Project Management Officer, Irrigation & Greenhouse Projects, Job in Kenya

Key Responsibilities:

Project initiation and planning.

  • Helping in the preparation of project costs for turnkey projects or for quotation purposes
  • Conducting an internal kick off once a new project has gone through
  • Ensuring that both overseas and local orders for the project items have been placed by the procurement team for those items that are not in stock
  • For turnkey projects, agreeing with the subcontractor when they will need to mobilize to site
  • Communicating with the client on their readiness before the project kicks off
  • Track project deliverables and presenting reports defining project progress, problems, solutions and ensuring that project cost remains within budget.
  • Flag and report any irregularities, delays and/or potential issues to customer and management

Monitoring, controlling and tracking all the different aspects of the project life cycle.


  • Managing and communicating to the client any scope change orders that are made on the project
  • Communicating with clients and any other stakeholder in the various stages of the project implementation
  • Ensuring that all the items in BOQ has been supplied to the project
  • Checking the WIP to confirm that costs associated with a project are true
  • Confirming the payments that are to be made to the sub-contractors
  • Planning and scheduling team meetings to discuss project progress and issues and the way forward

Setting up projects in Epicor

  • Creating a quote and adding a BOQ to it
  • Opening up a project job number through which the project materials will be issued out
  • Setting up a billing schedule that credit control will use to raise invoices
  • Closing projects through revenue recognition in Epicor

Report preparation to management

  • Coming up with the weekly project report to show status of the ongoing projects
  • Preparing the monthly reports for projects that are going to be closed
  • Preparing work plans and progress reports for clients.

Managing technicians

  • Assigning the technicians to the project/farm they will be deployed
  • Planning and scheduling technician work plans while ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope.
  • Ensuring adherence to the work plan and keeping it up to date in accordance with project activities.
  • Arranging for their field and travel allowances
  • Handling the technicians’ leave days
  • Ensuring that they have all the documents needed before they report to a new project
  • Communicating with technicians during the various stages of the project implementation
  • Arranging for the PPEs of the technicians

Closing of Projects

  • Ensuring that once the project has been completed, the technician will carry out a handover and have the commissioning form signed by the client
  • Prepare a credit note for the client if there are any returns from the project
  • Ensuring that the project has been fully invoiced
  • Confirm that all the payments to the subcon have been made as per the agreed terms

Record Keeping

  • Maintaining complete and accurate documentation of projects

Technician Scheduling

  • Assist with technical input regarding commissioning and training documentation
  • Conduct on-site commissioning of technical products and group training to end-users

Customer Training

  • Schedule training, send training calendar request to department manager, follow up with farm and ensure that everything is ready.
  • Issue training certificates to training candidates after tests are marked.
  • Update and maintain training register

Technician In house Training

  • Schedule training, send training calendar request to department manager, follow up with farm and ensure that everything is ready.
  • Issue training certificates to training candidates after tests are marked.
  • Update and maintain training register

SOP’s and PPE’s

  • Make sure that contractors sign the Company’s code of conduct contract for every project.
  • Ensure that all SOP’s are up to date and shared with Technicians regularly.
  • Keep signed register of technicians receiving SOP’s
  • Extend administrative support services to technicians by ensuring they have the right tools and PPEs.
  • Keep signed register of technicians receiving PPE’s and tools

Additional tasks

  • In consultation with the HOD and farms drafting of technical service contracts.
  • Ensuring availability of material resources/ service recommended items are on site before commencement of projects/ service.
  • Invoicing services performed during the month.
  • Ensuring proper usage of departmental vehicles and their maintenances.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Engineering (Agricultural, Irrigation, Mechanical, Civil or related field), Business Administration or a related discipline from a recognized institution.
  • A Diploma in a relevant field with substantial hands-on project coordination experience may be considered.
  • 5+ years experience in project coordination or project management, preferably in installation-based, engineering, irrigation, construction or related technical environments.
  • Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, CAPM or equivalent) will be an added advantage.
  • Demonstrated experience: in Project planning, scheduling and cost tracking,Preparation and interpretation of BOQs, Budget control and WIP analysis.
  • Strong understanding of project lifecycle management
  • Strong financial acumen with ability to monitor project budgets and margins.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet strict deadlines.
  • Willingness to travel to project sites as required.
  • Valid driving license will be an added advantage.

How to Apply

Share CVS to cvs@bridgetalentgroup.com