Project Manager

Job description / Role

Job Description

Projects Initiation, Planning and Control
- Communicates the High-Level Vision for company small to medium projects and the customers "desired" future state. Designs the delivery capability to deliver the project.
- Creates a detailed project plan, identifying the resources required, project interdependencies and critical path, including all the activities that the business need to do to prepare for new technical or business components.
- Ensure that all project work streams, and project plans are integrated within the overall project plan.
- Manage and control the performance of the project plan. Identify and embed measurable project outcomes & critical success factors into the project plan.
- Formulate and manage stakeholder communications plans.
- Act as Focal point with all customer communications from project creation till project closure.
- Work with all VAS departments to create and follow up on Project plans till closing of projects.
- Responsible about Project plan baselining, Project work progress, Change management, Risk management and all issues documentation and tracking.
- Follow up on daily basis for any project delays and keep formal reporting to customers about problems resolution.

Organization & Leadership
- Plan & manage the people utilization, including recruitment, competency profiles and development for duration of the engagement on the project.
- Manage project planning and resourcing processes, balancing priorities.
- Produce project stakeholder map, conduct analysis to ensure stakeholder needs are understood and met.

Quality Assurance
- Ensures quality assurance standards are applied across the project & project work streams.
- Ensure suitable Project & Project Status Reporting mechanisms are put in place for projects and work streams within the Project.
- Produce regular, ad hoc and exception reports in line with the agreed communications plan.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting, covering aspects (Budget, Timelines and Quality) of scope, outcomes and performance against agreed critical success factors, KPIs and benefits tracking.

Requirements

Personal Skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Excellent leadership & people management skills
- Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills.
- Excellent command of English.

Technical Skills
- Excellent practical and accumulated experience in Project initiation, planning, MS Office tools, excel and SQL Languages.
- Basic knowledge about VMware, Dell EMC Solutions and Products.
- Excellent practical and accumulated experience in Project initiation, planning, MS Office tools, excel and SQL Languages.
- Basic Knowledge about VMware, Dell EMC Solutions and Products.

Education
- B.Sc. of computer Engineering or Computer Science, from a reputable faculty

About the Company

Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the MEA region, designs and deploys industry-specific technology solutions for asset-intensive industries such as the telecoms, utilities, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate among other market sectors. We help our clients streamline their operations and businesses through our portfolio of solutions, managed services, and consultancy practice. Our team of 1000 professionals are spread throughout the region with anchor offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Abuja, Kampala and New Jersey, allowing us to service an ever-increasing client base in over 40 countries.