Obiora Uzuana

Outline

Working alongside a team of 18 staff, responsible for all aspect of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity of service users while ensuring an excellent level of service users satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensured safe and secured living conditions for service users, reducing risk and enhancing quality of life

• liaised with other care professionals to ensure that service users satisfaction are met

• Communicated frequently with service users to identify and attend to their needs accordingly

• Charted daily observation to aid continued service users assessment

• Safe used of aids and personal equipment in manner that respects the dignity of service users

• Ensured compliance with all guidelines and policies

• Demonstrated consistent respect and privacy for service users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance

Key Achievements

Successfully ensured the health and safety of service users, while maintaining dignity and respecting their privacy.

Outline

Working for a construction company base in Nigeria, responsible for working alongside Senior Project Manager to support the contract to build 30 new homes from the planning and design phases through to final project close.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinated construction project activities to ensure deadlines and milestones were met, delivering project schedule updates at weekly management meetings

• Prepared and submitted budget estimates, progress reports and cost tracking reports

• Developed and implemented project schedules and deliverable requirements to ensure that contractual obligations were managed and met

• Reviewed daily work orders and Communicated any changes to the project crews at the beginning of each day

• Completed regular projects reviews to ensure all work was carried out according to project plans and quality standards

• Negotiated contract terms with vendors and sub-contractors including cost, timescales and quality

• Inspected and reviewed projects to monitor compliance with building and safety regulations

• Collaborated with supervisory personnel, contractors and architects to discuss and resolve issues such as work procedures and complaints

Key Achievements

• Effectively Negotiated several vendor contracts to create mutually beneficial agreements, saving an average of 500,000 naira per month.

• Developed and implemented the integration of alternative energy efficient construction materials, reducing the overall build budget by 12%.

Outline

Reporting directly to the managing director of a real estate firm leading a 400,000,000 naira medium sized project to build 15 new homes.

Key Responsibilities

• Defined the project scope

• Assisted in the delivery of the project objectives

• Planned, tracked and reported on project performance

• Assessed and managed potential project risk

• Assisted to plan, cost and schedule the project

• Checked all project documentation was completed care and remained up to date

• Managed the installation of several kitchen and bathroom projects including the management of 12 tradesmen and 10 subcontractors

• Worked Collaboratively with the wider team

Key Achievements

• Delivered project 2 months ahead of plan and well within allocated budget.

• Managed a team of 12 tradesmen and 10 subcontractors to install 30 Kitchen and bathroom suites successfully completing each project 2 weeks in advance of the deadline date.

Outline

One year compulsory service at government organisation. Assisted the Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage cost of projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducted feasibility studies to estimate materials, time and labor cost

• Prepared and negotiated tender and contract documents

• Prepared and submitted regular budget reports

• Ensured project are delivered on time and within budget

• Ensure compliance with all health, safety , sustainability, quality and other statutory requirements

• Analysed project outcomes and create detailed financial reports

• Allocated and monitored the work of subcontractors

Key Achievements

• Developed a new process which increases the accuracy of estimated direct or indirect costs which was then adopted as a best practice.

• Successfully ensured that clients got value for their money.

Outline

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, responsible to plan projects, monitor project performance and rectify any issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Provided accurate status updates to the Senior Project Manager

• Ensured each project met its revenue and margin targets

• Ensured all project information was stored correctly and remained confidential

• Established Standard and procedures for each project

• Liaised with vlients to ensure that the project continues to meet their needs

• Assisted the Senior Project Manager to scope, plan, cost and schedule the project

• Allocated and utilised project resources in the most efficient manner

Key Achievements

• Successfully highlighted and resolved a potential problem which, if left unresolved, would have derailed a 500,000,000 naira project by up to 4 months.

Outline

One year internship at a large real estate firm based in lagos, Nigeria, reporting to the Senior Project Manager and developing software skills.

Outline

Fours months Internship program at a government organisation, reporting to Quantity Surveyor and developing software skills.