• Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• 7 years of experience in project controls experience focused on cost control, estimating, planning, and schedule control and at least 3 years of experience in a senior role.
• Experience in working within the Oil & Gas Sector will be considered an important advantage.
• Prior work experience showing increasing levels of responsibility with a focus on operations in a fast paced and entrepreneurial environment.

Skills and Competencies:

• Proficiency in Microsoft O365 suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and MS Project/ primavera6.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Good command of English both written and spoken.
• Strong influencing without authority, consulting, mentoring, analytical, and computing skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to convey recommendations clearly and
• concisely to management / leadership.
• Experience using analytical tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Power Query or equivalent.
• Ability to multitask and respond quickly to urgent analysis requests.