Project Leader

Job Description

• Responsible for managing the technical and business delivery of LOB (Lines of Business) projects and to act as a Project Sponsor on common projects, leading all other teams in the delivery from a business side, as assigned.
• The Project Leader will be responsible for managing the project scheduling, cost, and delivery standards

Key KPIs include:

• Accumulative subordinates PM’s KPI’s
• Customer satisfaction & delivery against project specs
• Manage Small & medium sized projects independently in accordance with the company’s policy.
• Prepare the detailed project management plan.
• Identify risks and plan their management/mitigation
• Update the Account Manager on a regular basis, on the progress and development of the Project.
• Ensure the project’s overall objectives, targets at various key stages, and individuals’ responsibilities are clearly understood by all concerned parties
• Monitor performance against the plan; highlight areas of slippage and identify/initiate corrective action
• Prepare and submit project progress reports (as needed) to the program manager.
• Prepare project plan, communicate it to the team, and review the plan with the Project Manager from the client’s side.
• Manage the day-to-day activities within the project taking place on the client site and within the team working at Giza and manage problems that may arise.
• Communicate all necessary project purchases to the procurement
• Department and provide them with technical assistance for the ordering of project supplies.
• Follows-up on stage approvals with the client and compile acceptance sheets for each module, as well as final acceptance sheets for the whole project.
• 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.
• Monitor the invoicing of a project and notify the Finance of all the necessary interim invoices to be issued to the client.
• Prepare and submit monthly project progress reports to the PMO, Program Manager and the relevant manager
• Support Senior PM, Program Manager when needed in some Project Management Tasks
• Create Project Plan on EPM system to allocate resources time sheet
• Request resources required on the project from resources manager, assigns work to the team, and monitors 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.
• Assess the training needs of the team and prepare a training plan for submission and approval by the Lob Head
• Follow-up Internal Policies & Procedures
• Register on MS Project all plans with achieved tasks and register delays.

Skills

• Excellent communication & negotiation skills.
• Excellent Leadership skills.
• Excellent technical report writing skills.
• Very good command of English.
• Excellent computer skills, i.e.; primavera and/or Microsoft project.