Project Manager

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 in order 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.
- 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 and prepare a training plan for submission and approval by the LoB Head.
- 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 a lessons learnt log to maintain customer/industry/technology knowledge.

**Personal Skills**:

- Bachelor of Engineering with a Specialization in Communication or Computer.
- 6-10 years of experience in a project management position in a relevant field.
- Proven working experience in project management with software Project Background.
- Willing to Travel up to 50% of the time.

**Technical Skills**:

- ACP/ITIL Certification is a Plus.
- PMP Certified
- Good Knowledge with Application