Our Client:

Our client is providing an advanced transport network for the people of Dubai. They have been high on the government’s agenda, which is evident from its initiatives to enhance the public transport facilities and improve roads across the emirate to make travel safer and smoother. Our client is responsible for planning and providing the requirements of transport, roads & traffic in the United Arab Emirates.

Job Purpose:

Manage, oversee IT projects to achieve the set objectives and should ensure that IT policies and standards are applied within the projects.

Key Results Accountabilities:

• Ensure project deliverables are implemented, measure the quality and timelines of delivery, control and regulate vendor performance, build excellent relationships through a proper vendor management.
• Plan effectively to avoid change requests or variations for time, resources and budget/costs.
• Share success of the project and its achievements to all stakeholders with lessons learnt.
• Ensure smooth transition/handover of projects to IT operations and service management at the project closure stage through a formal handover document duly signed-off and ensure a clean project exit within 30 days of project closure.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with the position as appropriate.
• Determine and assess need for staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary, during project initiation.
• Develop and document full-scale project plans, work break down structures, stakeholder matrix, risk and issue logs, communication plan and associated documents as per PMO methodology.
• Initiate necessary marketing campaign etc. to attain business benefit from the video conferencing project.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that are in line with strategic business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Foresee potential risks associated with project scope time and cost, ensure risk response and mitigation plan are in place, executed and reported.
• Identify issues associated with project and ensure actions are taken to resolve them.
• Identify and resolve conflicts within the project team.
• Ensure the execution of projects is done in line with the IT enterprise architecture and all applicable policies.
• Ensure that ITD PMO methodology is followed throughout the life cycle of a project from business case to sustenance.
• Ensure SLAs are included in the scope of all projects and these SLAs are signed off by vendors.
• Ensure that business benefits are realized for projects via a formal sign-off from key stakeholders and project sponsor.
• Own the project results and reporting of the project progress, related risks and issues to the ITD management, PMO, project stakeholders and other executives in co-ordination with all resources of the project.
• Prepare a technical RFP based on the business case and project requirements in collaboration with business analyst and procurement department.
• Conduct project post implementation review to create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or computer science/IT or equivalent from recognized university.
• Goal-driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards.
• Results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation.
• Flexible team player who thrives in environments requiring ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects.
• Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints.
• 6 years of working experience
• Excellent knowledge in IT Infrastructure and IT Solutions, networking, web-based applications, development and project management.
• Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.
• Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Highly analytical thinking with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex work processes.
• Computer-literate performer with extensive software proficiency covering wide variety of applications.