Senior Project Manager

In this role, the Senior Project Manager will be expected to: • Manage the execution and delivery of the project • Manage the human, financial and operational resources necessary to meet contractual and company related obligations of the project to ensure profitability. • Handle prototypes or high-risk projects and contribute to activities related to strategic product line process and product improvement. • Develop project management plan for unique and complex projects. • Establish goals and objectives for unique and complex projects of major financial impact. • Provide day-to-day leadership for team members. • Recommend and participate on improvement initiatives. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Implement the use of project management best practices and apply company policies and processes. • Manage relationships, communications and negotiations with the customers and project stakeholders (internal/external) • Manage accurately the project budget and forecast planning and ensures all costs are accounted for to drive precise financial management. • Support identification of deficient areas in customer’s technical specifications and suggest new technical solutions. • Direct multiple projects, simultaneously involving a variety of resourcing, scheduling, subcontracting and other project management activities. • Negotiate terms and conditions of subcontract and work share agreements. • Resolve project work/schedule problems by reprioritizing activities. • Act as primary liaison with customer on project matters including negotiations and securing customer acceptance. • Support technical, cost and schedule aspects of proposals. • Implement project work breakdown structure. • Implement project risk management with development and follow-up of mitigations • Coordinate technical activities of project with our entities. • Make recommendations regarding recruiting and other human resources activities (e.g., performance review) for project administrators. • Develop/capitalize on opportunities for contract amendments and/or side contracts to extend project scope, solve scope/financial problems or improve fixed-price financial returns by reducing costs. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, commerce or equivalent. • Minimum of 8 to 12 years of related experience with some in the Middle East being an asset. • Fluency in English and good knowledge of Arabic. • PMP certification or equivalent accreditation is required • Detailed understanding of individual and collective military training being an asset.