Name: Oyeyemi Aishat
• Summary of Professional and Personal life:
My name is Aishat Oyeyemi, a dedicated Nigerian Quantity Surveyor with over 17 years of diverse experience in the construction industry. Throughout my career, I have worked across consultancy, contracting, and project management, contributing to a wide range of projects. I hold a Master of Science degree in Construction Management and am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®). I am also a Registered Quantity Surveyor (RQS) and a proud member of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (MNIQS).
I am an alumna of the Federal University of Technology Akure, where I earned my degree in Quantity Surveying. Over the years, I’ve built a reputation for professionalism, attention to detail, and strong leadership within my field.
Beyond work, I’m passionate about continuous learning, mentoring young professionals, and contributing to initiatives that promote sustainable development and community growth. I value integrity, collaboration, and excellence—principles that guide both my professional and personal life.
• Why Uraga? Why apply to work for UREL? What was the motivation?
I learned about the opportunity at Uraga Real Estate through a former colleague, and after conducting my own research, I was genuinely impressed by the company’s mission and track record. Uraga’s commitment to transforming communities through strategic land acquisition, innovative design, comprehensive planning, and effective project execution—across residential, hospitality, leisure, and commercial sectors—resonated deeply with me.
With my professional background and credentials in quantity surveying and project management, I recognized a strong alignment between my skill set and the demands of the role, particularly in cost control and project oversight. I saw a meaningful opportunity to contribute to Uraga’s bold and impactful developments across Nigeria.
• Journey so far – career growth and development.
My career as a Quantity Surveyor with years of experience in the construction industry has been both dynamic and deeply fulfilling. My journey took a significant leap forward when I joined Uraga Real Estate, a company whose vision and values align closely with my own passion for transforming communities through purposeful and sustainable development.
At Uraga, I’ve had the privilege of working on a diverse portfolio of real estate projects spanning residential, commercial, hospitality, and leisure sectors. From land acquisition and feasibility studies to budgeting, cost planning, and post-contract administration, I’ve been at the forefront of managing the financial and contractual aspects of complex developments across Nigeria.
Over the years, my role has evolved from core quantity surveying responsibilities to a more strategic position—providing input on project viability, advising on procurement strategies, and ensuring value for money across all phases of development. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, I’ve led cost control efforts on several landmark projects, implemented robust risk management systems, and helped streamline processes for better efficiency and transparency.
My academic background alongside professional certifications had further enhanced my ability to lead with confidence and deliver consistently high standards.
Beyond the technical side, Uraga has provided a platform for mentorship and leadership. I actively contribute to the growth of junior professionals within the team, promoting knowledge sharing, teamwork, and ethical practice.
This journey has not only refined my technical expertise but has also deepened my appreciation for the role real estate plays in national development. I remain committed to leveraging my skills to support Uraga’s mission of delivering impactful and innovative developments that meet both market needs and social aspirations.
• Life at Uraga – Personal opinion and experience at UREL.
Life at UREL can best be described as a blend of corporate professionalism and a close-knit family environment. Given that a significant part of our day is spent at work, colleagues naturally evolve from team members to friends, and eventually, to a supportive family. There's a genuine sense of camaraderie that goes beyond typical workplace relationships. Team members are always willing to support one another in achieving the organization's goals. At UREL, we believe that anyone who joins the team has something exceptional to offer, as the recruitment process is rigorous and selective.
My typical week kicks off on Monday with a departmental meeting where I present a comprehensive update on the projects under my supervision. This includes discussions with colleagues, subordinates, and superiors. I’m thoroughly questioned on project status, why we are where we are, the strategies we’re employing to reach our targets, potential gaps or risks, and where senior management support may be needed. These sessions are both challenging and enlightening, ensuring I maintain a strong grasp of expectations and responsibilities.
Following the meeting, we establish a week-ahead plan, develop a clear to-do list, and initiate follow-ups with internal teams, vendors, contractors, consultants, and designers. Every activity is geared towards achieving UREL’s broader objective: delivering high-quality real estate products to the market—on time and within budget.
• Any other words, quotes, advice for applicants, etc
"Success in Quantity Surveying isn’t just about numbers—it’s about precision, responsibility, and the ability to adapt in a constantly changing industry. Your expertise will guide the future of construction, so never stop learning and always take pride in the impact you make."
Advice:
1. Embrace Continuous Learning: The construction and real estate industries are ever evolving. Stay curious, keep up with new technologies, trends, and best practices. Never stop expanding your knowledge—whether through certifications, further education, or learning from peers and mentors.
2. Master the Basics First: While it’s tempting to dive into complex tasks, ensure that you have a solid foundation in the basics. A strong understanding of cost estimation, contract management, and project planning is crucial to your long-term success.
3. Be Detail-Oriented but See the Bigger Picture: As a Quantity Surveyor, your attention to detail will be one of your greatest assets. However, don’t lose sight of the bigger picture—understand how your role fits into the overall goals of the project and company. Always think strategically.
4. Develop Strong Communication Skills: Your role involves constant interaction with a variety of stakeholders—from contractors and vendors to project managers and clients. Being able to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, is essential for smooth project execution and building strong professional relationships.
5. Be Ethical and Professional: Integrity is key. Uphold the highest ethical standards in all your dealings, as trust and credibility are the bedrock of a successful career in Quantity Surveying.
6. Seek Mentorship: Don’t hesitate to ask questions or seek guidance from more experienced professionals. Mentorship can accelerate your growth and provide you with invaluable insights that textbooks or courses may not cover.
7. Stay Resilient: The path may be challenging at times, but stay resilient. Learn from mistakes, adapt to changes, and always strive for excellence.
Current Opportunities
Financial Accountant
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
Company: Uraga Real Estate
About Us: Uraga Real Estate (A Honeywell Group Company) is a real estate company committed to creating long-lasting communities by providing creative and sustainable solutions.
With a long-term commitment to Africa, we are known for our design-led philosophy and creative approach to development and sustainability goals.
For all our developments, we transform communities by bringing our expertise in land acquisition, design, planning and building to provide unique lifestyle offerings to a range of clients, including those from residential, hospitality and commercial industries.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure day-to-day financial operations, including payroll, payables & receivables, fixed assets, bank reconciliation, and other transactions.
- Manage month-end close processes and prepare monthly management reports with comprehensive analysis to support decision-making.
- Track the company’s financial status and performance, identifying areas for potential improvement.
- Prepare timely and accurate financial statements in line with reporting standards and organizational policies.
- Review postings for compliance with Group accounting policies and statutory provisions.
- Oversee reconciliation of general ledger accounts, investigating errors and ensuring prompt resolution.
- Authorize corrections to ensure accurate general ledger entries.
- Prepare periodic financial statements (Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows).
- Assist in short- and long-term business planning, budget formulation, and performance tracking.
- Collaborate with the Finance Manager to design management reporting frameworks and dashboards.
- Maintain and update the chart of accounts.
- Coordinate statutory and ad-hoc internal and external audits.
- Comply with regulatory, fiscal, and statutory requirements.
- Prepare periodic reports and perform other duties as requested by the Finance Manager.
Competency and Skills Requirements:
- Strong understanding of IFRS in the Real Estate industry.
- Knowledge of project accounting and long-term construction contracts.
- Excellent grasp of accounting processes and controls.
- Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
- Professional demeanor with the ability to relate effectively while maintaining assertiveness.
- Good organizational skills and personal effectiveness.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Proficient in MS Excel and other office productivity tools.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA/MBA preferred.
- Thorough understanding of GAAP and statutory accounting principles.
- 5 years experience (Min).
- Financial modeling expertise is a plus.
Person Specification:
- Strong business focus and acumen.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders at all levels.
- Analytical thinker with strong attention to detail.
- Well-organized and accurate.
- Team player with experience managing regulatory authorities.
- Maturity, professionalism, and discretion are essential.
- Strong work ethic with a positive attitude.
- Innovative mindset with a focus on quality delivery.
Qualified and interested candidates should forward their cvs to temitope.ogunleye@uragarealestate.com
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Product/Business Manager (Comics & Animation Project)
Job Description:
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
We seek a Product Manager to lead an innovative comic and animation project's development, distribution, and growth. The ideal candidate is self-driven and passionate about driving business initiatives, spearheading partnerships, and managing communication (horizontal and vertical) in and outside the org with a great flair for storytelling, comics, and animation and has a strong background in product management, content strategy, and audience engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Development
• Define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for the comic and animation project.
• Drive strategic business outcomes and manage growth by setting clear KPIs.
• Nurture and rapidly grow Hoppa’s community and engagement of its members.
• Identify and implement revenue and monetization strategies.
• Work closely with writers, illustrators and animators to ensure a seamless production workflow.
• Break down strategic problems and translate insights from user research, customers’ and stakeholder feedback into an actionable and maintain roadmap with frequent prioritization.
• Oversee the development of both digital and physical distribution channels (web, mobile apps, streaming platforms, print, etc.).
Project & Team Management
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables to ensure on-time releases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain high-quality storytelling and visual consistency and achieve business outcomes.
• Coordinate with marketing, sales, and partnerships teams to maximize reach and revenue.
• Use Agile and other project management methodologies to optimize workflows.
• Collaborate with Upbeat Ops and other teams to run the Hoppa tournament
Market Research & Audience Engagement
• Conduct market research to understand audience preferences and trends in comics and animation.
• Analyze user data and feedback to refine content strategy and product features.
• Develop engagement strategies to build a strong fanbase across social media and digital platforms.
Business & Partnerships
• Ability to drive business initiatives.
• Establish partnerships with publishers, distributors, streaming platforms, and merchandise vendors, as well as possessing the abilities to close deals.
• Negotiate licensing and syndication deals to expand the project’s reach.
• Monitor competitor products and industry developments to maintain a competitive edge.
Qualifications & Experience
• 5+ years of experience in product management, media, gaming, or entertainment industry.
• Strong understanding of comic book production, animation pipelines, and digital content distribution.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, and project management tools (JIRA, Trello, Asana, etc.).
• Knowledge of monetization models for digital content, including subscriptions, ad revenue, and licensing.
• Ability to analyze data, user behaviour, and market trends to inform product decisions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for comics, animation, and storytelling.
Nice to Have
• Experience with webtoon platforms, mobile apps, or interactive storytelling.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted animation and digital illustration tools.
• Background in game development, transmedia storytelling, or AR/VR experiences.
• Abilities to initiate and close deals.
• Great problem-solving skills.
Why Join Us?
• Work on an exciting and innovative comic & animation project.
• Collaborate with top-tier creative and technical talent.
• Opportunity to shape a new entertainment franchise.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
Qualified and interested candidates should forward their cvs to temitope.ogunleye@uragarealestate.com
Real Estate Sales Executive
Job Summary
- Responsible for generating and executing sales of properties aimed at improving URAGA’s business development and growth initiatives; ensuring the business achieves itsrevenue goals and targets as well as deliver on its promise to all stakeholders.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Participate in the company’s annual goal setting and budgeting process, by providing the requisite information, market intelligence, data and insight required for theprocess.
- Responsible for the sales of all UREL projects; Utako, KARA, Atlantic Boulevard, Brightwater and all future projects.
- Responsible for generating leads and developing a pipeline of potential buyers that can be converted to buyers
- Develop and maintain relationships with buyers until sale is fully completed.
- Responsible for the collation of all sales proceeds until sales are finalized.
- Coordinate site inspections and property viewing.
- Liaise with Marketing team to organize PR events.
- Keep abreast of trends and innovative sales techniques to maintain competitive edge over industry peers.
- Carry out periodic analysis of the company’s sales performance, recommend and execute approved performance improvement initiatives to manage sales especially atlow peak periods through robust marketing strategies.
- Implement strategies to improve market share, deepen market penetration and expand the company’s clientele base.
- Conduct peer reviews, market analysis, benchmarking and consumer behavior analysis to identify new developments, new product or service feature, unidentified clientneeds and other offerings that can be added to the company’s product and service suite.
- Carry out periodic customer satisfaction survey to obtain feedback from customers and identify service and product improvement opportunities.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders especially media agencies.
- Prepare periodic sales activity report as required.
- Build partnerships with relevant organizations like mortgage banks, corporative societies etc.
- Prepare sales documents such as offer letters, purchase agreements, etc.
- Update and maintain client database
Competency and Skills Requirements
- Knowledge of trends and developments in the Real Estate sector.
- Experience in managing high end clients
- Selling Skills and strong Business Acumen
- Exceptional Negotiation & Relationship Management Skills
- Networking & Influencing Skills
- Exceptional Communication & Presentation Skills
- A passion for excellence.
Experience and Qualification
- A first degree in business administration, finance, marketing, or any relevant field.
- Minimum of four (4) years’ cognate experience as a real estate sales executive.
Person Specification
- Must be conversant with challenges associated with Real Estate sector.
- Result oriented and aggressive.• Must be comfortable with numbers.
- Must be very sociable and have a strong network.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- High degree of independence with objectivity and assertiveness.
- Approachable with good interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively interact with staff and clients across all levels.
- Able to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner.
- Highly analytical with excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- An enquiring mind set consistently seeking innovative ways to deliver without compromising quality. Apply Here
Architect
Job Objective
- To prepare, develop and edit, under the guidance of the Team Lead Development, drawings, models, images and other documents relating to designs.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Designing and Documentation
- Production of blueprints for every project and modifies the designs as instructed. Responsible for the preparation and implementation of all necessary drawings and correspondence connected with allocated projects.
- Understand the project brief and develop, where required, representations of design options for further discussion by the design team.
- Undertake site appraisals advising stakeholders of any statutory constraints and site conditions. Ensure that all projects and designs follow the design and safety standards.
- Determine client’s requirements and ensure client’s expectations are met and that their participation in the design process is facilitated.
- Administer projects during the construction phase, ensure that information is available to enable projects to be completed on time and within budget; maintain good working relations with all vendors.
- Carry out risk assessment and assist in the preparation of Health and Safety and Environmental Plans in accordance with state regulations.
- • Develop Contract documents for clients where required.
- Represent the Development Team as requested at client meetings and ensure that good professional relationships are maintained.
- Undertake measured surveys of buildings and produce built drawings where required, ensuring that accurate and up to date records and attribute information (asset data, condition) are electronically stored.
General
- Researching products, materials, buildings requirements etc. as directed.
- Gain and update job knowledge to remain informed about innovations in the field.
- Ensure all relevant documentation are kept up-to-date and secure.
- Prepare periodic activity report as required by the Team Lead.Competency and Skills Requirements.
- Strong design awareness and fundamental skills (quality of portfolio, graphic skills, aesthetically conscious etc)Ability to manage budgets and understand cost management.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team.
- Ability to use a variety of media in the development and documentation of a design project
- A flexible and open attitude towards new ways of working and commitment to independent, lifelong learning
- Ability to prioritize, manage projects and meet deadlines.
- Ability to take initiative in response to direction or instruction.
- Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly to a variety of audiences from Leadership to Team Members.
- Knowledge of MS Office and Graphic software.
- Proficient use of drawing software such as AutoCAD and Revit
Experience and Qualification
- HND, BSc, BTech in Architecture. (A Masters Degree is an advantage)
- Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in an Architectural role.
Person Specification
- Maturity, professionalism, and high level of discretion are required.
- Strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude.
- Must be able to manage multiple stakeholders and relate across all levels.
- An enquiring mind set consistently seeking innovative ways to deliver without compromising quality. Apply Here
