Project Manager

We are looking for a Project Manager for one of our clients with the following details:

Location: Dubai, UAE

Start Date: ASAP

Contract-Long Term

Qualification and Experience Required:

• University Degree in Engineering (Electronic, Telecommunication or Computer
• At least 5 years' experience in project management and at least 5 years in Communication and Control Systems projects, preferably gained in a foreign country.
• Good technical background of the following systems in the Metro or Railway environment: Communications and Control, Security, Passenger information comfort.
• Fluency in English is mandatory, Arabic is a plus.
• Willing to be relocated in the Middle East for a medium/long term period (> 3 years) and to business missions worldwide.
• Team worker with strong leadership skills, able to manage teams and resources that do not necessarily report to him/her in the hierarchy.
• Problem solver with a proactive attitude, business oriented with strong motivation to work towards targets.
• Proven experience in managing customers, stakeholders and complex projects in difficult contexts, with challenging targets, within a multicultural and international environment, facing multi-disciplinary technical areas).

Roles & Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage, when necessary, the project units involved in the Project (Countries, other entities) in full respect of the organization and its policy, assuring primarily the project overall interest.
• Coordinate and manage, when necessary, the Consortium partners involved in the project in full respect of the Consortium agreement.
• Manage a complex project (in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment), using adequately and opportunely the Project Management processes, methodologies, best practices, techniques and tools (Primavera P6).
• Manage and overall coordinate the project team, in line with the Company Organization.
• Properly direct and manage the business associated to the project.
• Ensure the satisfactory completion of the Contract with particular reference to quality, HSE, timescale, cost, resources and Employer satisfaction.
• Manage the project to achieve targets, Customer satisfaction (quality and time) and Employer satisfaction and profitability.
• Properly manage the Project, ensuring the predefined results on time and within budget and with the expected level of Quality.
• Be the interface towards the Customer.
• Ensure full compliance with Safety Requirements and full implementation of the Safety Plan throughout the project in close cooperation with the Safety Manager.
• Define and develop the Customer relationship strategy: understand the client's environment, determine the client's interfaces and identify client's responsibilities.
• Identify all and each project stakeholders, understand their environment and their influences and/or expectations on the projects, and then define a plan to manage them through a win-win approach.
• Be accountable for the project profitability, sales and costs.
• Plan and coordinate, interfacing with the team members and the company functions, activities and resources of the project for the fulfilment of the project objectives (contract milestones).
• Manage the contractual terms of the project.
• Supervise and control the production and/or the product integration of project-related systems, which include the entire supply chain of the specific activities of the project and its products, interfacing with suppliers and engineering.
• Check the progress of the project activities, with reference to the planned timetable.
• Monthly monitor the profit of the project and identify and implement (and/or assure the implementation) the necessary action plan to maximize the profit.
• Supervise, monitor and coordinate the validation and verification of the systems, both in the factory and on-site, in order to get the Customer's validation and commissioning of the plant.
• Supervise, coordinate and support the System Engineer and Customer Service during the commissioning phase, maintenance and warranty, supported by the Project Design Authority.
• Support the preparation and validate the project Statement of Work (baseline): confirm the scope, contractual issues and validate risk assumptions.
• Define the project structure including the project management organization and project team organization, assigning project roles and responsibilities to individuals.
• Set internal targets in line with Contract requirements and project expectations.
• Identify and implement the Project Management Plan (PMP).
• Approve the general organization procedures (including the Project Quality Plan) and all contractual procedures to be reviewed and approved by the Employer.
• Approve processes and general procedures (including progress measurement and performance measurements procedures).
• Implement the Project and mobilize the staff.
• Manage the project risks including contingency plans and risk mitigation.
• Assure correct and effective application of Quality and HSE procedures and instructions.
• Define the project key progress and performance indicators (schedule, budget, quality)
• Manage with the Employer all the activities related to Variation to Contractual Scope of Work.
• Be focused on anticipation, especially in risks and opportunities management, pursuing continuous improvement.

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