ARM Life is the Insurance subsidiary of Asset & Resource Management Company Ltd (ARM). Its parent company, ARM is one of the largest non-bank financial services firms in Nigeria with a focus on asset management. Established in 1994, ARM started operations as a traditional asset management company specialising in the management of quoted equities and fixed income securities.
We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Project Associate
Location: Nigeria
Job Summary
Overall responsible for delivering the assigned project on-time, within-cost and as per desired quality.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Managerial Responsibilities:
Ensure all health safety and environmental standards as established by Mixta’s safety department are complied with both by the Mixta staff as well as contractors/ vendors for the project
Manage all employees and contractors in the project to drive performance and co-ordinate with relevant departments to ensure that all items comply with design and quality standards
Follow up on contractors’ payments with finance and reporting manager/finance manager
Organize regular project review based on pre-defined review architecture, including setting up relevant templates for review
Technical Responsibilities:
Organise construction including:
Assist the necessary licenses required for the site such as construction, usage of pavement (if any), connections to infrastructure etc. are prepared by relevant parties
Assist in the monitor and ensure conformity of materials, installation and construction equipment operated by contractors on construction site against contract and approved technical and other requirements,
Check payment certificates, verify quantities in terms of labour, material equipment and others as provided by contractors
Advise procurement and contracting teams on technical exclusions suggested by contracts/vendors; Participate in selection of materials and vendor/contractor for the project
Manage contractor claims on the project, drawing in expertise from design, procurement and contracting, and legal wherever necessary
Responsible for completion and handover for operation:
Test-run each item before use, perform acceptance and hand over to end user;
Prepare equipment portfolio and user manual; co-ordinate with supplying contractors to organise operation training for the management and operation teams (if required)
Hand over project records issued as per handover process required by company and/or country protocol
Responsibilities and jurisdictions to resolve arising issues:
Identify deviations in construction which do not impact bearing capacity and architecture of the project
Manage design and quantity change process along with contracting and design department
Others:
Provide opinions on composition of items and components, propose revision of technical design, if required
Deliverables
Progress Reports
Contractor evaluation
Equipment portfolio and user manual
Project Records for handover
Time Allocation:
Time on Field/Technical -95%
Administrative-5%
Requirements
Experience and Education:
Engineer or Master of Construction, Architecture holding Project Management Certificate awarded by reputable institutions
3+ years’ experience in project management and on-site management with a real-estate company
Skills:
Sounds understanding and interpretation of drawings
Knowledge of key processes and phases in construction (Structure, M&E, Finishing)
Deep understanding of corporate functions like procurement and contracting, budget and planning, and de-bottlenecking other corporate processes
Proficient in creating and understanding a planning schedule and work break down structure
Very detailed knowledge of material, equipment, logistics, storage and security
Ability to make quick and tough decisions
Good communication skills
Strong ability to motivate, influence, negotiate and manage contractors
KPI's
Operations:
Comply with planned budget:
Actual cost of construction for the project as compared to budgeted cost of construction for the year (15%)
Comply with construction progress:
Deviation from timelines set for the project at the beginning of the year (25%)
Violations to construction quality;
No. of quality Non Conformance Reports issued by the design team, No. of issues raised by operations/sales team during the handover process (25%)
Violations to safety:
No. of safety incidents which occurred on site during the year including; Near misses, Accidents, Fatal accidents. (10%)
Reports:
Timeliness of reports-% submitted after set deadline (5%)
Quality of report-% reports that conform to the pre-assigned template (5%)
Management:
Co-ordinate relevant departments- Measured by an annual survey administered to the various team the employee regularly works with (5%)
Feedback - The annual average rating from 360-degree surveys launched (15%)