Projects Engineer

Job description / Role

Job Description

Project management responsibilities include the coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope. Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project. Prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of project. Follow-up on stage approvals with the client and compiles acceptance sheets for each module, as well as final acceptance sheets for the whole project, f ollow-up on order logistics and ensure all paperwork is correct for whole importation process
- Projects Engineer will be responsible for preparing the project scheduling, cost, and delivery standards.
- Manages the day-to-day activities within the project taking place on the client site and within the team working at GSD and manages the problems that arise.
- Prepares project plan, communicates it to the team, and reviews the plan with the Operations Manager.
- Monitors the invoicing on a project and notifies the Finance of all the necessary interim invoices to be issued to the client.
- Prepares and submits weekly activity reports and time sheet to the Operations Manager.
- Make sure that procedures followed and to determine if specified steps were taken to produce documentation as required.
- Provide technical support to sales force at bidding stage to ensure the offered products technically comply with client requirements.
- Understand market developments within their product range to ensure client requirements are quickly met.
- Discuss technical upgrades to existing clients to push for future sales.
- Ensure that the importation process is smooth through close communication between all involved parties to ensure all paperwork is provided and correct before shipping.
- Support and Guide the Service Team with continuous knowledge transfer.
- Support all sales functions within GSD to enter and finalize system requirements.
- Coordinate with the Sales Manager to achieve their targets with his internal systems and technical knowledge.
- Collaborate with Service Teams (Engineers and Technicians).

Requirements

Personal Skills
- Very Good people management skills
- Very Good communication, presentation & teaching skills
- Excellent relationship building and maintaining with all the business stake holders (management, subordinates, customers, partners, and distributors).
- V. Good command of English

Technical Skills
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or another PM certification is preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office & MS Project
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
- Ability to deal with local importation requirements

Education
- B.Sc. of Engineering with specialization in Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering.

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.