Haussmann recruits a Country Lead – Senegal

Company Background:
Haussmann is a leading pan African commercial Design & Build Company with offices in 7 countries in Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Mauritius, South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast) and operational capacitiesl in 10+ countries.

We design and fit offices for our clients like L’Oreal, Uber, Mitsubishi, Total, Nokia etc. across the continent.

The company aims to become the leading player in the workplace industry in Africa by 2020. To achieve this goal, we rely on geographic expansion and on the development of several new businesses (Corporate working spaces, Office search engine, etc.).

As part of its development, the Company is looking to hire a Country Lead Senegal, reporting to Francophone Africa Cluster Manager / Company COO.

Role description/ Responsibilities

Business Development – Pre – project:
-Participate in Company general effort in generating sales leads
-Actively participate in building key strategy partnerships with local partners (brokers, property developers, professional service providers etc.)
-Take Client brief & brief internally the Ops team
-Present Proposal to Client (Concept Design, Space Planning, Costing, PoW etc.)
-Create, manage and update Country Price Database & Country Vendor Database in liaison with Commercial Manager

Operations – During project:
-Compliance (Internal & External)
-Approvals & Permits
-Insurances
-Health & Safety
-Environmental

Account Management:
-Draft & Update Project Delivery Plan (Template)
-Attend, Lead, Minute & Report Site Meetings (Internal & External)
-Draft Client Weekly Progress Reports (Template)

Time Management:
-Draft Initial PoW
-Manage process of Extension of Time (EoT)
-Draft / Manage Revised / Updated PoW

Cost & Contract Management:
Client:
-Draft & report preliminary & detailed costing
-Draft & Manage Project CF
-Manage VO process
-Draft & Manage Project budget
-Draft & Manage AFP & Invoice process
-Draft & Manage Contract process
-Manage Projects Accounts process

Vendors:
-Manage vendors tender process & recommend vendors
-Manage vendor appointment process
-Manage vendor contract process
-Manage vendor payment process (POs, AFPs etc.)

Construction Management:
-Daily Site Visit
-Ensure the construction site is compliant with Company rules and local regulations
-Ensure the progress on site
-Ensure the quality of the construction
-Ensure what is been built is what has been designed, specified & costed

Quality Management:
-Manage Quality Standards (Template) & Inspections (Checklist)
-Manage Non-Conformity process
-Manage Snagging process

Operations – Post project:
-Manage Defects Liability Period
-Manage Reference Letter
-Draft & Implementation – Project Post Mortems & Lessons learned

Requirements:
-Bold
-Agile
-Passionate
-Strong international exposure
-Positive Team spirit and great team player
-Self-driven, proactive, autonomous and reliable
-Detailed oriented & rigorous
-Great oral and written communication skills
-Ability to multitask and work under pressure
-Great time management skills
“Can go” attitude / “go getter” mindset
-BSc or MsC in Architecture / Interior Design / Project Management from a leading reputable university.
-Min 5/7 years’ experience in a leading Architectural / Interior Design / QS / Design & Build /
-Project Management firm dealing with international clients.
-French is a must. English is a strong plus