Muhammad Lawal

Graduate Project Manager with an MSc in Project Management and a Civil Engineering background, delivering client projects end-to-end across full lifecycles. Experienced in defining scope, developing structured project plans, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver against timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations in fast-paced, hybrid environment. Proficient in Agile delivery and tools including MS Project, Asana, and Primavera P6.

PROJECT MANAGER - Quadmark - United Kingdom

(2025-12 - 2026-05)

Managed multiple client-facing projects from initiation through delivery and handover, ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations, schedules, quality standards, and business objectives.

• Delivered 5+ concurrent client projects from initiation through to successful delivery and handover, ensuring alignment with agreed scope, timelines, and quality standards.
• Developed and maintained detailed project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, and resource allocations for cross-functional teams of up to 15 members.
• Defined project scope, objectives, deliverables, and priorities in collaboration with clients and internal stakeholders, translating requirements into actionable work plans.
• Monitored project progress against schedules and KPIs, producing regular status reports and providing delivery updates to stakeholders.
• Managed project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, implementing mitigation actions to minimise delivery impacts and maintain project objectives.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary teams across design, content, marketing, and client functions, ensuring effective communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Achieved over 95% on-time project delivery while maintaining compliance with agreed client requirements and quality expectations.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE (PROJECT COORDINATION INTERN) - Quadmark - United Kingdom

(2025-06 - 2025-12)

Supported project delivery, stakeholder communication, and project coordination activities across multiple client engagements.

• Coordinated project schedules, task tracking, and deliverables across 6–10 concurrent client projects, supporting successful project execution.
• Supported requirements gathering, scope clarification, and project planning activities by working closely with project managers, account managers, and clients.
• Maintained project documentation, action logs, progress trackers, and delivery records to support project governance and reporting requirements.
• Facilitated communication between cross-functional teams of more than 10 stakeholders, ensuring alignment on priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitored project progress against milestones, identifying risks, dependencies, and potential issues to support proactive resolution.

PRODUCTION OPERATIVE - Greencore - United Kingdom

(2024-11 - 2025-06)

Worked within a fast-paced operational environment, supporting quality assurance, compliance, process efficiency, and performance improvement.

• Conducted quality assurance inspections on over 100 units per shift, ensuring compliance with production and safety requirements.
• Collaborated with teams of 8-12 operatives to achieve operational targets and maintain workflow continuity.
• Prioritised competing activities and consistently achieved more than 95% of daily KPIs and productivity targets.
• Proactively resolved production issues and introduced process improvements, enabling the delivery of over 100 units per shift while upholding quality and performance standards.

HIGHWAY ENGINEER - Federal Ministry of Works - Nigeria

(2023-11 - 2024-10)

Supported the planning, monitoring, and delivery of highway and bridge infrastructure projects while ensuring compliance with technical, regulatory, and quality standards.

• Managed site activities and contractor performance across multiple infrastructure projects, ensuring adherence to project schedules and specifications.
• Monitored progress against delivery plans and milestones, supporting successful completion of key work packages.
• Conducted regular site inspections, quality reviews, and risk assessments to identify issues and maintain project performance.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary engineering teams and stakeholders on design reviews, technical planning, and project coordination activities.
• Produced project progress reports and performance updates to support decision-making and stakeholder visibility.
• Assisted with contractor coordination, resource planning, and schedule monitoring activities across project sites.
• Inspired team to consistently meet and maintain compliance with health, safety, environment, and regulatory standards.

CONTRACTOR (FREELANCE) - LAD Construction - Nigeria

(2023-06 - 2023-08)

Delivered civil engineering projects end-to-end, managing design resources, budgets, and timelines.

• Delivered construction activities within a three-month programme while ensuring compliance with design specifications and quality requirements.
• Improved resource planning and scheduling processes, contributing to project cost savings of approximately 10–15%.
• Developed 2D and 3D engineering models using AutoCAD and Revit to support planning, design reviews, and stakeholder engagement.

CIVIL ENGINEER (INTERN) - Habtob Global Ventures - Nigeria

(2021-06 - 2021-10)

Supported construction project delivery through design development, site coordination, quality assurance, and reporting activities.

• Supported engineering design, site coordination, and project delivery activities across active construction projects.
• Produced engineering drawings and BIM models using AutoCAD and Revit while assisting with quality assurance, reporting, and documentation activities.

MSc - Project Management - University of Lincoln

BEng (Hons) - Civil Engineering - AFE Babalola University