Lead, Project Controls and QA/QC Engineer

The responsibility of the Lead, Project Controls and QA/QC Engineer is to establish and maintain robust project control frameworks that assure successful project delivery. The role ensures that the resources required to execute multiple cross-functional engineering projects are effectively aligned with established control standards and governance requirements. Additionally, the Lead, Project Controls and QA/QC Engineer is responsible for providing quality assurance and related support functions across projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Effectively manage the project control team, including cost engineers, planners and quality assurance and control
• Monitor and control program compliance with respect to project contractual obligations
• Support and advise on the definition of project controls and earned value management policies, procedures and standards required to deliver projects
• Support program integration, governance, formats, plan optimisation, and project controls best practices
• Advise and consult on the application of effective planning variance, estimates at completion and critical path analysis
• Support the development of integrated master schedules for specific programs in Primavera and/or Microsoft projects that reflect all interface milestones and activity duration from multiple contractors’ schedules and feed changes to the integrated master schedule
• Provide project controls management, including baseline schedule development and management, performance status and reporting, baseline change control, risk management, earned value management guidance and tools
• Work closely with the project manager, commercial manager and project quality assurance and control to maximise the potential of the project
• Support the development of requirements for specific resource-loaded schedules
• Ensure project controls processes are consistently applied across the projects
• Manage governance to ensure robust control and schedule performance for the agreed scope of work across integrated programs managed across multiple suppliers
• Implement data protection policies and practices of Egbin Power Plc
• Ensure compliance with the NDPR and other data protection laws, and data protection policies
• Undertake a data protection impact assessment as applicable to curb the risk during data processing operations
• Ensuring the Project controls team produces weekly/monthly reports in line with the project and company reporting calendar, providing details on progress, actuals, forecast and explanation of variances
• Develop and regularly update project LFIs
• Follow up on reported project deviations and non-conformances to ensure necessary corrective actions are adequately taken to prevent recurrence
• Ensure the implementation of risk-based thinking in project management
• Propose recommendations to management for improvements and cost savings within the area of responsibility
• Conduct surveillance and reviews at project sites to maintain quality standards and requirements
• Responsible for the overall health of the capital projects portfolio, and the development and application of a project management system
• Responsible for maximising project value through an opportunity realisation process
• Carry out oversight quality functions on capital projects to ensure compliance with all quality standards
• Ensure awareness, understanding and application of QHSE policy on projects, ensure the integration of the IMS requirements (ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 & 45001:2018) into departmental processes
• Engage, direct and support persons/contractors/departments to understand and identify hazards, risks, environmental aspect and Impact as it is related to their jobs
• Ensure that the Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 & 45001:2018) achieves its intended results within departmental processes

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, preferably Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent
• Minimum of 7 years cognate work experience in a similar role
• Postgraduate certification in Project Management is a must-have

Skills and Competencies

Core Skills

• Effective communication within the team and with stakeholders
• Independent certification/training by an accredited body relating to HSE & Q management
• Proficiency in using relevant program tools and techniques
• Experienced in the implementation of earned value management-based projects
• Control systems in accordance with relevant national standards
• Planning, risk analysis and configuration management
• Practical ability to utilise critical project management concepts (e.g., EVM projects)
• Significant track record of successful projects
• Must be certified project management associate (PMP is an alternative)
• Earned Value Foundation (APMG)
• Experience in working on NEC 3 projects (Added advantage)

Language Skills

• Fluent in English language

Soft Skills

• Computer knowledge
• Conversant with usual business suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)