Project Manager-Real Estate Development at Equity Bank Kenya

Description
 
Project Contracts and documentation

• Support the Procurement Team to review the profiles of the project implementation team(s) that include the pre-qualification and selection of the technical team, registration with relevant bodies, professional indemnity cover and value of previous works undertaken and give appointment advice on the capability of the design team to undertake the proposed project.
• Work with Supply chain team to negotiate, prepare, monitor, and evaluate project contracts subject to the Group Procurement Policy.
• Addressing and managing change orders, variations, claims and disputes.
• Review submitted project documentation that includes but not limited to titles, approved architectural drawings, specifications, structural & MEPI drawings, NEMA approvals/Licenses.
• Undertake timely review of Contracts with Legal Department before execution and to ensure timely execution of contracts and mitigate risk exposure to the bank.
• Review and provide advice and input for all contractual claims and negotiate the same in favour of the bank.
• Ensure all contractual issues are resolved and dealt with in a timely manner.
• Manage project completion processes and project documentation stage by stage.
• Manage all project development stages (feasibility, design, tender, construction, and handover) and securing stakeholder signoffs prior to proceeding to the successive stage.  
• Ensure that all project documentations are regularly filed banks shared folders and in a manner that are accessible and easily retrievable by the authorised stakeholders

Project Management Processes & Reporting

• Establish project planning deliverables, schedules, stages and programs to provide a road map to the consultants and the contractor (Development Program Planner).
• In liaison with the project implementation teams design draw down schedules tailored to the project implementation and timing
• Establish a Project Charter for each project, defining the projects goals, objectives, risk & value management, assumptions, staffing levels, roles and responsibilities, work breakdown structure, milestones, and deliverables (Stakeholder mapping)
• Managing the flow of project information between the consultant, team and stakeholders, through regular meetings and written communications
• Coordinate and manage the project consultant’s team
• Establish and deliver mechanisms for tracking project progress and reporting
• Oversee total construction effort to ensure projects are delivered in accordance with approved design, budget and schedule.
• Monitor and report on construction progress to the Group Head of Real Estate Development through progress and monthly reports/dashboard, highlighting any deviations, risks and proposed mitigations and corrective action/recovery planning.
• Documentation of maintenance of a data base for all lessons learnt from project, conduct timely workshops for data capture.

Supply/Customer performance

• Manage the preparation of all projects related correspondence, including supplier performance communication, in line with corporate brand guidelines
• Develop appropriate consultant and contractor interface management
• Work with legal department, Supply chain, Group Head of Real Estate Development to execute Contract claims as relates to project contracts where necessary.
• Schedules site visits and stakeholder engagements regularly

Learning and Growth

• Ensure teamwork to create a good environment within the group.
• Participate in trainings as necessary
• Coach and develop the team competences
• Ensure the Group culture is entrenched in the daily routine of our operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Civil & Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Build Environment, Construction Management, or other relevant discipline
• Minimum of 5 - 10 years proven experience in a Senior role in project management of real estate constructions. Ideal candidate will also have fit-out project experience
• Negotiating skills- ability to negotiate contract terms to achieve best value in the market within the relevant parameters
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with and manage customer expectations (internal and external), and other stakeholders who affect performance.
• Self-empowerment to enable development of open communication, teamwork and trust that are needed to support performance
• Organisations skills: ability to prioritize, plan, coordinate, work under pressure and without supervision.
• Teamwork and leadership skills: ability to work independently while at the same time be an active team player.
• Personal Ethics: Must be honest and with high level of integrity
• Able to make decisions, initiative and innovative in executing work.
• Communication Skills- ability to resolve disputes amicably, meet deadlines, and professionally respond to queries and concerns .Speaks out and leads from the front.
• Negotiating skills- ability to negotiate contract terms to achieve best value in the market within the relevant parameters
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with and manage customer expectations (internal and external), and other stakeholders who affect performance.
• Self-empowerment to enable development of open communication, teamwork and trust that are needed to support performance
• Organisations skills: ability to prioritize, plan, coordinate, work under pressure and without supervision.
• Teamwork and leadership skills: ability to work independently while at the same time be an active team player.
• Personal Ethics: Must be honest and with high level of integrity
• Able to make decisions, initiative and innovative in executing work.
• Communication Skills- ability to resolve disputes amicably, meet deadlines, and professionally respond to queries and concerns .Speaks out and leads from the front.