Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager will play a pivotal role in leading and executing complex projects, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic objectives and fostering a culture of accountability and transparency. They will successfully lead and deliver programs and projects on time, within scope, budget, and meeting customer expectations.

Location
Abu Dhabi, AE

Key Responsibilities

• Project Leadership: Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to project timelines, budget constraints, and quality standards. Provide strategic direction and guidance to project teams, fostering collaboration, and ensuring clear communication channels across all stakeholders.
• Stakeholders Management: Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior management, regulatory bodies, and cross-functional teams, to understand project requirements, expectations, and priorities. Act as a primary point of contact for stakeholders, addressing concerns, managing expectations, and providing regular project updates and status reports.
• Risk Management and Compliance: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues proactively, leveraging best practices and industry standards to ensure compliance with project requirements and organizational policies. Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and escalation protocols to address project challenges and minimize potential disruptions.
• Resource Allocation and Budget Management: Oversee resource allocation and utilization, including project team members, vendors, and external consultants, to optimize productivity and efficiency throughout the project lifecycle. Monitor project budgets, expenditures, and financial performance, identifying variances and implementing corrective actions as needed to ensure cost-effectiveness and alignment with financial targets, in coordination with Finance and Leadership team.
• Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: Establish and maintain project management processes, methodologies, and tools to promote consistency, transparency, and accountability across projects. Conduct regular project reviews, performance evaluations, and lessons learned sessions to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions to enhance project outcomes and delivery efficiency.
• PMO Team Support: Create and update PMO specific templates, policies, and procedures. Mentor new PMO members guiding them on organization and PMO policies, procedures, and best practices. Share information with PMO team about lessons learned on projects for the overall benefit of the team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field
• At least 8+ years of experience performing a senior project management role on defense and security projects in top organizations across the Middle East would be advantageous
• PMP Certification or similar preferred