Doha Metro - Installation Manager

Job description / Role

TOGETHER WE ENSURE URBAN RAIL SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY FOR OVER 3 BILLION PASSENGERS ANNUALLY

THALES GROUP AND THALES IN QATAR

Worldwide, our customers rely on our expertise and innovation of 62,000 people in 56 countries across five markets; Aerospace, Space, Transportation, Defense and Security.

We have been present in Qatar for over 35 years and with over 200 employees to date and we are growing rapidly. Thales in Qatar is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Our people are working on two major urban rail projects; the Doha Metro and Lusail Tramway and providing security and communications systems for Hamad International Airport and Doha Port as well as delivering world-class In-Flight entertainment and Connectivity systems.

TRANSPORTATION
Thales people design solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our world leading Rail Signaling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We, deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

INTEGRATED SUPERVISION & COMMUNICATIONS (ISC)
Did you know that Thales is the number 1 supplier of integrated supervision and communication systems for rail networks worldwide? Used in more than 20 countries, our systems allow rail networks to ensure passenger safety and comfort by providing them with solutions that enable them to provide passenger information and services such as WiFi, whilst our video surveillance and radio communication systems are ensuring the safety of passengers and staff. Millions of passengers rely on our systems daily.
That is why we rely on our people to help us master the most complex environments for our customers, and careers start here.

WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR INSTALLATION MANAGER TO JOIN THE THALES INTEGRATED SUPERVISION & COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IN DOHA, QATAR

The Installation Manager will be responsible of the management of an area of the site during the Installation phase of the Project. He is accountable for the entire installation performance in his area. He will be reporting to the Installation Director

Key Responsibilities:

- Act as the key interface with the customer and their engineers on site for the area he is in charge of.
- Organizes and leads daily and weekly installation meetings for his area with his supervisors and subcontractors.
- In charge of reporting any issue related to sub-contractor commitment and performance to the Subcontractor performance manager (SPM) as well as the Installation Director.
- Responds to various customer correspondences related to installation, in his area, with the support of the Installation Director or Delivery manager.
- Manages the planning and scheduling part of his installation activities by analyzing the progress and proposes recovery plan when necessary.
- Prepares regular status, progress reports and minutes of meeting for the Installation Director and the Delivery Manager, with the support of the PMO team.
- Reports problems and solutions and ensures these are processed correctly and communicated to the Installation Director, Delivery Manager and Systems Engineering Manager.
- Ensures the coordination and the communication with the other civil / systems contractors on site.
- Provides technical guidance for all installation activities done by the subcontractors.
- Ensures all installations are done based on latest site installation drawings, documents, and SW releases.
- Is able to trouble shoot any site conflict and design minor issues on site, and then report it to the engineering team and change manager for change tracking process.
- Ensures that "as-built" information is recorded as the work progresses and is submitted to Engineering for documentation updates.
- Performs PICO testing (if applicable), and assists in T&C activities as required.
- I s in charge of the entire customer approval process related to the installation in his area.
- M anages all aspects of safety on site, and is the Site Safety Representative for the area he is in charge of, in cooperation with the HSE Manager.
- Ensures that all employees (including the sub-contractor) comply with the Health and Safety requirements as detailed in the reference documents in the Project Management Plan, as well as all other applicable safety policies/work instructions.
- Ensure proper use of a Deployment Tool for Installation activities by his team and himself.

Requirements

Skills and Experience:

- Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Telecommunications or other similar Engineering disciplines .
- 5 years of relevant working experience in Security/Transportation projects on installation activities from containment to final device installation.
- Deep experience in Communication and security systems.
- Engineering experience is appreciated
- A project experience in the GCC region is an asset.

Your contributions to Thales' cutting-edge products make possible the continued delivery of excellence and hundreds of millions of satisfied passengers globally. If your skills, experience and attitude match the above and you are looking for exciting challenges, please apply now using the link below and we will be in touch. At Thales in the [insert country], we provide careers - not jobs.

About the Company

Thales is a global leader in advanced technologies, investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing – to build a confident future crucial for the development of our societies. The Group provides its customers – businesses, organizations and governments – in the defense, aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains with solutions, services and products that help them fulfil their critical role, consideration for the individual being the driving force behind all decisions.

Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2020 the Group generated sales of €17 billion and Self-funded R&D 1B€.