Project Manager

Hausba is seeking an experienced and highly organised Project Manager to oversee project planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting across the business.

Ced Africa - Our client, Hausba (Hausba Smarthomes Limited) is recruiting to fill the position below:

About The Role:

• Hausba is seeking an experienced and highly organised Project Manager to oversee project planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting across the business.

Key Responsibilities: Project Planning & Coordination:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, and implementation timelines.
• Coordinate project activities across departments and ensure all stakeholders understand their responsibilities and deliverables.
• Monitor project milestones and ensure activities are progressing according to approved plans.
• Identify potential delays, operational challenges, and resource constraints and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Coordinate project meetings and ensure agreed actions are followed through to completion.

Budget & Cost Management:

• Develop, monitor, and maintain project budgets in collaboration with relevant departments.
• Track project expenditure, profit and loss of projects against approved budgets and identify cost overruns or potential financial risks.
• Monitor project costs and ensure resources are used efficiently.
• Review project-related financial commitments and provide regular cost updates to management.
• Coordinate budget revisions and ensure additional costs are properly justified and approved.
• Maintain accurate records of project expenditure, commitments, and financial performance.

Project Monitoring & Reporting:

• Track the progress of ongoing projects against approved timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain project tracking tools, dashboards, and progress reports.
• Provide regular project status updates to the Managing Director.
• Highlight project risks, delays, budget variances, and outstanding deliverables.
• Ensure project teams provide timely and accurate progress updates.
• Maintain a central record of all ongoing, completed, and pending projects.

Change & Cost Management:

• Coordinate the review and documentation of changes to project scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Assess the potential impact of proposed changes on project costs and completion schedules.
• Ensure changes are reviewed and approved by the appropriate authorities before implementation.
• Maintain a record of approved changes and ensure project plans are updated accordingly.
• Monitor additional costs arising from project variations and ensure proper accountability.

Project Administration & Documentation:

• Maintain proper project documentation, including project plans, budgets, schedules, contracts, meeting minutes, progress reports, and completion records.
• Coordinate project-related administrative activities and ensure documentation is properly organised and accessible.
• Track outstanding approvals, deliverables, payments, and other project requirements.
• Ensure project records are updated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain standard project management processes and reporting procedures.

Scheduling & Resource Coordination:

• Coordinate project schedules and ensure activities are properly sequenced.
• Work with project leads to identify resource requirements and potential scheduling conflicts.
• Monitor the availability of personnel, materials, equipment, and other resources required for project execution.
• Ensure project dependencies are identified and managed to prevent unnecessary delays.
• Coordinate meetings, site activities, and key project milestones.

Stakeholder & Management Engagement:

• Serve as a central coordination point for project-related information and updates.
• Work closely with project managers, department heads, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Escalate critical project issues and recommend corrective actions to management.
• Follow up on management decisions and ensure agreed actions are implemented.
• Support the Managing Director in evaluating project performance and making informed decisions.

Location: Lekki, Lagos

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, or a related field. Masters degree is preferable.
• Minimum of 8 years' relevant experience in project management, project coordination, or project management office operations.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, schedules, costs, and administrative processes.
• Strong understanding of project planning, monitoring, change management, and cost control.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and working with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, Asana, Monday.com, or similar platforms.
• Strong financial and accounting principles skills, with the ability to monitor budgets and analyse cost variances.
• Excellent reporting, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and provide accurate reports to senior management.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or other recognised project management certification will be an added advantage.

How to apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: (see Apply by email) using "Project Manager" as the subject of the email.

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