Project Assistant Manager, Africa Region

Karadeniz Holding A.Ş.

Founded in 1948, Karadeniz Holding engages in various sectors, primarily energy, finance, tourism and real estate industries. The Group is the only owner, operator and builder of the first Powership™ (floating power plant) fleet in the world and plays an active role in medium to long-term investments with more than 1500 employees around the world in different 16 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
 
We are looking for "PROJECT ASSISTANT MANAGER," who will be working mainly for our Power Plant projects in Africa region. The candidate shall bebased in the Head Quarter in Istanbul andresponsible of the administrative and commercial part of Powership projects implementation. The successful candidate should have the following qualifications;

• Engineering degree, MBA or masters degree is a plus,
• At least 5 years’ experience required, preferably in International Project Management,
• Experience in the Power generation sector in commercial project management capacity ideal, preferably experience in LNG & NG
• Fluency in French and English both written and spoken are must, 
• Very good command of MS Office Applications,
• High level of presentation skills,
• Financial understanding and business mindset,
• An outstanding eye for detail with a drive to provide exceptional administrative support,
• Ability to perform in a complex cross-functional business environment,
• Ability to work well as part of a strategic team in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment, completing multiple complex tasks simultaneously,
• Excellent communication, negotiation & conflict management skills,
• Outstanding influencing, interpersonal and networking skills to drive collaborative culture at all level,
• Strong critical thinking and effective problem solving skills,
• Keen and effective team player,
• No restrictions for travelling outside of Turkey,
• No military obligation for male candidates.

Typical responsibilities to include; 

• Manage proactively all contractual matters related to the project, follow performance criteria within the scope of the contract and defend the company against any contractual breaches and preserve interests,
• Building a comprehensive understanding of the industry dynamics (competitors, customers, ecosystem partners, regulators, etc.),
• Building relationships with the project stakeholders and become solution partner for their business needs,
• Coordinating external advisors as well as a variety of internal teams during project management effort,
• Supervise submission and reception of documents/reports and make sure appropriate follow-up is made by concerned parties,
• Contribution to the evaluation process (cost, schedule, technical content, etc.) of identified development ideas during the Business Plan preparation,
• Responsible for coordination and follow up of project realization (control and supervision of project preparation and implementation incl. follow-up activities) during the entire lifecycle of the projects,
• Responsible for consulting/preparation of sales invoicing studies,
• Submission of periodically progress reports.