Onuoha Emmanuel

A multi-award-winning Project Manager with talent, vision, and ambition plus creative imaginative thinking, possesses over 20 years cognate professional experience in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Project Construction, Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control [QA/QC]. Have a proven track record in delivering multi-million-pound building projects across the globe on time and within budget. Naturally Strategic in thinking plus a strong drive to achieve excellence and the ability and flexibility to respond to conflicting project demands. Outstanding ability to direct a team of field engineers and construction specialists for project controls, quality assurance, material expediting, and project administration including planning, scheduling, health and safety programs, and purchase agreement administration. Possess expert knowledge in project risk assessment, risk management, budgeting and forecasting, change management, and scope management. My international project management experience, keen business insight, timely project completion and focus on business globalization will greatly benefit your company.

• Senior Construction Project Manager, Fertzmore Nigeria Limited, Lagos, Nigeria, 03/2010, 04/2024, Managed and Directed COMPANY construction activities to the tune of USD 500M in two years and generated VO/COR to the tune of UD$ 80M. thereby increasing Company revenue by an additional UD$80M. Led a cross-functional team of 35 members to successfully deliver 10+ projects on time and within budget within 2 years Caused savings to Company up to 30% through efficient resource allocation and strategic Vendor and Subcontract negotiations. Generated and managed Project Change Order requests and generation additional revenue of UD$120M to Company within two years. Adopted the agile project management methodologies, resulting in a 20% increase in delivery speed and a 15% reduction in resource waste. Implemented a new project tracking system, which improved project visibility and accountability among team members and increased project efficiency by 20%. Introduced instituted risk management measures that reduced project costs by 5%. Increased team productivity by 20% through the implementation of a new productivity tool and revised project scheduling techniques. Supervised the completion of 6 commercial projects and 10 residential developments in Lagos at a total sum of $162.2 million. Managed an on-site workforce of over 450 employees, including engineers, steel workers, and laborers.
• Senior Project Manager, Cappa and D’ Alberto Plc, Abuja, Nigeria, 06/2006, 02/2010, Managed a cross-functional team of 20+ construction and engineering professionals and utilized Agile methodologies that improved project delivery time by 30%. Managed a project budget of $450 million, implementing cost control measures that reduced expenses by 10% Generated and managed Project Change Order requests and generation additional revenue of UD$120M to Company within two years. Negotiated with Suppliers and Subcontractors, securing a 25% discount on bulk purchases, which resulted in a cost savings of over $12 million. Designed a communication strategy that fostered collaboration between team members and other stakeholders, resulting in deliverables that exceeded customer expectations Proactively identified and managed project risks increasing the overall project success and delivery of objectives to 94% Satisfaction Identified and addressed project execution bottlenecks, resulting in a 25% reduction in project delays by 20% Developed and executed a risk management plan, minimizing project disruption due to unforeseen issues by 15%. Executed all reference projects with due compliance with the project safety plans, programs, and procedures sound safety records, and zero fatality
• Project Manager Bridges, Julius Berger Plc, Abuja, Nigeria, 03/2002, 05/2006, Managed 10+ construction projects averaging $50M each, contractors and subcontractors delivering within budget and time frames with cost savings of 20%. Implemented an elated project construction strategy that reduced project duration by 10%, cut costs by 25%, improved team productivity by 20%, and increased stakeholder satisfaction by 20%. Delivered 3 multi-million-dollar residential projects ahead of schedule, resulting in a net profit increase of 30%. Managed Project Change Order requests and generated additional revenue of UD$160M to Company within four years. Implemented a new construction management software, improving project tracking and efficiency by 10%. Enhanced worker safety by implementing improved safety training, reducing accident incidents by 50%. Manages all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) including planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout saving 5% cost saving to Company Creates action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule. Implements change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure client approvals, and issue change orders Implemented efficiency increase measures, resulting in an expedited project schedule by 10%. Tracked the progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, and approved timelines. Developed and executed a risk management plan, minimizing project disruption due to unforeseen issues by 15%. Administered effective budget management, reducing overall project costs by 2% without impacting final deliverables. Executed all reference projects with due compliance with the project safety plans, programs, and procedures sound safety records, and zero fatality
• Project Manager (Dams), MOTT MACDONALD, London, United Kingdom, 03/1998, 04/2002, Supervise FEEDS, concept design, detailed design, design validation, and production working drawings and construction documents Lead, direct, and support construction teams to ensure deliverable processes on time and within the budget. Executed 20+ engineering projects with budgets up to $250M, ensuring all projects are delivered on time and within cost boundaries. Implemented the use of project management software, leading to a 20% increase in project efficiency. Saved $2M in costs by introducing an optimized vendor management strategy. Achieved a 90% success rate in stakeholder satisfaction through effective communication and management practices. Successfully managed the product development pipeline, to ensure timely product launches Led the end-to-end delivery of a major $50 million mixed-use development project, overseeing a team of 25 professionals and ensuring milestones were met on time. Streamlined resource allocation process, improving productivity by 15%.
• Project Manager (Hydraulic Structures), ARUP, London, United Kingdom, 08/1994, 05/1998, Led an interdepartmental engineering team of 25 in the strategic planning and implementation of initiatives, leading to a 35% increase in overall efficiency Instituted a precise Project Management strategy utilizing PRINCE2 methodologies that resulted in a 50% increase in project delivery on time and within budget Managed team of 35 engineers, completing over 20 major projects Managed and mentored a team of 15 engineers, working on various key projects Implemented Six Sigma to optimize operational efficiency, resulting in cost savings of $5M annually Managed project lifecycle from conceptualization to delivery for 10+ company-defining projects Oversaw resource allocation, optimizing utilization and reducing project costs by 15% Established procedures for analytical testing, improving design validation by 20% Implemented Scrum methodology, decreasing project delivery time by 25% Managed five engineering teams across multiple projects resulting in a 30% increase in productivity Consulted with clients to resolve diverse engineering issues and improve production by 20% Managed multi-million-dollar projects, ensuring they were completed on time and within budget Implemented advanced statistical tools to assist clients optimize processes and save collectively over $5M in costs
• Senior Engineer Hydraulic Structures, WS ATKINS, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom, 05/1990, 06/1994, Provide engineering expertise and management oversight for the development and construction of various quality construction projects Supervise Preliminary Design, Schematic Design, and Construction Drawings and Documents, including specifications, throughout the project life cycle. Perform construction management duties including but not limited to bidding, vendor coordination, budget management, schedule management, and construction close out. Set and maintain construction and soft cost budgets throughout the lifecycle of a project including periodic financial reporting to management Maintain project schedule to encompass all required activities, including Design, Permitting, Bidding, Construction, and Project closing. Supervise the administration, planning, operations, and work of assigned consultants and subcontractors, and ensure meeting of defined deliverable dates. Drove a 20% improvement in team efficiency through the adoption of agile project management methodologies.

• Osborn Towers, Osbourne Road Ikoyi Lagos, Osborn Towers is a 25-floor-5-star luxury apartment building. Located in Osbourne Road Ikoyi Lagos. The tower contains 84 apartments, which range in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms, with Duplex options, combined apartments, and Terrace Penthouses. The towers have parking spaces, tennis courts, a swimming pool, and other communal facilities, including high-speed elevators, office space, 24-hour security, CCTV/backup power transformer, bar and lounge, gym/salon, super-fast Fibre optics connectivity, elevated pool and garden/playground, and others.
• The Champagne-Tower, Eko Atlantic Lagos Nigeria, The Tower is 25 residential floors Building located at Eko Atlantic Lagos Nigeria; it consists of a 4 bedroom - 4 apartments per floor, a basement floor. Other facilities include Tennis Courts, a Squash Court, a Children’s Playground, Landscaped paths and sitting areas, and an open-air bar.
• Marchland Estate /Smart City, Lagos Nigeria, The project is a 400 Building Estate, Completed with Driveways, access roads, drainage channels, walkways, fiber optic, central water storage, a central sewage treatment plant, a Power sub-station, CC TV security surveillance system, etc, and low-density, medium, and high-density residential area, the entire development sits on 100 hectares of Land. It is a Premium multi-nucleic real estate development that is slated to redefine the concept of urban living in Lagos Nigeria.
• Multi-Storey Multi APARTMENT Building, Ikoyi area of Lagos, The project is valued at $65 million and is an architectural masterpiece., the curvaceous 72m high skyscraper located in the Ikoyi area of Lagos, sits on a 5.200m² area of land and has a gross floor area of approximately 55,000m². It contains commercial spaces, owner-occupied office spaces, residential spaces, a multipurpose hall, a gymnasium, a helipad (with a dedicated waiting lounge), 266 car park spaces, raised access floors, and selected granite finishes. A dedicated well-guarded entrance on the ground floor
• Atlantic Resort, The project is a five-star luxury facility with full-service accommodations and amenities, an artificial lake, a good network of roads, fiber optics, 24 uninterrupted power supply, and a 5-star entertainment center.
• Abuja Central District Roads, Abuja City, The project involves a 60km Abuja City 6-lane double carriage road, with 3-meter shoulders, roads bus stops, trucking terminals, signage, drainage, bridges, underpasses, overpasses, culverts, and overhead pedestrian walkways. The construction involved heavy concrete works, rock blasting, formworks, and heavy earthwork, including extensive steel and metal fabrications, precast concrete elements fabrication, construction and installations, huge in situ concrete works, heavy asphalt works, including surveying and land preparation works
• Nigerian Bolting Company, factory walkways extension, The project involves the construction of additional Residential buildings within the residential areas, expansion, and furnishing of the clinics with modern facilities, the extension of 3 office blocks, road infrastructure network improvements, warehouse extensions and construction of new ones, office areas improvement, landscape /environmental redefining of the entire facility.
• Union Bank Building, Abuja Central Business District, Abuja Nigeria, The project is valued at $15 million and is an architectural masterpiece. A 5-storey Bank office located in a 1595m² area. it contains a commercial area and banking hall, owner-occupied offices, multipurpose hall with an entrance on the ground floor. The building basement with split-level car parks. The building has an inbuilt sound and public address systems, Fibre optics facilities, and an inbuilt datacom and telecom facilities
• ExxonMobil Office Building, Eket Nigeria, The project involves the Re-design, re-construction, and modernization of the ExxonMobile office complexes in Eket Nigeria. It includes but is not limited to the construction of modern office blocks, expansion of existing, construction of a world-class and furnishing with the latest medical equipment. Construction of recreational facilities and guest houses including improving all meeting spaces receptions, and office support spaces such as work rooms, storage rooms, file rooms, mail rooms, copier areas, service units/coffee bar, and coat storage integrated into the office environment. The aim is to meet the status of the company’s ambitious headquarters in Nigeria and to provide the comfort and reliability of a modern office environment befitting an international oil-producing company.
• 3rd Abuja Central Highway Motor Bridge, Abuja, 18 spans 6 lane highway way bridge connecting two city centres
• Port Harcourt center city bridges and highway networks, Aba Road- Eleme junction and Onne, Rivers State Nigeria, Connecting Aba Road- Eleme junction and Onne, Rivers State Nigeria
• Lagos City Cable Stay Bridge, Ikoyi and Lekki Lagos, Nigeria, Connecting Ikoyi and Lekki Lagos, Nigeria
• FEED design and engineering of Lagos's fourth mainland bridge, Ikorodu and Lekki Lagos Nigeria, Participating in the FEED design and engineering of Lagos's fourth mainland bridge connecting Ikorodu and Lekki Lagos Nigeria.
• WADI AL KHAWD DAM, Muscat governate, Oman, (63 m high RCC gravity dam (650 000 m3 RCC), with rockfill flank for flood attenuation) Client: Strabag/Özkar Joint, Value US$ 150 million
• NAM THEUN 1 DAM & HEPP, Laos, (177 m RCC gravity dam, 3 100 000 m3 for 500 MW hydropower scheme.), Client: Gamuda (developer & contractor), Value US$ 600 million
• AKSU DAM, Northeastern Turkey, (160 m (900 000 m3) heavy-section RCC Arch Dam) Client: Çalik Enerji, Value US$ 190 million
• U.K SPRING GROVE DAM, Rosetta, KZN, South Africa, (38 m high RCC gravity dam for water supply. Design & Construction, Client: TCTA, Value US$ 100 million
• De HOOP DAM, Mpumalanga, South Africa, (88 m high, 1 million m3 RCC gravity dam for water supply to new) Client: Department of Water Affairs & Forestry, Value US$ 300 million
• INE DAM, Southwestern Turkey, (136.5 m high, 1,65 million m3 RCC gravity dam + 43 m high RCC coffer dam) Client: Özkar Construction, US$ 650 million
• WADI DAYQAH DAM, Quriyat, Oman, (75 m RCC gravity dam (600 000 m3) + rockfill saddle dam +18000 m3/s total spillway capacity
• Ratle Dam & Hepp, India, located on Chenab River, Jammu & Kashmir, Northern India (133 m RCC gravity dam with 13 800 m3/s spillway and comprising 1.3 million m3 RCC + 850 MW hydropower station
• TRUNG SON DAM & HEPP, Vietnam, Located on Ma River, North Western Vietnam (88 m high RCC gravity dam (800 000 m3) + 260 MW hydropower station, client AECOM New Zealand (EVN), value: US$ 530 million
• AYVALI DAM & HEPP, Turkey, located in Northeastern Turkey (178 m RCC gravity dam, 1 600 000m3 for 150 MW hydropower scheme) Client Özdoğan Energi AS, value US$ 250 million

• Safety Leadership Foundation-SGS, 2004
• Major Emergency Management- OSHA 2004
• Hearts and Minds HSE Course-OSHA, 2006
• Offshore Survival BOSSIET Course-USA 2008
• H2S Awareness & Escape
• Enhanced Site Supervision Workshop
• Safety Training Observation Program
• HSE Induction Training
• Fire Safety Course
• Job Hazard Analysis
• Job Safety Analysis

• Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) Professional
• Certified PMI-RMP (Risk Management Professional) Professional
• Certified Cost Professional CCP
• IRCA certified lead auditor from DNV International for ISO 9001: 2008 Series.Knowledge in ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO/TS 29001:2010.

• Scheduling Packages: Primavera P 6.7, 6.2, 6.0 and P3, MS Project
• Risk Analysis- Primavera Risk Analysis, Pertmaster
• ERP Packages- SAP, Axpert, ALSA ERP
• Other Packages- MS Office (Sound Knowledge in MS-EXCEL), AutoCAD 2010, VBA
• Advanced Presentation skills using PowerPoint & Visio

• Project Management
• Engineering Construction
• Technical audit and inspection of construction works
• Certification of construction works
• Procurement and Vendor management
• Risk assessments and risk mitigation
• Finance management and cost control
• Site Management and Construction Control
• Change Order Management
• Agile and Scrum Methodologies
• Budgeting and Resource Allocation
• Performance Optimization
• Contract Negotiation
• Value Engineering

• United Kingdom
• Nigeria
• Angola
• Gabon
• South Africa
• Ghana

• Felicia Enechi, Material Manager, Shell Nigeria, +234(0)8035014546, felicia.enechi@shell.com
• Bishop Daniel Nkemakolan, General Overseer, Grace Life Church Worldwide, Nigeria, +234(0)8034304488

CCM - Certified Construction Manager

• Led over 20 projects that were all completed within budget and on schedule.

• Project Management Institute
• Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE)
• Engineer, Council of Regulation of Engineering in Nigerian (COREN)
• Nigerian Institute of Structural Engineers