Schneider Electric – As the Global Specialist in Energy Managementâ„¢ and market leader in industrial automation and software, Schneider Electric enables people to experience and transform efficiency where they live and work; from home to enterprise, across the grid and the city. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group brings a world where innovative individuals use collaborative solutions to make the most of their energy, while using less of the common planet.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Project Manager, Process Automation
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- As an experienced project management professional, this position will cover projects across a wide range of industry sectors including oil and gas, pharmaceutical, power and nuclear, food and beverage as well as water and utilities, automotive and energy.
Key Delivery Assurance Responsibilities
- Manage, plan and oversee assigned company projects in conjunction with the nominated Project team, through inception to acceptance, both commercially and technically.
- The Project Manager could be responsible for any project in the hub at any value or risk level. Typically, the Project Manager will be assigned high risk and complex projects.
- Adherence to project governance and cadence policies. This includes updating the project reporting tool and preparation for project reviews at both hub level and any risk escalation level.
- Determine and manage the required resources for the project or programme.
- Act as the main contact with the client on technical, commercial and quality matters.
- Liaise with customers at senior management level within their organisation.
- Co-Ordinate the activities of systems engineering, software engineering, production, test, product development, purchasing and quality assurance activities to deliver solutions to our customers.
- Build a partnership and long-term relationships with key customers.
- Coach and develop less experienced engineers assigned to projects.
- Provide support and communicate well with sales and tendering team.
- Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including offshore and overseas as required.
- Help maintain resource utilisation by accurate forecasting of project schedule and associated human resource requirements. This includes reporting and agreeing resource requirements with the Engineering Manager.
- Manage the project or programme to schedule, budget and quality to the satisfaction of the customer and Schneider Electric in order to realize the benefits expected.
- Ensure consistency in project execution according to Customer Project Process (CPP) and PMI standards.
- Negotiate and execute change orders with the customer in accordance with company policies and standards, obtaining the necessary approvals.
- Assure the incorporation of reliable and otherwise sound design practices, including adequacy and accuracy of drawing information.
- Liaise with, monitor and expedite sub-suppliers and sub-contractors for the project.
- Ensure project administration is completed and project files are maintained.
- Ensure that regular commercial, engineering and status reports are issued to the Project Delivery Manager and the customer as required.
- Support an environment conducive to successful team interaction.
- Support and assist with Company programs and initiatives.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Educated at Degree level with minimum 6 years, typically 8 years project management experience.
- Minimum of B.Sc./ B.Eng. Degree in any relevant discipline e.g. Electrical & Electronics or Control Engineering or Computer Science.
- Conversant with MS Project and all MS Office software products Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint etc.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with the motivation and determination required to succeed.
- Ability to understand, influence & convince in a complex and agile matrix organization.
- Has knowledge and able to lead in Digital Transformation initiatives and projects.
- Must possess a project management qualification e.g. Prince 2 qualification or PMP certification
- Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written.
- Knowledge of structured project management methodologies such as Prince 2 or PMbok from PMI.
- Proven ability to work in a complex environment and collaborate across multiple business functions in order to achieve common business objectives.
- Can demonstrate flexibility and resilience in a challenging and fast-moving environment.
- Proven ability to strategically deliver the best results in a digitally transforming environment with agility.
- Vast experience in a system, software, process automation or application engineering capacity.
- Knowledge of managing and reporting on all financial aspects of assigned projects.
- Able to negotiate contract variations for engineering changes with customers.
- Familiarity with general contractual terms and conditions.
Desired:
- Knowledge of process automation business is advantageous.
- The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate experience and expertise in ERP systems e.g SAP.
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How to Apply
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