В инвестиционную компанию Al Khayyat Investments ищут Project Manager (IT Infrastructure).
About the company and the role:
- Founded by Dr. Saad Al Khayyat in 1982, Al Khayyat Investments (AKI) quickly established a reputation as a leading family-owned company that continuously delivers high quality and best business practices in everything that it does
- AKI continues to thrive enjoying sustained growth across multiple sectors including: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Equipment, Pharmacies, FMCG, Retail, Hospitality, Fitness, Landscaping, Environmental Services, Automotive and Strategic Investments. AKI is recognised as one of the region’s leading trusted business partners thanks to people, long-standing brand partnerships and advanced infrastructure and logistics centre
- AKI has initiated a project for constructing a new facility that will house the Warehouse, Offices as well as the Data center. From an IT perspective the 4 main streams of work are: Datacenter Design and Build, Building set up (Warehouse & Office) including network, Wi-Fi, IDFs, CCTV, access control, etc., WAN Design & set up, Migration of Datacenter – Strategy & Execution
- The role of the IT Infrastructure Project Manager is to act as the bridge between AKI IT team and the IT vendors who will be undertaking the above technical deliveries. The PM will also liaise with the AKI Programme Manager and the assigned Contractor to ensure that timelines and dependencies are managed with other non IT work streams such as construction
- The Project Manager will lead the project from initiation to completion. The PM will manage the delivery of IT projects and communicate end-to-end project plans with stakeholders and teams
- Contract Duration: 1 year (extendable)
- Start Date: November 2022
Responsibilities:
- Lead and drive project execution from initiation till handover and completion
- Plan, manage, and communicate end-to-end project plans with stakeholders and teams
- Liaise with and manage the vendors and suppliers in relation to the project
- Coordinating staff and internal resources
- Managing project progress and adapt work as required
- Review and revise scope in light of any new information and/or changes to initial assumptions, including implications for project time, cost, quality and risk
- Responsible for project documentation including project plan, status reports, including task tracking
- Responsible for ensuring that requirements are formally captured and documented
- Report project progress to the steering group to ensure the project’s overall direction and integrity
- Perform management of the risks of the project, including the development of contingency plans
- Manage project scope and change control and escalate issues where necessary
- Direct and motivate the project team
- Ensure project objectives are understood and met, and ensure that the Project Team members understand the requirements
- Track and report project actual expenditures as compared to the budget and effectively manage the project to successful completion within tolerances
Skills, knowledge & abilities:
Job Specific:
- Knowledge with I&O technologies included but not limited to cloud services, on-premise data centres, LAN/WAN/internet networking telecommunications, and unified communication and collaboration
- Strong track record of project delivery
Generic skills:
- Strong organisational and problem solving skills
- Strong Communication skills – verbal and written
- Dynamic and clear thinker
- High standard of Integrity, Reliability and Teamwork
- Presentation skills
- Strong negotiation, organizational, and facilitation skills
- Skilled in developing effective partnership relationships with stakeholders
Experience and qualification:
Minimum Qualification:
- University Degree in computer applications OR Equivalent
Minimum Experience:
- 10+ years’ experience in defining and delivering IT Infrastructure Projects
- Good Knowledge and 5+ years of experience of project management (Agile, Prince2, PMP, Waterfall) methodologies, in the IT field (Infrastructure including Network and Datacenter/Cloud Setup/Cloud Computing/Workplace)
- Experience, good understanding and/or hands-on experience in the conception and implementation of IT architectures or in infrastructure construction and operations
- Experience managing large-scale, cross functional projects from inception to successful implementation
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