Project Manager

Job description / Role

Objectives:
Project Manager is a key role with a clear and visible delivery responsibility to the business and eVision customers. The Project Manager is responsible for project quality and delivery in accordance with eVision the client project methodology, processes and policies. The monitoring and control of projects progress using clear and concise metrics to ensure the realization of business benefits is the key to this success.

Reporting to: Global Projects Director

Main responsibilities:
- Support Sales Team in the bid cycle.
- Initiate project with all needed documentation, plans, and resource and budget estimations.
- Overall management and responsibility for the project.
- Deliver the project deliverable within budget and time with expected quality.
- Facilitating the escalation path for all issues within the project to ensure successful delivery.
- Report project status / issues / risks to the Project Board.
- Chairing of project group meetings and Steering Group when required; preparing the agenda, leading the meeting and delivering presentations.
- Allocation of right project resources (business and technical)
- Delivering single or multiple projects across European or the Middle East with budgets in excess of $5m.
- Day to day management and motivation of assigned project resources.
- Potential to take on staff management in a matrix environment.
- Contribute to development of methodology and PM templates.

Number required: 1

Requirements

- Educated to university degree level.
- 8+ years experience of full life cycle of international project and program management. Technical affinity as you will be working with software within the oil and gas industry, preferably work experience in software.
- Language Fluency: English, Arabic
- Current Location: Qatar

Specialist knowledge:
Must have end to end software development or ERP lifecycle experience, preferably from a consultancy background in the Oil and Gas vertical. HSE and PTW experience is a bonus.

Soft Skills and Personality traits:
- Must have 7+ years of experience to manage the deployment of eVisions software across multi-national clients. Technical affinity as you will be working with software within the oil and gas industry, preferably work experience in software. A proven track record of successful project delivery is vital as is willingness for international travel and onsite work assignments. Self-starter who takes the initiative.
- Naturally persuasive, able to negotiate and solve problems.
- Open rather than secretive.
- Collaborative.
- Assertive rather than confrontational.
- A strong motivator and team player.
- Willing to and flexible in travelling nationally and internationally. Strong in organizational and communication skills.
- Outgoing in personality, and a confident hard worker with high integrity.
- Good at connecting with people & maintaining long term relationships.
- A good listener with attention to detail.
- Able to work in a fast paced high pressure environment.
- Result and goal oriented.

About the Company

Middle East Business Solutions (MEBS) is a highly reputable and respected company providing a variety of in-country logistical project assistance to companies and agencies both governmental and commercial across the Middle East, including US Department of Defense (DOD) contractors, US Department of State (DOS), NGOs and the oil and gas industry. MEBS currently maintains offices in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and UAE and is providing support in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.

Established in 2003 MEBS is built on a long-established presence, unmatched experience, expertise and integrity. MEBS offers our clients a full range of quality support services including business and immigration assistance, accommodation leasing, vehicle leasing, manpower, commercial real estate, facility management procurement, translation services and company sponsorship.