About the role
Location: Nigeria
Department: SE TI CP SV-EU&AF PMO AF
Mode of Employment: Full-time / Permanent
Position Title: Head of Project Management
A Snapshot of Your Day
Head of Project Management at Siemens Energy
As the Head of PMO Africa (f/m/d), you will lead the project management team responsible for maintenance and outage projects across the African subregion. You will be responsible and accountable for the seamless execution of all maintenance and outage-related projects, starting from the quotation phase, through order execution, up to the conclusion of the warranty period. You will report directly to the Head of Project Management Outages EU/AF and work in close partnership with regional sales teams and other operational departments such as repairs and spare parts
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Lead and develop the PMO team across Africa by setting clear goals and expectations, fostering transparent communication and empowering team members
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and process standards
- Responsible for budget, forecasting, cost control, and performance optimization in Africa
- Foster cross-functional collaboration within the team
- Contribute to developing and implementing growth strategies
- Collaborate with customers to enhance satisfaction and manage claims
- Identify and mitigate project risks to ensure timely delivery
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the project management team
- Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess project progress, performance and forecasting
What You Bring
- At minimum a bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or equivalent
- Extensive experience in project management or service business, ideally in Africa
- Strong leadership, communication, and customer orientation
- Proven track record of managing large-scale projects
- Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Fluent in English; French or other regional languages are a plus
- Willingness to travel internationally
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Rewards
- Working with a global team
- Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
- Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
- Supportive work culture
- Medical benefits
- Remote/Flexible work
- Time off/Paid holidays
- Parental leave
- Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
- e-Learning
- Mentorship
- Coaching
- Open feedback culture
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
