This is an exciting and varied role for an experienced Construction professional to join the senior management team and take responsibility for construction project management matters for a leading a real estate development and management company focused on the Angolan Property market.
Requirements:
- Good communication skills in English and Portuguese (not negotiable)
- Must have construction experience
- Must have Previous Project Management exp (5-10 years), delivering successful projects
- BSc Construction Management (or similar)
- PMP or equivalent certification will be an advantage
- Professional Registration preferable (not essential)
- Familiarity with construction/ project management software
- Preferably experienced in multiple sectors (real-estate, retail, office and warehousing)
- Working knowledge of FIDIC suites of contracts
- Must be willing to travel throughout Angola.
Duties:
- Successfully execute projects by developing a project implementation plan (PIP) based on the scope of work and companies requirements within a preset and agreed upon time frame.
- There is a responsibility for the overall project planning, cost control and scheduling, project accounting, resource allocation, safety and risk management
- To ensure that companies objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards
- Working with Head of Real Estate to define project goals and to establish the overall success criteria for projects, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters
- Ensure the alignment of projects with the companies’ overall business goals
- Ensure that quality, safety, health and environment issues are properly managed
- Establishing effective project governance, including establishing procedures and accordance with quality guidelines, processes and systems to be utilized throughout projects
- Develop project execution plans
- Identifying and implementing tools and systems to proactively maintain project governance in accordance with an agreed project execution plan
- Project planning, including producing the detailed project plan
- Developing the project organization charts and establishing lines of accountability and reporting to Head of Real Estate
- Advising on project resourcing requirements and the procurement of resources
- Co-ordinating, controlling and directing the activities of all staff and project team members to ensure the project success criteria are met
- Monitoring and applying performance management techniques
- Managing the change control process, including the implementation of change control procedures
- Monitoring and advising upon project finances
- Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications
- Ensuring the project teams comply with these agreed systems and procedures
- Preparing formal project progress and other reports in order to provide timely and accurate project information and status updates to all stakeholders
- Taking a leading role in interfacing with tenants and other team members, at all project stages
- Taking a role in business development and tenant engagement with the aim to establish tenant relationships and enter into formal service agreements with these clients
- Ensure that monthly project risk review sessions are held and that the project risk register is kept up to date
- Carry out other ad hoc tasks as required or as appropriate for the needs of the entity.
Desired Skills:
- property manager
- project manager
- project management