In charge of Operations related to contracting for Road Authorities or subcontracting for major contractors in road resurfacing.
In charge of establishing the projects department and selling the product.
Type of Works
Seal involving bituminous binder:
Bitumen emulsion,
Raw bitumen,
Polymer modified bitumen,
Bitumen-rubber.
Asphalt production and paving
Responsible for costing of jobs to execute
Evaluation of tendering opportunities
Preparation of cost estimates ( rate calculation) for tenders
Re calculation of billed quantities at Tender-stage
Finalization and submission of the tender bid.
Sourcing of equipment, suppliers and sub-contractors
Drafting the method statements
Projects Manager Job Description at activity level
Activity forecast
Forecasting activity according to secured and unsecured order book in terms of:
Expected Turnover
Required resources (HR, Plant, Supply…)
Adapting available resources to estimated order book:
Requesting for specific training
Projects staffing requirements
Requesting for additional Capex
Proposing optimized allocation of resources to projects
Financial follow-up
Forecasting yearly Contracting activity in terms of Turnover and Gross Margin: consolidating activity from secured, unsecured and targeted projects
Monitoring actual financial performance against forecast
Rightsizing the organization dedicated to Contracting and following-up the cost thereof
Selling the projects business to contractors
Safety & Environment
Cooperating in order to implement and promote Company’s best practices
Skills Development and Mentoring
Mentoring the team members in implementing best practices
Laying special emphasis on best team members and have them mentoring the other ones
Job Description per Contract
Costing study
Costing and pricing contracts
Discussing and challenging Costing assumptions.
Emphasizing on risks and opportunities
Job Preparation
Checking and absorbing contract conditions
Sourcing
internal and external people and plant
service providers
Requesting for updated estimate of external resources
Place required purchase orders
Setting up appropriate method statement according to lab prescriptions
Setting up program of the works
Setting up Safety & Environmental Plan
Updating project cost
Submitting compulsory documents and requests to Authorities and Engineer (dump site, materials, method statements)
Operations
Following-up actual daily output and actual cost against project cost assumptions
Checking daily actual material consumption
Checking actual Safety and Environment practices against Project, Company and Legal practices.
Taking corrective action if required
Making sure internal tests are properly carried out and taking action according to results
Addressing internal lab warnings and advices
Responding to Engineer’s claims and request
Making sure that actual expenses are properly recorded or accrued for (if estimated only) in the Cost Center
Recording unwanted variation of performance conditions and claiming against the customer
Monitoring monthly P&L of the Cost Center and taking action accordingly
Cross checking the Monthly Certificate against actual material consumption and output forecast
Monitoring monthly certificate payment and claiming in case of late payment
Closing
Requesting for performance certificate
Financial closing of the Cost Center P&L
Skills, Experience & Education Required for the Projects Manager Job
BSc / B Eng (Civil) or Construction Management Degree.
Min 10 Years’ experience on construction sites with at least 3 years road projects selling experience.
Projects estimator experience required
Candidate should have good administrative and clerical skills, be computer literate with experience in MS
Word, MS Excel, CCS Candy would be an added advantage(optional but preferred)
