Project Officer (1 Position) at Optiven Limited

Job Purpose:

• The job holder will be responsible for supporting business growth strategy through implementation of projects value addition plans and strategies on a day-to-day basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with projects managers to assist in reports analysis and execution of projects work strategies to completion.
• Support in doing proper project planning with clear budgets, timely projections.
• Help in tracking project costs in order to meet the given budget.
• Recruit more qualified staff to help in managing workload, assist in handling petty cash for labor wages.
• Work closely with caretakes and casual laborers to ensure they are performing their roles effectively.
• Ensure that a list of all site property and assets are well kept, work with caretakers to ensure they are safe and in good condition against pilferage and wastage in all projects.
• Manage relationships in the current customer portfolio and ensure excellent customer service to all the clients.
• Maintain high standards of service to both internal and external clients.
• Ensure safety and health regulations are fully adhered to in all sites, ensure total compliance with all legal regulations.
• Work closely with the human resource department & projects managers to ensure safety measures are in place across all Optiven projects.
• Do project master plans with guidance of projects manager and assist in monitoring and evaluation of progress.
• Share with management daily and weekly reports on value additions, incidents and defects as well as casuals engaged.
• Perform any other responsibilities that may be assigned by supervisor from time to time.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Civil engineering or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of project management and related experience.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification will be a plus.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
• Good communication, analytical, report writing and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful.