Project Manager-Industrial Automation

Job Description

  IDS Project management team is responsible for handling and managing all Projects related to Smart Cities, Smart metering, Water management solution, industrial automation, DCS, SIS, and F&G solution,.; through diversified talented, experienced Technical and Project teams specialized for each domain.

• Communicate with Head of PM and presales team to understand the project being evaluated to ensure that the successful bid will be managed successfully.
• Work with the contracts team to review the client contract before signing to ensure implementation risks are mitigated.
• Work with technical managers to ensure that the proper skills are available and ready for mobility before project kick-off.
• Manage the handover process from the bidding team to the operations team to ensure the proper kick-off of the project.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Prepare the detailed project time plan with detailed time schedule in coordination with all stakeholders including the PM of the client.
• Ensure that all risks are identified, and applicable action plan(s) is acknowledged by all and ready if applicable.
• Manage the handover process from the bidding team to the operations team to ensure the proper kick-off of the project.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Prepare the detailed project time plan with detailed time schedule in coordination with all stakeholders including the PM of the client.
• Ensure that all risks are identified, and applicable action plan(s) is acknowledged by all and ready if applicable.
• Ensure that the project’s overall objectives, targets at various key stages, and individuals’ responsibilities are clearly communicated and understood by all concerned parties.
• Monitor the progress of the project and manage the day-to-day activities within the project to ensure successful delivery.
• Represent Giza Systems in all meetings and communications with client representatives.
• Ensure continuous and periodical communication between all stakeholders of the project to ensure that the delivery is on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Manage proactively all challenges and issues that might be raised in the middle of the project to ensure the satisfaction of the client.
• Coordinate with procurement, purchasing and logistics all material ordering and delivery considering all logistics aspects mentioned in the contract.
• Review and undertake quality assurance on all client deliverables prepared by the team before they are sent to the client, ensuring that they meet the required standards and specifications.
• Follow-up on stage approvals with the client and compile acceptance sheets for each module, as well as final acceptance sheets for the whole project.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Monitor the invoicing on a project and notify the Finance of all the necessary interim invoices to be issued to the client.
• Support and ensure the collection of revenue with client.
• Follow and ensure adherence of internal policies, procedures & financial systems
• Highlight areas of slippage and identify/initiate corrective action.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Report and escalate to management as needed.
• Track project performance to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
• Ensure project revenue/cash status are matching planned for both in/Out.
• Manage the relationship with the client and ensure proper communication is maintained.
• Update the Account Manager on a regular basis, on the progress and development of the Project.
• Review with the Head of PM and the Region Operations Manager the progress of the project and coordinate client maintenance activities if needed
• Manage the relation with the suppliers and key subcontractors to ensure that the required deliverables are as expected.
• Review the time plan of subcontractors and intervene whenever needed to ensure proper coordination of deliverables.
• Ensure that all internal stakeholders are aware of their important role in the project with key highlights of deliverables.
• Allocate resources on the project, assign work to the team, and monitor the progress of the team, ensuring that all project milestones are achieved in a timely manner.
• Manage the staff chargeability and all other project costs and expenses to ensure that they are within the budget and prepare and submit Project Profit/ Loss Status Reports to the Program Manager.
• Assesses the training needs of the team within projects
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Manage customer correspondences and accountable for all project important documents.
• Accountable for documenting progress of the project and keep track of the progress against planned/required.
• Manage the transfer of knowledge of the technical deliverables to the client – if applicable.
• Prepare and submit monthly project progress reports to the PMO, Program Manager and the relevant manager.
• Develop lessons learnt log to maintain customer/industry/technology knowledge.

Skills

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent command of English.
• Excellent team leadership
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent technical report writing skills.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.