Job Purpose: To see through each project from kick-off to closing by managing the review of due diligence and financial underwriting, the land entitlement process, design-development, financial closing, as well as providing oversight during construction, and sale.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage new construction and / or rehab development projects from kick-off through to stabilized occupancy;
• Lead and manage a team of professionals and partners – client, contractor, civil engineer, architect, quantity surveyor, and technical consultants,
• Negotiate contracts with third party professionals associated with the project.
• Manage project budgets, critical path timelines, schedules, and milestones to stated goals.
• Lead teams of stakeholders to confirm all due diligence items including a title, survey, environmental review, soil conditions, site planning, market strength, and operating expenses for each project.
• Define and manage the land entitlement process in order to secure permits;
• Lead project teams, consisting of design professionals and general contractors to prepare and price construction plans and specifications in accordance with regulatory obligations.
• Manage the interior design process in accordance with regulatory commitments and partner needs; hire an interior designer and oversee the selection of finishes, furniture, artwork, and accessories.
• Make presentations to clients, City/ Planning Commissions, the board, etc. as necessary to further a project.
• Identify and pursue sources of gap financing for a project; Work with the finance staff to underwrite a project and define a mutually agreed-upon structure for debt, equity, and soft funding sources; Lead the project team to achieve financial closing on all sources of funding on a project.
• Facilitate communication and relationship-building across internal departments and between external stakeholders to improve the quality of development and to ensure positive outcomes. Lead interdepartmental team meetings.
• Ensure a safe work environment and all work is conducted within the provided safety policies/ guidelines
• Verify and approve contractor timesheets
• Take detailed notes of job execution detailing headcount, issues, conflicts, change orders, and performance.

Job Qualifications

• Master’s degree in construction management, project management or another closely related field such as construction science with over 8 years working experience with at least 3 years as a project assistant manager working directly with teams
• Experience in leading major programme of works on multi-million-dollar projects

Knowledge, Skills & Proficiencies

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:
• Have strong organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a very fast pace environment.
• Good understanding of Project Management principles including budgeting and analysis
• Have a strong personality and interpersonal relations
• Have emotional intelligence, business acumen, and good team working skills
• Be assertive and detail-oriented
• Proficiency in both written and spoken Kinyarwanda and English languages is necessary; working knowledge of French is an asset;
• Computer literate with proficient knowledge of MS Office.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Be an active member of the Institute of Engineers of Rwanda or equivalent
• Professional qualification  project planning/project management is an added advantage