Business Development Manager, Senior Project Manager at a Fast Growing Organization

Vacancies: Business Development Manager, Senior Project Manager.

Our client is a global player in the power solutions sector providing dynamic, customer focused business solutions to leading organizations across Nigeria. Evolving market trends as well as on- going internal organization value- adding exercises, have necessitated the  following openings, to enhance efficiency.

This emerging corporate outlook has need of highly experienced, energetic and self- driven individuals to fill the positions below:

 

Position: Business Development Manager-BDM – (Ref: BDM 001)

Reporting to the GM, the BDM is to lead and develop company sales in Nigeria.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop strategy for turnkey projects based on company products.
• Cogeneration in excess of 1 MWe for commercial and industrial projects
• Prime Power for islanded sites such as mines etc
• Develop customers and projects including securing orders for hand over to project department for implementation.
• Assist with development of implementation and Support strategy, including identifying suitable sub­contractors etc
• Manage multi border customer relationships
• Maintain links with major clients and work with distributors to maximize prospects in each geographical area.

 

• Prepare timely and professional sales presentation materials
• Plan and prioritize resources and sales activity to
• Identify market needs and liaise with marketing as to trade shows advertising etc
• Identify market trends, opportunities and threats and work to maximize ESB prospects.
• Oversee the bidding process and maintain a price database, pro forma bidding documents and other sales tools Responsible for the delivery on agreed AOP for the region.
• Responsibility for quality as per Company quality policy

 

Experience/Education:

• Applicant must possess Bachelors/ Masters Degree  (B.Eng/M.sc) in Engineering (Mechanical/ Electrical)
• An MBA will be added advantage.
• At least 7 years work experience in key projects- preferably power generation
• Strong Technical Knowledge in civil, mechanical, electrical engineering
• Business development experience
• Experience of working in Africa- preferably within the IPP business
• Strong interpersonal skills along with good oral/written communication skills. Must be a good delegator and have excellent personnel management skills.
• Disciplined, methodical and capable of producing quality work to meet demanding schedules as well as ability to adopt a proactive, systematic approach to problem solving and leadership.
• Good time manager.

 

Position: Senior Project Manager-SPM- (Ref: SPM 002)

• Reporting to the General Manager, the SPM is to ensure that major projects are delivered to contract on time, to budget and to customer requirements

 

Responsibilities:

• Finalization   and agreement of major   project contracts ranging from $2M to $15M.
• Delivery of major projects’ budgets.      Delivery of major projects to:
• Agreed programmes.
• Agreed specifications.
• Agreed safety standards.
• Management of cross functional project teams.

 

Experience/Education:

• Applicant must possess Degree in business/project management or other relevant disciplines.
• At least 5 years work experience in key projects management assignments, preferably in the Power Generation or similar, industry.
• Technical Knowledge in civil, mechanical, electrical engineering and ICT.
• Strong interpersonal skills along with good oral/written communication skills. Must be a good delegator and have excellent personnel management skills.
• Disciplined, methodical and capable of producing quality work to meet demanding schedules as well as ability to adopt a pro­active, systematic approach to problem solving and leadership,
• Good time manager.
• Responsibility for quality as per Company quality policy

 

Remuneration: Competitive within the industry.

 

Method of Application

Applicants should please quote position reference number on the right corner of the envelope and forward their Curriculum Vitae including telephone numbers & e-mail address to:

The Head Hunters

P.O. Box 20319,

Ikeja, Lagos.

 

Or Email: thehead_hunters@yahoo.com

 

Please state the position applied for in the mail.

 

Closing Date

Application closes on 21^st July, 2011.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.