Construction Manager

First Excelsia Professional Services Limited - Our client in the Educational Services Sector, is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Construction Manager
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• We are looking for someone who is good with the details and not afraid of spending long hours in the field (in the slums) to make sure the job is accomplished.
• A full time Construction Manager who to provide critical leadership to manage these simultaneous construction projects being led by construction foremen and day labourers. 

Person Specification

• 8 years’ experience in senior project management or construction management role, especially one where you were managing many sites/projects simultaneously.
• Experience with very process-oriented project management
• Experience in construction management, ideally in situations where budgets are incredibly constrained
• Comfortable and willing to work in slums
• Experience with managing distributed teams of people
• Experience managing inventory at multiple sites and ensuring there are systems to prevent loss
• Experienced in developing budgeting/accounting system to ensure easy auditing of the financial transactions
• Experienced user of MS Project, ArchiCAD/AutoCAD and MS Excel
• A background or experience in detailed ultra-low cost engineering design a plus
• Comfortable with using and analyzing data, budgets, and information to make better decisions