PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Airbus Industries; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Dubai is seeking a Program Management Officer to contribute to customer satisfaction and profitability. The ideal candidate must have a degree in Engineering and at least 1 year of experience in program management, along with strong skills in cost control and financial management. The role involves preparing contractual reports, managing communications, and supporting operational performance while engaging with local stakeholders.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year as program management officer.
• Knowledge in cost control and financial management.
• Experience in program execution and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to customer satisfaction.
• Ensure profitability according to approved P&L.
• Support Airbus content of contracts awarded to SAAMS.
• Collect contractual evidences and control deliverables.
• Prepare and deliver contractual monthly reports.

Skills

Program management

Cost control

Financial knowledge

Good people skills

Negotiation level English

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

SAP

Job description

Air Power business environment:
Current and upcoming activities of Air Power in UAE would include:

• Through Life Support with GAL to support three (3) A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport Aircraft (MRTT) operated by UAE AFAD
• Through Life Support with GAL to support seven (7) C295 operated by UAE AFAD.
• Entry into service of additional two (2) A330-MRTTs.
• Retrofit of the current A330-MRTT fleet
• Training contracts
• Offset projects (i.e.Training Centre and MRO center), in response to the obligations derived from above contracts.

Current and upcoming activities of Air Power in KSA would include:

• Full support (Maintenance, training, engineering, CAMO, supply management, GSEs management) to six (6) A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport Aircraft (MRTT) operated by RSAF.
• Full support to four (4) C295 Mission Patrol Aircraft (MPA) operated by PSS.
• Entry into service of additional four (4) additional A330-MRTTs.
• Retrofit of the current A330-MRTT fleet
• Industrialization transfer to the Kingdom, in response to the obligations derived from above contracts.

Additionally, Air Power created in KSA a Joint Venture with the local industrial holding (SAMI) to run the contracts and the operation.

The jobholder will be part of the Program Management Organization, which is in charge to support above scope.
In this role, jobholder expertise should match to cope with following tasks:

• Contribute to customer satisfaction.
• Assure profitability as per approved P&L, mastering adequate Service models and solutions.
• Contribute to Air Power growth strategy in UAE and KSA
• Contribute to develop local industry in accordance to the industrialization strategy in UAE.
• Contribute and support the Airbus content of the contracts awarded to SAAMS (Airbus Joint Venture)

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS:

• With a degree in Engineering, you have at least 1 year of experience as program management officer which have allowed you to acquire knowledge in:

Cost Control

Financial knowledge

Program Execution

Contract management

• You are recognized for your ability to convince and influence, and your team spirit.
• Good people skills to be in front of the customer.

OTHER FACTORS:

• Proactive, autonomous, organized and resolute.
• Good knowledge of Excel and Word is required for this position.
• A negotiation level of English is required for this position.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

• The job holder reports to: Regional Program Manager Middle East Transport & Mission Aircraft Services.

COMMUNICATIONS:

• Internal stakeholder
• UAE AFAD / GAL / GANS / Tawazun among other local companies
• RSAF / PSS / GSAC / SAAMS among other local companies

LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Actively participation in internal meetings and meetings with Customer.
• MoM preparation and action items follow up.
• Official Customer Communications Management.
• Preparation and delivery to the Customer of Contractual Monthly Reports.
• Support BCRs, bidding processes (RMCs) and follow-up approval gates.
• Preparing and creating shopping carts in SAP for external services.
• Contractual deliverables control and contractual evidences collection.
• Preparation and consolidation of bi-yearly Program Management Review presentation.
• Preparation of internal Program Management Review presentation with CoCs.
• Preparation and reporting of KPIs according to program needs.
• Support to SAMI- AIRBUS JV
• Perform Invoicing Management and Payments Monitoring with customer.
• Support the Operations Department to achieve the contractual and real performance.
• Support the Offset / Industrial Participation strategy.
• Support PO approval and signature.
• Support the Contractual documents development.
• Support Cost Control and Contract Monitoring.
• Support the preparation of yearly budgetary exercises (OP, FC).
• Support the Risk & Opportunity Management.

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