Senior IT Project Manager — Software Delivery & Strategy

Ministry of Railways; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 2,009,000 - 3,348,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Railways is seeking a Project Manager Software (Information Technology) for MP-III scale to lead software development efforts. The candidate must have a Ph.D.

in a relevant subject with at least 3 years of professional experience in program/project management or a Masters with 5 years in software development and programming. The role requires end-to-end project management, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and regular reporting to IT leadership.

Qualifications

• Ph.D in relevant subject(s) i.e. Program Management, Project Management or other relevant Subject with 03 years of professional experience in the field of software development & hands on programming.
• Masters in the relevant subject(s) i.e. Program Management or other relevant Subject with 05 years of experience in Software development and programming field.

Responsibilities

• Identify the objectives and functions of the project.
• Provide overall, day-to-day management of a specific task order or group of task orders including management of business process team members, managing scope of work, work assignments and resources across the multiple projects supporting the business units of Pakistan railways.
• Manage each stage of the project from discovery/planning to launch/completion.
• Identify project scope and ensure stakeholder approval.
• Manage time estimate, resources and priorities.
• Identify change orders/scope creep and rework estimate keeping stakeholders informed.
• Host project meetings including; Kick-offs, weekly staff meetings, milestone reviews, retrospectives etc.
• Providing accurate and on-time reporting to senior IT leadership, project teams and stakeholders.
• Identify potential roadblocks and provide solutions.
• Document workflows and processes and keep them up to date.
• Identify ways to increase efficiency of the team.
• Assist IT Senior leadership in defining IT goals and strategic plans

Skills

Program Management

Project Management

Software Development

Hands-on Programming

Education

PhD

Master's Degree

Job description

Ministry of Railways is seeking a Project Manager Software (Information Technology) for MP-III scale to lead software development efforts. The candidate must have a Ph.D.

in a relevant subject with at least 3 years of professional experience in program/project management or a Masters with 5 years in software development and programming. The role requires end-to-end project management, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and regular reporting to IT leadership.