Job For Project Director & Office Manager at Royal HaskoningDHV

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 135 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation. Our 6,000 colleagues are committed to our promise to enhance society together. Our four biggest countries are the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Indonesia. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Project Director & Office Manager - Nigeria (Resident) Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Descriptions

• Are you looking for a new challenge in managing the performance of our office in Lagos? Are you motivated to drive company growth in terms of market position, size, financial performance and operations?

• You will be supported by our Global Business Development team, who has a strong network in the region.
• You will act as the first point of contact in Nigeria for the Royal HaskoningDHV Group, supporting other business lines executing their projects.
• In your role as Office manager you will report to the Associate Director for I&B Nigeria/Africa in Netherlands.
• As Office manager you are responsible for managing the overall performance of HaskoningDHV Nigeria Limited and to drive the company growth in terms of market position, size, financial performance and operations.
• Special attention is given to business development and staff growth aspects of the Nigerian office in the (West) African context.

• Coaching of our local staff and maintain our company procedures for quality management and project delivery.
• Oversee Security and Safety situation; implement, monitor and update pertaining protocols if/when required.
• Assure full compliance at all times.
• Be responsible for our entity in Nigeria/ West Africa.
• Be the active representative for Royal HaskoningDHV and senior local point of contact for clients, officials, staff and other Royal HaskoningDHV overseas offices.
• Maintain and develop our position in the business environment in Nigeria, as a thought leader and respected representative of RHDHV and the international business community.
• Manage our projects portfolio with our local team and clients. Act as a project manager for the larger projects and add know-how where appropriate.
• Manage all local staff and operations, intra-company working, and financial performance for the Nigerian office.

• Able to build and maintain ‘trusted advisor’ status at senior director level with clients.
• Role model - highly effective, well organized with organizational sensitivity, empathy and a broad client focus.
• A leader with a transparent, proactive, enthusiastic and confident management style.
• Your integrity is combined with a high adaptability for working with people with a diverse and multi-cultural background.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effortlessly adjust yourself in an international and cultural diverse environment and able to act as coach and mentor for senior staff.
• Strong personality, with perseverance and endurance.
• Entrepreneur with strong business acumen and sound understanding of business financials with clear market drive, focus on clients and client network who recognizes profitability and revenue potential in business opportunities.

• Qualified professional (e.g. Manufacturing/Construction industry background, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural) with extensive African work experience and on international projects.
• Experienced project manager in an industrial environment, preferably manufacturing (consumer goods) or related sector.
• Proven track record / experience in managing and growing part of a business and/or international multi-disciplinary project teams and holding line-, profit & loss-, commercial- and contract- responsibilities.
• Proper decision-making skills and able to operate both in the African business environment as well as in a South African / Western Europe business environment.
• Full understanding of international standards of service and commitment to excellence in terms of quality, program and client accountability.
• Proficient English language skills both verbal and written.
• Understanding of the West-African business and working culture and a track record in the region is desirable.
• Excellent command of the English language both verbal and written; preferably also in French.

• You will work in a professional organization with appealing (inter) national projects and products.
• You support these projects in a multidisciplinary environment with experts who are leaders in their field. In addition, we offer good primary and secondary employment conditions as well as excellent opportunities for development in both width and depth. For example, we offer an attractive bonus scheme, flexible working conditions and opportunities for international projects and travel opportunities. There is also the possibility to qualify for talent programs at different levels.