SENIOR PROJECT ASSURANCE & QUALITY COORDINATOR
Port Harcourt - Nigeria
Job Summary
- To provide independent governance assurance quality management verification and compliance oversight for all FM&A capital projects infrastructure developments building construction projects renovation works industrial installations utilities projects estate developments and strategic asset investments.
- The position establishes and maintains the Project Assurance Framework for FM&A and ensures that projects across all locations are executed in accordance with approved scope schedule budget quality requirements Company Rules General Specifications engineering standards contractual obligations HSSE requirements and recognized international project management practices.
- Office buildings (3nos. - 7 floors 6nos. - 2 floors; 1no. kitchen canteen 1no. industrial clinic Garden Park 2nos. car parks) Companys Village structures (144 Flats 49 Guest Rooms 1no. Training Centre 1no. Club House) all FM&A managed PHC locations and equipment (New Pipe Yard GSR Warehouse Clubhouse and residences).
- Develop maintain and continuously improve the FM&A Projects Assurance and Quality Management Framework.
- Establish project assurance methodologies review criteria governance checkpoints and quality performance standards for all FM&A projects.
- Define assurance priorities annual assurance plans and quality objectives aligned with departmental and organizational goals.
- Ensure project governance requirements are embedded throughout project initiation planning execution commissioning handover and close-out phases.
- Coordinate project readiness assessments prior to tendering award execution commissioning and handover.
- Verify that business technical cost schedule quality and HSE requirements have been adequately addressed before progression to subsequent project phases.
- Review project execution strategies project management plans risk registers quality plans and stakeholder engagement plans.
- Issue assurance findings and track closure of identified gaps and recommendations.
- Challenge project teams and contractors where governance quality safety compliance or value preservation requirements are at risk.
- Identify emerging project risks trends recurring failures and improvement opportunities.
- Ensure lessons learned are captured shared and integrated into future project execution practices.
- Conduct site visits to assess workmanship quality project progress safety compliance and overall project execution effectiveness.
- Validate physical progress against approved plans schedules and quality requirements.
- Identify project execution risks and escalate concerns to Management when necessary.
- Support internal and external audit activities relating to project management and quality assurance processes.
- Facilitate alignment between project stakeholders on quality expectations and assurance objectives.
- Analyse project trends recurring failures defects audit findings and compliance gaps.
- Prepare monthly quarterly and annual assurance reports for Management review.
- Participate in project risk reviews and mitigation planning sessions.
- Verify implementation and effectiveness of identified risk control measures.
- Conduct routine and targeted surveillance activities on project sites.
- Verify implementation of project management processes and governance requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and leadership to project teams on quality and assurance matters.
- Develop and maintain FM&A Project Assurance and Quality dashboards.
- Establish project quality and assurance KPIs and monitor performance against agreed targets.
- Analyse project trends recurring failures defects audit findings and compliance gaps.
- Prepare monthly quarterly and annual assurance reports for Management review.
- Verify contractor compliance with contractual obligations.
- Participate in contractor prequalification technical evaluation and selection processes.
- Evaluate contractor Quality Management Systems and project execution capabilities.
- Monitor contractor compliance with approved quality requirements and contractual obligations.
- Conduct contractor quality audits site assessments and performance reviews.
- Identify recurring contractor performance deficiencies and recommend corrective measures.
- Ensure quality performance metrics are incorporated into contractor performance evaluations.
- Monitor contractor quality KPIs.
- Lead contractor audits and surveillance visits.
- Position covers company project locations but based in PHC
- Multiple simultaneous projects across geographically dispersed locations.
- Significant CAPEX exposure.
- Numerous contractor and stakeholder interfaces.
- Compressed project schedules.
- Strict quality regulatory and HSSE requirements.
- Assists in maintaining ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2015 certifications for company facilities which is a measure of the companys corporate image.
- Develop project assurance dashboards KPIs compliance scorecards and performance reports for Management review.
- Benchmark FM&A project assurance and quality practices against international Oil & Gas infrastructure and construction industry standards.
- Drive digitalization and innovative approaches to project assurance quality monitoring and project governance.
- Ensure quality and assurance reviews identify conditions that may adversely impact safety asset integrity business continuity or the environment.
- Demonstrate visible commitment to HSSE performance targets and principles and promote a culture where no harm to people assets or the environment is acceptable
- Integrate HSE considerations into all project assurance and quality management activities.
- Ensure quality and assurance reviews identify conditions that may adversely impact safety asset integrity business continuity or the environment.
- Verify implementation of critical risk controls associated with project activities.
- Support the development of proactive safety and environmental leadership within project teams.
- Bachelors degree but preferably Masters degree in engineering Project Management Construction Management Facilities Management Business Administration (MBA) or related discipline.
- Professional certifications like PMP PRINCE2 ISO Lead Auditor Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Project Professional (CCP).
- Minimum of 15 years relevant professional experience 10 years in project management project assurance infrastructure structural construction or engineering projects post NYSC professional work experience.
- Minimum 5 years in a supervisory or management role with demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
- Proven experience managing multi-location projects within the Oil & Gas Energy Infrastructure Real Estate Industrial or EPC sectors.
- Effective oral and written business communications.
- Possess the credibility and independence necessary to challenge project stakeholders when standards quality requirements or governance principles are compromised.
- Working experience in SAP PM or other CMMS platform Building Management System AutoCAD MS Office suite Power Automate and Power Apps.
Required Skills:
ACCOUNTABILITIES Assists in maintaining ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2015 certifications for company facilities which is a measure of the companys corporate image. Develop project assurance dashboards KPIs compliance scorecards and performance reports for Management review. Benchmark FM&A project assurance and quality practices against international Oil & Gas infrastructure and construction industry standards. Drive digitalization and innovative approaches to project assurance quality monitoring and project governance. Ensure quality and assurance reviews identify conditions that may adversely impact safety asset integrity business continuity or the environment. HSE OBJECTIVES Demonstrate visible commitment to HSSE performance targets and principles and promote a culture where no harm to people assets or the environment is acceptable Integrate HSE considerations into all project assurance and quality management activities. Ensure quality and assurance reviews identify conditions that may adversely impact safety asset integrity business continuity or the environment. Verify implementation of critical risk controls associated with project activities. Support the development of proactive safety and environmental leadership within project teams. QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Bachelors degree but preferably Masters degree in engineering Project Management Construction Management Facilities Management Business Administration (MBA) or related discipline. Professional certifications like PMP PRINCE2 ISO Lead Auditor Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Project Professional (CCP). Minimum of 15 years relevant professional experience 10 years in project management project assurance infrastructure structural construction or engineering projects post NYSC professional work experience. Minimum 5 years in a supervisory or management role with demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams. Proven experience managing multi-location projects within the Oil & Gas Energy Infrastructure Real Estate Industrial or EPC sectors. Effective oral and written business communications. Possess the credibility and independence necessary to challenge project stakeholders when standards quality requirements or governance principles are compromised. Working experience in SAP PM or other CMMS platform Building Management System AutoCAD MS Office suite Power Automate and Power Apps.