Senior Project Executive

Adecco is an International HR and Consultancy firm. Our client, in the Real Estate Industry is looking for a Senior Project Executive.

Our client, in the Real Estate Industry is looking for a Senior Project Executive.

Reporting to the Head of Property, the successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on overall project planning and scheduling, resource allocation, project accounting, and control, while providing technical direction and ensuring compliance with quality standards.

Main responsibilities:

Project Concept and Design

• Oversee development projects through concept design and construction phases;
• Performing a key role in project planning, budgeting and identification of resources needed;
• Manage new projects development for successful launch.

Project Monitoring

• Analyse and report on the project objectives and plans, performance requirements, and selecting project participants;
• Project accounting functions including managing the budget and tracking of expenses by minimizing exposure and risk in the project;
• Ensure project documents are complete;
• Identify the elements of project design and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims.

Construction Management

• Oversee the construction project from start to finish;
• Optimize utilization of resources- labour, materials and equipment, and ensure their procurement at most cost-effective terms;
• Responsible of the implementation of operations through proper coordination;
• Responsible for the project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources needed;
• Create the teams, develop the objectives/goals of each and assign individual responsibilities;
• Ensure that construction activities move according to predetermined schedule;
• Devise the project work plans and make revisions as and when need arises;
• Ensure strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines, quality and safety standards;
• Conduct inspection of construction sites.

Strategic Working Relationship

• Ensure effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts among the various participants;
• Communicate effectively with the contractors responsible for completing various phases of the project;
• Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, which include the architects, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and workers;
• Monitor the progress of the construction activities on a regular basis and attend regular status meetings with all the sub-teams;
• Serve as a key link with the clients and review the deliverable prepared by the team before passing onto client.
• Any other assignments as may be delegated.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying or in a related field;
• A post graduate degree in construction management is an added advantage.
• 3-5 years’ experience in high end development projects.

Candidate profile:

• Excellent communication skills with fluency in English and French;
• Self-motivated;
• Team player;
• Result oriented;
• Dynamic and Entrepreneurial;
• Good client Management and goodwill building ability;
• Ability to plan and organize a team effort.