Manager - Project

Department of Finance Abu Dhabi; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Department of Finance Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead information technology projects on a permanent basis. You will oversee end-to-end lifecycle management, ensure governance and cost control, and report progress to stakeholders through regular steering committee meetings.

The ideal candidate holds a PMP or IPMA-C certification, has UAE national priority with 3 years in PMO roles, and demonstrates strong planning, scheduling and resource management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Certified PMP from PMI or IPMA-C.
• UAE National: 3 years in a role with PMO or project management responsibilities.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, Agile practices, and technical frameworks.
• Excellent planning, scheduling, and resource management skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control the project and manage dependencies between streams.
• Provide guidance, direction, motivation and focus to the project team.
• Manage project costs, governance, changes to scope and quality.
• Prepare the project charter, project plan and other project documentation.
• Report progress to stakeholders and organize monthly steering committee meetings.
• Ensure quality within time and cost constraints.
• Oversee quality control procedures and ensure compliance with project specs.
• Identify project risks/issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Validate the overall test plan, including integration and performance testing.

Skills

PMO governance

Agile practices

Planning & scheduling

Resource management

PM methodologies

Education

PMP or IPMA-C

Job description

DOF Permanent Contract

Job Objectives

Create delivery excellence across assignedproject/portfolio, provide certainty and confidence to the stakeholder/projectsponsor, and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost and risk. As aproject manager, manage the life cycle(proposal-initiation-execution/control-closeout) of Information CorporateTechnology projects.

Job Role:

• Responsiblefor overall monitoring and controlling of the project and managing dependenciesbetween the various streams.
• Providesoverall guidance, direction, motivation and focus to the project team.
• Manages andmonitors project costs, governance, and changes to scope and ensures quality.
• Prepares theproject charter, project plan and other project documentation (refer to projectdocumentation matrix).
• Reportsprogress to stakeholders and organises monthly steering committee meetings.
• Ensures thatto the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints oftime and cost.
• Responsiblefor overall monitoring and controlling of the project and managing dependenciesbetween the various streams.
• Providesoverall guidance, direction, motivation and focus to the project team.
• Manages andmonitors project costs, governance, and changes to scope and ensures quality.
• Prepares theproject charter, project plan and other project documentation (refer to projectdocumentation matrix).
• Reportsprogress to stakeholders and organises monthly steering committee meetings.
• Ensures thatto the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints oftime and cost.
• Overseequality control procedures and ensure compliance with project specifications.
• Identifiesproject risks/issues and recommends corrective action to mitigate them.
• Responsiblefor validating the overall test plan, including integration and performancetesting.

Job Requirements

Academic Qualifications:

• Certified PMP from PMIor IPMA-C

Practical Experiences:

• UAE National: 3 yearsin a role with PMO or project management responsibilities.
• knowledge of projectmanagement methodologies, Agile practices, and technical frameworks.
• Excellent planning,scheduling, and resource management skills.

Job Snapshot

Updated Date

01-Jun-2025

Job ID

Job_42

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