Senior Manager (Property Services, Global Operations) at GE Nigeria
Employment Nigeria
30-Dec-2016
LAGOS ,
Managerial
GE - Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
POSITION : Senior Manager - Property Services, Global Operations
Role Summary/Purpose
- Global Operations Properties (GO-P) leads the full spectrum of real estate support functions from global facility management to worldwide construction projects to defining real estate strategy for locations and offices housing GE’s 300K+ employees. The Property Leader - West Africa is responsible for this entire scope for GE properties in West Africa, the current focus countries being Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivore & Cameroon.
Essential Responsibilities
- Managing facilities across the West Africa region, the Property Leader will provide leadership, direction and will communicate/present ideas and requirements to all levels to optimize the property portfolio.
- Serve as a properties expert for GO-P in the sub-region providing advice and counsel to GE businesses in development of Growth Playbooks and Budgets.
- Develop capital project requirements and define roles, responsibilities of project team with appropriate resources.
- Manage process for approval of funds required to optimize the property portfolio.
- Ensure lease agreements are executed and maintained compliantly.
- Develop execution plans for capital projects, optimizing GE value.
- Manage project(s) scope, control costs and schedule and ensure compliance with contract documents, whilst always ensuring alignment with business requirements.
- Ensure the optimum operation of properties leveraging IFM partners to deliver safe and compliant environments that meet the needs of the stakeholders.
- Leverage the marketplace, as well as existing relationships, to maximize value with suppliers.
- Work with GO-P regional and wider teams (Operations, Engineering, Legal, Sourcing) to manage leases, capital projects and operations of facilities.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or International equivalent in Surveying, Engineering, Construction/Building Sciences, Architecture, Project Management or Facilities Management or significant relevant experience
- Five years of experience managing industrial building construction projects (minimum single project value $5M USD) and commercial building projects working directly for an owner or as an owner's representative within the Africa region.
- Demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility and accountability gained from within an international corporate environment
- Proven ability to self-manage, self-motivate and drive team performance able to organize and focus teams and tasks remotely in a matrix environment
- Strong financial acumen, able to build, analyse and manage budgets with an understanding of capital vs operational expenditure with corresponding impacts to the balance sheet and P&L account.
- Proven leadership, interpersonal, influencing, communication and presentation skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office software; experience working with digital online databases
- Project management experience, including identifying projects, developing project plans and execution strategies (must have experience as project leaders/developers, not only as superintendents/field engineers)
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must submit your application for employment through COS (internal candidates) and GE Careers (external candidates) to be considered for this position.
- Must be willing to comply with pre-employment screening, which may include drug testing (where allowed by law), reference verification and background check.
- Must be authorized and willing to work from an office in Lagos, Nigeria.
- Must be willing to travel approximately 30% of the time.
Desired Characteristics:
- Graduate Degree and 10+ years of relevant construction/project/property management experience as an end user with an international corporation already operating within the region
- Auditing qualification at a recognized institution (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001)
- Experience with Environmental, Health and Safety oversight
- Good organizational, presentation and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Culturally aware , fluent in English but French would also be an advantage
- Independent thinker, capable of identifying emerging issues and recommending appropriate mitigation
- Ability to self-manage/motivate and independently drive performance in a challenging environment, within a matrix organization and with a limited supply chain
- Needs to be confident and display enthusiasm for construction. Must have a ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver against measurable goals
- Ability to organize and focus teams, tasks and requests and manage sites/teams remotely
- Ability to translate real estate strategy into project and operational deliverables
- Ability to engage with and report out to internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- Project Management certification from a recognized agency and/or a Chartered Surveyor
- Facility management/maintenance/EHS experience within a corporate environment across multiple locations/countries
- Real estate transactional experience including property/land identification, shortlisting and lease/purchase negotiation.
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