Senior Project Manager at Mentor Management Limited

Job description for Senior Project Manager

• Provide day-to-day leadership of the projects during the immediate pre-construction selection and appointment of professional consultant team through to construction phases, acting as a co-ordinator between internal and external partners.

• Contract appointment and administration.

• Establish a reporting format in co-ordination with the rest of the development and client team and prepare regular reports to senior management and client bodies to inform of project progress, risk management, report against programme and budget objectives, quality control etc.
• Assist in the defining of and managing the development budgets and the programmes.
• Work closely with the development manager to co-ordinate the planning and development process of each project.
• Manage the contracted consultant teams to optimise contract terms and ensure timely delivery of all objectives.
• In close co-ordination with the development team, manage relationships with the contractor, brokers, the legal team and tenants.
• Contribute in discussions about design related activities and be involved in the product development aspect of the development process.
• Play a co-ordinating role in the interface between the leasing team and the project team, overseeing the development of related manuals and monitoring the tenant co-ordination process.
• Introduce best-practice systems of project and construction management, leading the implementation of quality control and relationship management techniques, in close co-ordination with the Managing Director.
• Actively assist in the development of new business and new clients.
• Assist in the management and co-ordination of all project cost control and quantity surveying activities within the Company.

Key Project Deliverables

The Senior Project Manager must manage the consultant team and the contractor to ensure that the key deliverables relating to time, cost and quality are achieved for each project under his/her responsibility:

· Time - delivery on programme

· Cost - delivery within the approved budget

· Quality - delivery to the agreed design and the specified finish

Desired Skills and Experience

You will have:

1. A construction related Under-graduate degree and ideally further studies (PMP, MBA, MSc etc) with 7 or more years experience.
2. A Professional Certification in the construction field.
3. A track record of successful Project Management experience to include Developing Countries, ideally within Africa. Educational Sector/Institutional sector and multi-site/country developments preferred.
4. International Experience with strong leadership skills
5. A Strong working knowledge of all aspects of construction project and commercial management including budgeting, contractual agreements, construction techniques, design process, scheduling and quality assurance procedures, building trades, construction materials, and building codes.
6. Excellent oral and written communication in English
7. Culturally sensitive with the ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies at a local, regional and international level including contractors, government officials and other key stakeholders.
8. Ability to commit to the East African region for the next 5-10year.