Engineering Workpackage Manager

About the Job
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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For over 50 years, the company has been a trusted partner of the United Arab Emirates, providing innovative and cutting-edge solutions in Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital, aligned with the nation’s long-term vision. With a strong local presence and more than 500 employees across three offices, the company is deeply embedded within the UAE’s ecosystem. The company plays a pivotal role as a key industrial enabler, fostering national sovereignty, self-reliance, and innovation. Through localization, strategic collaboration, and exporting ‘Made in the Emirates’ technologies to global markets, we contribute significantly to the UAE’s ambitious growth and development while helping build a future we all trust.

Job Objective
The Engineering Work Package Manager (WPM) for the Radio communication system will manage the end-to-end Project Engineering Lifecycle: Development activities, risks and opportunities, schedules, and coordinate the delivery activities in order to ensure the performance and milestones.

• Manage the Engineering team to deliver the solution.
• Structuring and mastering the delivery process.
• Mastering the technical debt and the impact on the planning and the delivery.
• Managing the co-contracting and subcontracting activities.
• Facilitating collaborative work across teams and stakeholders.
• Providing the best engineering solutions for customers, being in close touch with them and being the quality guarantee of the engineering solutions provided to the customers.
• Contributing to the future products of the company group.
• Working on complex, disruptive, and stimulating projects.
  His team is composed of different roles and engineering disciplines, from Solution Architecture, System Engineering to Software Engineers and Integration engineers (IVVQ). In addition to this delivery aspect, the position holder needs to master the technical content to manage the financial, planning, and reporting aspects and to anticipate difficulties encountered as well as opportunities available to the team. This position will require significant experience in used technologies for this project:
• Radio communication technologies.
• System and radio hosting infrastructure.

Roles & Responsibilities
The position will be in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

• Conduct all work package delivery activities: organization, scheduling, effort & budget control, risk & opportunities management.
• Conduct and manage reviews with the Business Line, the project management and the Customer (e.g. monthly reviews, design reviews, etc.).
• Manage and coordinate activities with collaboration with project teams (system engineering, infrastructure & cyber security, IVVQ).
• Liaise with the Project Manager and head of disciplines for all aspects of the work package, especially resources and skills management.
• Coordinates work across teams in order to ensure the success of the WP.

Work Experience Requirements

• Relevant work package management or project management role (minimum 5 years).
• Proven experience of managing a delivery team of more than 20 people.
• Good skillset in delivery of complex systems (Software + New technologies, Cyber and integrated team localized in different countries).
• Familiarity with project management techniques (scheduling, risk management, estimating, progress reporting, stakeholder management).
• Experience in multi-disciplined and multi-cultural environments.
• Relevant experience in producing engineering documentation: Specifications, design, IVVQ deliverables, user manuals, etc.

Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage technical engineering projects, meeting the requirements with a clear view of the risks and opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage trade-offs on project: technical choices, on-time delivery, technical depth, customer satisfaction, etc.
• Able to engage and influence a diverse set of stakeholders and create clear and achievable goals.
• Capable of making decisions, even in uncertain contexts.

Preferred Domains of Knowledge:

• Radio, Tactical Data Link systems.
• Communication Networks.
• Infrastructure and IT Solutions.
• Mission critical systems, e.g., C2 / C4.
• Large and complex systems.

Qualification, Certification & Educational Requirements

• Graduated with a Master of Engineering or Computer Science from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in positions such as Engineering Manager, IT / Technical Project Manager, or Software Engineering Manager (SwEM).
• Certification in IPMA or PMP is an added advantage.
• Proficient in English and French languages.

HSE Responsibilities

• Take care of your own safety and the safety of others as far as is practicable.
• Use safety equipment (including PPE) as required and intended.

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