Senior IT PM — Capital Projects & Transactions

Cognita Schools; Dubai; Vor Ort; AED 350.000 - 520.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cognita Schools in Dubai, UAE, is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to coordinate technology delivery across capital projects and corporate transactions. You will work with Development & Property, Corporate Development, Technology Centers of Excellence, schools and delivery partners to ensure readiness for openings, handovers and transitions.

This role is coordination and delivery rather than hands-on tech.

Qualifikationen

• Strong project leadership, planning, governance and risk-management across complex technology environments.
• Ability to coordinate delivery across infrastructure, applications and services without being hands-on.
• Experience in capital projects such as school builds, expansions or refurbishments.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate technology delivery for greenfield and brownfield school builds, expansions and refurbishments from scoping to handover.
• Identify technology requirements, costs, dependencies and milestones with stakeholders early.
• Coordinate applications, infrastructure, network, security and end-user technology with contractors.
• Plan implementation of core systems (admissions, CRM, website, payments, student information, HR, finance) for commercial operation before opening.
• Provide cost estimates and value-engineering for capital and run costs.
• Support due diligence and post-acquisition integration of systems and data.
• Plan day-one readiness and technology separation for divestments.
• Translate needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria; coordinate design reviews and testing.
• Maintain governance, budgets, KPIs, change control and reporting within Cognita’s delivery framework.
• Manage suppliers and consultants, including tender evaluation and contract terms.

Kenntnisse

Project leadership

Planning

Governance

Commercial control

Risk management

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Jobbeschreibung

Cognita Schools in Dubai, UAE, is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to coordinate technology delivery across capital projects and corporate transactions. You will work with Development & Property, Corporate Development, Technology Centers of Excellence, schools and delivery partners to ensure readiness for openings, handovers and transitions.

This role is coordination and delivery rather than hands-on tech.