Project Manager

Turbo Energy Nigeria Limited was incorporated as an engineering & contracting company providing a broad range of engineering services and products to diverse industries including the power distribution, power transmission, power generation, telecommunications, petroleum & gas, and marine industries. Over the years, Turbo Energy has provided various services to different utilities through our partnership with world-leading technology and services firms specializing in providing Advanced Smart Metering, Vending and Billing Systems, offering comprehensive range of metering, GIS centric management solutions and advisory services to Utilities.

In anticipation of various power sectors contracts, Turbo Energy Nigeria Limited has exciting and challenging opportunities for a suitable and qualified candidates for upcoming projects in the vacant position below:

Job Role: Project Manager

Job Location: Abuja

Job Description

• Project Managers ensure that a project is completed on time and within budget, that the project's objectives are met and that everyone else is doing their job properly.
• Projects are usually separate to usual day-to-day business activities and require a group of people to work together to achieve a set of specific objectives.
• Project managers oversee the project to ensure the desired result is achieved, the most efficient resources are used and the different interests involved are satisfied.

Responsibilities

• Effectively allocate available resources and determine if additional resources will be required.
• Provide Project planning, Milestone management, Scope management, Resource forecasting; Financial Management; Change Management across the project portfolio.
• Track and report on project portfolio performance, providing a real-time, comprehensive, and prioritized view of all projects.
• Using IT systems to keep track of people and progress
• Identify and manage assignment dependencies.
• Identify potential crises, devise contingency plans.
• Adhere to operational procedures to ensure that the department runs smoothly.
• Manage financials: forecast vs. actual.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise team members and contractors. Influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned responsibilities. Take corrective action.
• Coordinating internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Manage team members and delegate tasks.
• Define and embed project control and governance.
• Establish and manage communication between Innovation Managers, unit team and project sponsors (management).
• Maintain processes to ensure project management documentation, reports and plans are relevant, accurate and complete for all software development assignments.
• Manage and compile Program related financial and KPI information.
• Provide and maintain a capacity planning and resource tracking service across the Program.
• Ensure the appropriate program benefits are identified, quantified and their realization planned.
• Ensure cross-program dependencies are managed and the dependency log is accurately maintained.
• Establish frameworks and standards for Program and Project Management.
• Monitor Project overhead and capital expenses to ensure achievement of cost efficiency and acting to correct any adverse variances.
• Ensure overall cost control by monitoring all areas of Project expenditure and reporting on performance against variations.

Job Qualifications

• Great educational background of 2:1 Minimum for BSc. and/or MSc. in Project Management
• Proven working experience as a Project Manager in the Information Technology sector
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in Project Management software and its operations.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• PMP and/or any other project management certification is a plus

Key Skills Needed:

• Organizational skills
• IT Skills
• Analytical skills
• Well developed interpersonal skills
• Numeracy skills
• Commercial awareness
• Communication skills
• Team-working skills
• Diplomacy
• Ability to motivate people
• Management and leadership skills

Application Deadline
30th June, 2017. 

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV's and a Cover Letter to email with "Application for Power and Energy Specialist" as the mail