Senior Project Manager

Strategic Aerospace Services WLL; Doha; On-site; QAR 291,000 - 437,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology project management firm in Doha is seeking an experienced project manager to oversee technology projects. The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of relevant experience and possess excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include managing project milestones, updating stakeholders, and ensuring projects meet quality and budgetary requirements. A degree in computer science and PMP certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven skills and experience in a similar role.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver technology projects.
• Develop, maintain, and update project documents.
• Track project milestones and manage unforeseen delays.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders.
• Ensure projects meet budgetary and quality requirements.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science

Tools

PMP

ITIL

TOGAF

Job description

Overview

Manage and deliver technology projects.

Responsibilities

• In depth skills in delivering technology projects including IT Infrastructure, Applications and on cloud.
• Develop, maintain, and update relevant project documents including project charter, risk register, timelines, budget and staffing.
• Set and track project milestones; manage and mitigate unforeseen delays, realign schedules and expectations as needed.
• Establish and implement the project communication plans, provide status updates to affected staff and stakeholders.
• Consistently collect, analyze, and summarize information and trends as needed to prepare project status reports.
• Assign duties and responsibilities and oversee workflow of project staff.
• Oversee the day-to-day project activities and respond to stakeholder’s queries.
• Conduct project performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handle and resolve project disciplinary issues as needed and in accordance with company policy.
• Proven experience to execute the complex and multi-vendor IT solutions end-to-end.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Administrative and Technical Outsourcing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to document project scope, deliverables, goals, risks, blockers, success measures, and estimated resources needed.
• Ensure that projects remain in-scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality requirements.
• Create, manage, and distribute project communications artifacts like charters, schedules, and budgets.
• Provide project status updates at predetermined time intervals to all stakeholders.
• Communicate routinely to management, customers, project team members, and other stakeholders, actively soliciting and addressing customer and project team feedback.
• Ensure adherence to legally binding requirements.
• Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on activities related to the project, including subcontractor monitoring.
• Develop project control and reporting procedures and manage changes in operational plan.
• Plan and lead status review meetings, which may include internal team members, vendors, and customers.
• Responsible for training, managing, and motivating the project team, as well as resolving team conflicts.
• Resolve technical and operational issues as required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Certified PMP, ITIL, TOGAF (preferred).
• Proven skills and experience in a similar role.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to convey complex technical information concisely.
• A high level of motivation in learning new technologies.
• Hard worker, self-motivated and result-driven individual.
• Willing to work in non-standard working hours.
• Ability to work well in groups and independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.