Consultant - IT Project Manager

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WSP is seeking a Consultant - IT Project Manager for a project in Saudi Arabia. This position requires a strong background in Project Management and proven experience in stakeholder management.

Your new role, what's involved?

• Contribute to the development of Digitization and Technology project management guidelines and governance framework and ensure their continuous update.
• Coordinate with Project Management Office Directorate in order to effectively communicate project management tools and forms and support in the delivery of trainings when needed.
• Develop a prioritization list of projects according to pre-set criteria and assessment of projects scope of work.
• Support in the selection of vendors when needed and participate in agreement of contractual terms and conditions in coordination with concerned departments ensuring all requirements are met.
• Plan for assigned projects (e.g. sequence of activities, budget estimate, timeline, communication schedule).
• Provide support in projects risk assessments and development of mitigation plans prior to projects launching.
• Develop a detailed schedule and project charter and communicate it to concerned stakeholders to gather their comments and recommendations .
• Develop project roadmap and plan ensuring communication across project teams.
• Develop a log to document all dependencies/constraints including responsible stakeholders for managing the dependency and all other pertinent information that facilitate work tracking.
• Facilitate project execution, evaluate project’s risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies to ensure the success of the project and proactively propose preventive actions.
• Analyze all arising issues and recommend corrective actions accordingly ensuring reporting for reference purposes.
• Monitor assigned projects ensuring alignment, on-time and successful delivery against set KPIs.
• Maintain relationships and communication with consultants/vendors to ensure most appropriate and efficient equipment/tools/methods/services are used with optimal cost to ensure successful delivery.
• Develop progress reports of assigned projects in an accurate and timely manner according to set reporting guidelines to provide updates on progress and facilitate decision-making for higher management.
• Ensure that assigned projects’ documents are properly coded, filed and maintained for future referencing.
• Track financial aspects of assigned projects and ensure completion within approved budget and timeline.
• Evaluate performance of projects consultants/vendors against terms and conditions.
• Analyze project KPIs measurement results, budget expenditure, resources, utilization ratios and provide recommendations to improve performance of future projects.
• Confirm project closure and prepare certificate of completion.
• Follow all relevant policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions and ensure work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices, taking into account leading practices, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.
• Promote the implementation and adherence to relevant policies, processes and operating procedures to others.
• Adhere to risk management rules and regulations in delivery of own work to ensure compliance at all times.
  
  

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Necessary Knowledge and Experience:
• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant experience in Project Management.
• Comprehensive understanding of Project Management phases: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closure.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver multiple concurrent projects within programs.
• Proven expertise in client stakeholder management.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (PowerPoint, Project, Power BI, Word, Excel, etc.).
  

Education and Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is required.
• PMP certification.
  
  

Job-Specific Technical Skills:

• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent influencing and problem-solving abilities.
• High proficiency in computer literacy: MS Office, Visio, MS Project, EPM systems, ERP.
  
  

What's in it for you?

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As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

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