ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION & PROJECTS (ECP) SITUATION IN ORGANISATION PROJECT LEADER
Job Overview
Location
Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
Employment Type
Fixed-term
Work Arrangement
On-site
Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Experience Level
Mid-level (3-5 years)
Application Deadline
February 21, 2026
About the Company
Aldelia is a globally recognized human resources firm established in 2005, specializing in recruitment, outsourcing, and payroll management. Serving a diverse clientele from multinational corporations to growing SMEs, Aldelia operates in over 30 countries across four continents.
The company's mission is to foster a better future for individuals by providing compliant, innovative, and world-class HR solutions. Aldelia is dedicated to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in all its operations and services. With a global team of over 150 employees and 1,500 contractors, Aldelia leverages its extensive pan-African presence and local expertise to deliver tailored recruitment solutions.
As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, Aldelia is committed to integrating universal principles of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption into its strategies and operations, actively contributing to societal advancement.
Job Description
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Leader to spearhead our Engineering, Construction, and Projects (ECP) initiatives. This critical role involves managing projects from inception through to completion, ensuring they meet stringent quality, safety, budget, and schedule requirements.
You will be instrumental in overseeing all project phases, including engineering, procurement, contracting, fabrication, and site integration. This includes managing significant budgets, fostering strong contractor relationships, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and statutory obligations.
This position offers a high degree of autonomy and the opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading global organization. If you possess a strong engineering foundation and a passion for delivering complex projects successfully, we encourage you to apply.
To apply for this role, click the Apply button on this page and follow the instructions.
Required Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Lead ECP projects/SMR from handover to close out, ensuring timely delivery.
- Handle budgets up to $20M per Project.
- Oversee all project activities from basic/FEED to detailed engineering, SIMOPS operations, and transfer to FO, according to contracts.
- Manage project compliance with specifications, HSEQ, budget, and schedule.
- Maintain contractor relations to ensure HSE rule adherence.
- Support regulatory, statutory, and permitting requirements related to project matters.
- Manage all project activities from engineering stage up to Site Integration works including procurement, contracting, fabrication and testing.
- Direct and supervise the project team, ensuring it works to its best potential.
- Ensure safe working practices are carried out at all stages, in particular observance of the Company HSE policy, rules and procedures.
- Oversee preparation and review of the PEP, schedule, cost estimate and budget for the project.
- Collaborate with various COMPANY stakeholders (FO, Maintenance, C&P, Logistics) to ensure proper interface management.
- Coordinate with relevant departments (Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, C&P, subcontractors) to communicate project requirements and ensure deliverables are met.
- Measure and monitor project progress using standard project control methods, tools and KPI’s.
- Identify and address technical, commercial, or scheduling issues, and develop recovery plans.
- Ensure proper internal reporting of project activities and timely preparation of approval dossiers.
- Oversees the project contracting strategy execution and Contract/Purchase Order placement.
- Manages with its duet technical clarifications and negotiations with selected Contractor.
- Develops & maintains constructive relationship with Contractors.
- Manages contractor’s activities from engineering to testing in conformity with contract reference documentation.
- Organize necessary meetings with contractors (weekly, monthly meetings, variation order meetings etc.).
- Follows contractor sub-supplier control process and audits.
- Ensure COMPANY general specifications and industry best practices are implemented in project execution.
- Establish accurate records and filing of project documentation.
- Identify, monitor, and record project KPIs.
Qualifications
- University degree in an engineering discipline.
- Over 5 years’ experience in industrial facilities projects management.
- Exposure to brownfield or Greenfield Projects in an international environment.
- High standards of teamwork, technical rigor, communication, organization.
- Ability to work under pressure and stressing conditions.
- HSE consciousness.
- Ability to coordinate all related interfaces.
- Practical sense, autonomous, rigorous.
- Proficiency in the use of MS Office suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power-point).
- Fluent in English.
How to Apply
Click the Apply button on this page and follow the instructions.
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Posted Date
February 6, 2026
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