Project Manager

Location
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, AE

About the Job
The company is a regional and international leader that offers next-generation Weapons Systems and Robotics Expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. The company has developed in-house expertise across the entire value chain for gravity-release bomb guidance systems. This includes design, development, testing, manufacturing, and assembly. Our end-to-end capabilities ensure exceptional quality and competitive pricing.

The Project Manager at the company manages high scale, complex and interconnected projects of the organization to achieve larger, long-term business objectives. The job incumbent leads and drives the allocated projects with strong attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation from concept to successful completion ensuring projects achieve strategic and operational needs of the organization in terms of budget, quality, and delivery targets.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the Programme Manager in executing the programme management vision, strategies, procedures, processes, systems, tools, and standards to support the organization's strategic direction.
• Establish and maintain detailed project plans across different cross-functional entities to achieve development goals and milestones within scope and schedule.
• Plan, develop, execute, and maintain the scope, deliverables, functional milestones, required resources, operating plans, budget, and timelines for all allocated projects.
• Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels, and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of internal resources as required.
• Find innovative ways to resolve problems or issues systematically and effectively during the course of the project.
• Develop project assessment protocols for evaluation, auditing, and health checks on projects.
• Work with internal stakeholders to identify, validate, and implement concepts, aligning project outcomes with overall business and key stakeholder requirements.
• Ensure conformity of project output against contractual requirements and objectives, as well as company norms and standards.
• Manage project budgets and funding channels for maximum productivity, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered benefits as the project progresses.
• Develop a project communications management plan to address stakeholders' needs and expectations and provide key information timely.
• Ensure project reviews are regularly and effectively conducted to drive plan, monitor and control project delivery to schedule, budget, and quality level.
• Take ownership of the project management policy, guidelines, and any associated documents.
• Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
• Ensure to provide project status and regular reporting on progress to various Executive and Project Management entities.
• Share ideas and improve operations, recommending and implementing continuous improvement activities and process improvements.
• Provide guidance to junior members of the team, coach and mentor junior team members, and contribute to the knowledge of the office through collaborative exchange.

Experience & Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in System, Mechanical or Electronic/Electrical Engineering.
• 5 years of continuous Project Management experience within the Defense industry.
• Project management tools and methodologies.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of missile and weapon systems development and production processes.
• Proficiency in project management software tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and multi-cultural environment.
• Knowledge of UAE and international defense industry regulations and standards.