IT Project Manager

Job description: Job Purpose

Oversee all aspects of a project from conception to completion, ensuring it meets goals within budget and timeline, lead cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key Accountability Areas

Drive Development & Monitor Execution of Business Plan:

• Ensure project goals align with the business plan objectives
• Develop detailed project plans in sync with the business plan timelines
• Allocate resources effectively to support project and plan execution
• Communicate project progress and impacts on the business plan to stakeholders
• Identify and mitigate risks that may affect project and plan success
• Track project progress against milestones and KPIs, taking corrective actions as needed
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and align with the business plan
• Maintain project documentation and provide regular updates to stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and apply lessons learned to future projects.

Performance Reporting & Operation Reviews:

• Gather relevant data on project performance and operational metrics
• Analyze performance data to identify trends, strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement
• Prepare comprehensive reports summarizing project and operational performance, including key findings and recommendations
• Present performance reports to stakeholders, including senior management, with clarity and professionalism
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop action plans based on performance insights to address deficiencies and capitalize on strengths
• Establish mechanisms for ongoing feedback and review sessions to ensure continuous improvement
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency based on performance reviews
• Maintain accurate documentation of performance reports, action plans, and outcomes for future reference and accountability
• Maintain accurate documentation of performance reports, action plans, and outcomes for future reference and accountability
• Adapt reporting and review processes as necessary to meet changing project and operational needs.

Management of Committees and Working Groups:

• Establish committees and working groups according to business needs following alfanar standard governance practices
• Activation of established committees and working groups through proper organization of their meetings / gathering and proper preparation of agenda and documentation of MoM and supporting / following-up agreed upon action to be executed and closed.

Other:

• Coordinate between PMO and GIT to prepare the PPM
• Ensure proper security activities are planned & executed (awareness, training, etc.)
• Drive preparation of GIT plans and assets analysis
• Ensure monitoring of proper governance for GIT activities related to company vision
• Play an active role in IT business continuity management (planning, testing & reporting)
• Play liaison channel between support functions for GIT and GIT e.g. Audit, Systems, etc. in needed information and alignments.
• Ensure proper activities are in place for IT stock management.

Role Accountability

• Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management.
• Ability to recognize low performance and help or release them.
• Ability to treat people equally without any discrimination.
• The managers only assessment criteria being performance leading to delivery of required results.
• Ensure availability of delegation of authorities matrix to order to have sufficient delegations as per company policy.
• Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.
• Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them
• Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions.
• Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.
• Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation. and exceed business expectations.
• Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans.
• Able to Plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.
• Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.
• Provide periodic work progress reports.
• Responsible for monitoring and control budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency.
• Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans.
• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deploy them.
• Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seeking automations opportunities as much as possible.
• Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.
• Promote the automated systems and using them fully, to spread its culture.
• Quality is considered as alfanar prime competitive advantage as such, managers are expected to act accordingly.
• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.

Academic Qualification Bachelor Degree in Organizational Management / Project Management or Any relevant field Work Experience 6 to 10 Years Technical / Functional Competencies Project Control Project Change Management Time Management Project Cost Management Project Management Presentation Profile description:

Alfanar is a Saudi company with an international presence, primarily engaged in the manufacturing and trading of a wide variety of low, medium, and high voltage electrical products, in addition to its portfolio of conventional and renewable energy solutions, oil and gas, water treatment, infrastructure, technical services, and digital solutions.

The hub of alfanar’s manufacturing operations is Medinet alfanar Alsinaiya, a 700,000 square-meter complex located in Riyadh. The complex houses an array of ultra-modern manufacturing facilities and laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and staffed with highly skilled professionals.

alfanar derives its success from its commitment to providing the highest quality standards to its customers, and the continuous development of its human capital, who alfanar considers its most valuable asset. With this in mind, alfanar promotes a proactive work environment where its employees are always valued, nurtured, and empowered to fuel their pride in being part of alfanar.

For more information about alfanar, please visit alfanar.com