Project Director
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Project Director
PROJECT DIRECTOR required by our client, to be hired on a permanent basis, located in Lagos, Nigeria.
Industry Sector: Oil & Gas
POSITION SCOPE
- Will be responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more business units.
- Manage resources, schedules, financials and adhere to control guidelines throughout the full systems development life cycle.
- This also includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery.
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
- Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously.
- Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives.
- Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities
- Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organisation.
- Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project.
- Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
- Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings.
- Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews.
- Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
- Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs.
- Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
- Manage project scope and changes.
- Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders.
- Act as an internal quality control check for the project.
- Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution.
- Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration or litigation, as needed.
- Support formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contract.
- Define the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services.
- Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues.
- Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders.
- Technical Effort Management - Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organisations.
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
- Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives.
- Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
- Research best practices within and outside the organization to establish benchmark data and use continuous process improvement disciplines to achieve results.
- Experience drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary.
- Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget close.
- Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance.
- Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills; both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management.
- Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from executives, team members, stakeholders and peers.
- Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff.
- Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Technically competent with various software programs.
- Communication -
- Facilitates team and client meetings effectively.
- Holds regular status meetings with the Project departments.
- Keeps Project team well informed of changes within the organization and general corporate news.
- Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
- Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
- Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
EXPERIENCE/ QUALIFICATIONS
- + years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects.
- 10+ years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment.
- 3+ years of experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle.
- Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.
- Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective.
- Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate and enhance performance within a cross - functional environment.
- Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions and identifying priorities.
- Analytical Skills
- Motivation
- Adaptability
- Problem Identifier and Solver
- Handle Multiple Priorities
- Organizational Skills
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Ambition
- High Energy
- Will to Succeed
- Team Management Skills
- Master's degree or equivalent (16-years of education) in Engineering or related discipline from a reputable local or foreign university duly recognised
- 15 years of experience as Project Director on high rise buildings out of which 6 years could be as Project Director or Construction Engineer in Oil and Gas, will be preferred
Job Ref: 9235
Lagos, Nigeria
PROJECT DIRECTOR OFFSHORE
Permanent
