Job For Project Manager at Fantex Oil and Gas Services

Fantex Oil and Gas Services is an independent oil and gas company with the principal business objective of identifying, acquiring and developing interests in oil and gas assets in Nigeria. With highly skilled and experienced manpower focused on delivering top-quality engineering & construction services, we have the potential to design and execute turnkey projects, providing a seamless service offering. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Project Manager Location: Lagos Job Summary

• The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for executing change within the time, budget and scope agreed at project commencement.
• The PM will also provide creative solutions to manage ongoing change requirements throughout the life of the project.

• Produce and manage budget and resource plans for the project and continually update these as change occurs.
• Manage, document and escalate cost, risk and scope issues with programme manager and or sponsor as needed.
• Follow the project methodology, practices and procedures appropriate for the particular project but still in line with PMO guiding principles.
• Work with external vendors and outsourced providers.
• Provide effect status updates to key stakeholder.
• Identify, evaluate and document “lessons learned” during the project. Communicate best practices and lessons learned to project team members and other IT teams as appropriate.
• Proactively engage with senior sponsors and stakeholders to define and scope, then manage projects.
• Participate in project benefits identification.
• Agree roles and responsibilities for sponsors and stakeholders and continually monitor and adjust throughout the programme
• Establish the project governance model, team structures ad practices and working relationships.
• Define and coordinate the securing of commitments from cross functional groups and external providers.
• Establish milestones, activities and plans and manage performance against them
• Manage time, budget and scope movement in the face of uncertainty, change, and aggressive deadlines common to a rapidly growing company with an evolving business model.

• Effective business-development skills, including proposal development and preparation
• Bachelor's Degree required; or more than three years of related experience in operations, IT or product development.
• Practical experience of different project methodologies.
• Proven ability to build and lead integrated teams from various internal and external organizations across multiple sites
• Proven problem-solving, decision-making, and financial skills
• Appropriate knowledge of the regulatory and quality requirements for the financial services industry