Senior Project Manager

Job Purpose 

The Senior Project Manager will play a pivotal role in leading and executing complex projects, ensuring alignment with the organization strategic objectives and fostering a culture of accountability and transparency. They will successfully lead and deliver programs and projects on time, within scope, budget, and meeting customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities 

Project leadership:

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to project timelines, budget constraints, and quality standards.
• Provide strategic direction and guidance to project teams, fostering collaboration, and ensuring clear communication channels across all stakeholders.

Stakeholders management:

• Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior management, regulatory bodies, and cross-functional teams, to understand project requirements, expectations, and priorities.
• Act as a primary point of contact for stakeholders, addressing concerns, managing expectations, and providing regular project updates and status reports.

Risk Management and Compliance:

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues proactively, leveraging best practices and industry standards to ensure compliance with project requirements and organizational policies.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and escalation protocols to address project challenges and minimize potential disruptions.
• Ensure completion of Statement of Work as per contractual terms (Engagement Letter (EL), Call off Order, Purchase Order (PO), SLA).

Resource Allocation and Budget Management:

• Oversee resource allocation and utilization, including project team members, vendors, and external consultants, to optimize productivity and efficiency throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, and financial performance, identifying variances and implementing corrective actions as needed to ensure cost-effectiveness and alignment with financial targets, in coordination with Finance and Leadership team.\

Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement:

• Establish and maintain project management processes, methodologies, and tools to promote consistency, transparency, and accountability across projects.
• Conduct regular project reviews, performance evaluations, and lessons learned sessions to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions to enhance project outcomes and delivery efficiency.

PMO Team support:

• Create and update PMO specific templates, policies, and procedures.
• Mentor new PMO members guiding them on organization and PMO policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Share information with PMO team about lessons learned on projects for the overall benefit of the team.

Qualifications and Experience 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field;
• At least 8+ years experience performing a senior project management role on defense and security projects in top organizations.  Across the the Middle East would be advantageous.
• PMP Certification or similair perferred