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In this role, the Senior Project Manager will be expected to:

• Manage the execution and delivery of the project
• Manage the human, financial and operational resources necessary to meet contractual and company related obligations of the project to ensure profitability.
• Handle prototypes or high-risk projects and contribute to activities related to strategic product line process and product improvement.
• Develop project management plan for unique and complex projects.
• Establish goals and objectives for unique and complex projects of major financial impact. 
• Provide day-to-day leadership for team members.
• Recommend and participate on improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Implement the use of project management best practices and apply company policies and processes.
• Manage relationships, communications and negotiations with the customers and project stakeholders (internal/external)
• Manage accurately the project budget and forecast planning and ensures all costs are accounted for to drive precise financial management.
• Support identification of deficient areas in customer’s technical specifications and suggest new technical solutions.
• Direct multiple projects, simultaneously involving a variety of resourcing, scheduling, subcontracting and other project management activities.
• Negotiate terms and conditions of subcontract and work share agreements.
• Resolve project work/schedule problems by reprioritizing activities.
• Act as primary liaison with customer on project matters including negotiations and securing customer acceptance.
• Support technical, cost and schedule aspects of proposals.
• Implement project work breakdown structure.
• Implement project risk management with development and follow-up of mitigations
• Coordinate technical activities of project with our entities.
• Make recommendations regarding recruiting and other human resources activities (e.g., performance review) for project administrators.
• Develop/capitalize on opportunities for contract amendments and/or side contracts to extend project scope, solve scope/financial problems or improve fixed-price financial returns by reducing costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, commerce or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 to 12 years of related experience with some in the Middle East being an asset.
• Fluency in English and good knowledge of Arabic.
• PMP certification or equivalent accreditation is required
• Detailed understanding of individual and collective military training being an asset.