Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
Responsible to ensure the bank's strategic construction projects are delivered within specified timelines, budget, scope and quality specifications.

Main Responsibilities:
• Define project scope, objectives, approach, controls, acceptance criteria and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management through organization of project definition workshops and subsequent production of the project initiation document.
• Develop project plans with a comprehensive list of all envisaged activities, milestones, deliverables and their corresponding ownership.
• Facilitate definition and approval of business requirements
• Facilitate development and approval of business cases
• Estimate resources, budget and participants required to achieve project goals and motivate for their allocation
• Serve diligently as chairperson of the project working committee and secretary of the project steering committee for all designated projects
• Direct and motivate the project team
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and assumptions by ensuring proper recording, assignment of ownership and timely escalation to appropriate level of management where necessary
• To enforce all provisions for quality assurance in the project contract including timely issuing of formal warnings to contractors, consultants and sub-contractors as well as timely termination of contracts in the event of extreme under-performance
• To prepare and enforce a site inspection schedule
• Facilitate a project closure workshop and ensure lessons learned are identified and used to improve future practices
• Develop and agree with relevant stakeholders on an appropriate project benefits management framework and subsequently oversee a smooth handover of the framework to the designated benefits manager
• Ensure an effective maintenance and support model is established and handed over to those responsible for subsequent day to day management of completed project outputs
• Produce the project closure report and secure its approval from relevant executives.

Knowledge and Skills:
• Advanced understanding of buildings construction best practices and methodologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with top management while presenting progress status, risks, issues or when motivating for project resources
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexibility.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Tech Savy skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Civil Engineering OR Post graduate qualifications in Construction Project Management or Building Economics
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• At least 5 years' experience in management of construction projects.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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