Lead the end-to-end delivery of technical projects for utility clients, focusing on data migrations, system upgrades, schema conversions, and technical integrations. Coordinate requirements gathering sessions and technical workshops, working closely with customer stakeholders to elicit, document, and validate business and technical needs. Oversee the planning, design, and execution of technical implementations, ensuring solutions meet quality standards, compliance needs, and project objectives.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact with customer technical teams, providing regular updates on progress, deliverables, and technical challenges.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans (including resource, schedule, scope, risk, and cost management) in accordance with PMI standards.
- Manage and escalate project risks, issues, and change requests related to data quality, migration schedules, and technical compatibility.
- Closely coordinate with developers, solution architects, QA, and vendors to align implementation activities and manage technical dependencies.
- Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT), cutover planning, and post-implementation support for technical deliverables.
- Ensure timely and accurate technical documentation, project reporting, and effective communication with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Support pre-sales activities and contribute technical expertise in client proposals, workshops, and solution demonstrations.
- Drive continuous improvement of project management processes and tools, sharing technical learnings across the team and organization.
Requirements
- Degree-educated with relevant technical and project management certifications (PMP is a plus).
- 6+ years’ experience in delivering technical projects in Utilities or similar complex environments, with hands-on involvement in data migration, upgrade, or integration initiatives.
- Expert in requirement gathering, technical documentation, stakeholder communication, and project governance using established PMI methodologies.
- Solid understanding of enterprise software, databases, cloud migration concepts, and integration frameworks relevant to Utilities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to interface with customers, technical teams, and senior executives.
- Experience with project management and tracking tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA).
- Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, change, and risk in dynamic and multicultural environments.
- Proficiency in English required; native in Arabic.
- Willingness and ability to travel within the Middle East as required.
An exciting opportunity combining strategic project management discipline with hands-on technical delivery expertise, supporting clients across the Utilities sector to achieve robust, compliant, and future-ready technical solutions.
