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Project Manager

Location: Saudi Arabia

Required Citizenship: United States

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for assisting the Director Projects with the management and the execution of one or more simultaneous projects from the contract proposal preparation phase to completion.
The Project Manager will perform a variety of tasks including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarising progress of the projects.
The Project Manager oversees all aspects of the project using planning, monitoring and controlling processes.
Assist Director Projects in defining (scope) and implementing project plans from proposal scoping through project start up, execution and completion in accordance with customer and company requirements.
Manage and orient the project teams.
Define and determine role of project management in each assigned project, including specific roles and responsibilities for each project member.
Provide hands-on project management and actively manage project plan, deliverables, dependencies and outcome for selected project(s) as approved by Director Projects.
Continuously monitor projects progress and ensure projects deliverables stay on-time, on-target and on-budget.
Anticipate and catch deviations from a project schedule early, keep all participants informed and identify recovery plan as required.
Identify, log, analyze and manage on a timely basis all potential and actual projects issues and risks and identify actions to overcome them.
Working with specialists, define projects deliverables acceptance criteria and obtain on time customer approvals for each deliverable.
Ensure phase & final invoicing internal and from subcontractors is timely and accurate.
Prepare communication plan and related projects status reports to company management and customer to provide projects updates on activities and deliverables.
Understand of relevant methodologies, processes and standards and ensure that all projects team members understand and follow them.
Recommend new processes for quality improvement, cost reduction and on-time delivery.

Education and Qualification:

Bachelors Degree in Aerospace Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Minimum of seven (7+) years of experience of increasing project management responsibilities within a global, multicultural organization.
Ability to meet schedules and deliver quality results in the committed time period.
Effective communication skills both verbally and in writing.
Excellent analytical and organizational skills, including the proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment and manage multiple projects.
Ability to organize and work effectively with project teams and customers.
Demonstrated leadership qualities.
Ability to manage conflicting priorities and business interests.
Effective computer skills; Microsoft Office Software, Lotus Notes.