Job Profile
• Lead teams in the Dubai-UAE, Lagos Nigeria offices and Umutu project site in Nigeria to manage all front end and detailed engineering functions and subsequently site construction activities
• Prepare & freeze project planning and budget document in consultation with project managers and other departmental heads
• Set project execution tone by initiating pre-construction design & engineering phase, oversee all the phases of till completion
• Monitor and intervene on key decisions on procurement and contracting activities, especially in view of risk & cost factors
• Ensure all systems & procedures are in place at all stages of the projects and are strictly adhered to smooth passage of projects
• Closely monitor progress of all projects efficiently manage timely closure of all escalations potent to time and cost overruns
• Manage closure of contract with technical & commercial success, while adhering to handover protocol
• Set targets, objectives and clear responsibilities for all staff, progressively monitor individual performance against the agreed criteria and conduct formal appraisals in keeping with time frames
• Deal with the escalation of contract disputes, ensure that Contracts & Technical Teams follow all agreed control procedures
• Manage workloads, define deliverables, conduct performance reviews, ensure compliance with established PMO processes
• Define project management processes, including those related to requirements management, change control, user acceptance
• Reengineer project plan and renegotiate contracts with new vendors; enhance quality assurance and maintain timelines
• Ensure implementation of critical project management functions in projects through site visits and conducting progress review meetings with the project team for improving overall performance
• Conduct critical path analysis on the updated schedule and advice for recovery measures in case of slippages
• Enforce Quality Policy of the company, PQP and Project HSE Management Plan, and adhere to legal & statutory requirements
• Liaise with client’s representative on all project issues and ensure all technical and engineering aspects of the project meet customers’ and statutory requirement
• Ensure that all contract variations are promptly notified for possible EOT Claims, Contractual claims and Variation Orders
• Executed Smooth commissioning and start up followed by hand over to Locals.

Achievements
• Successfully executed the brownfield project for debottlenecking of facilities on time, within budget with zero (LTI)
• Developed local resources and utilized over 95% locals in the project
• Secured & successfully executed a 5-year operation & maintenance (O&M) contract for the facilities