Project Manager

Job description

Synopsis

Lead the delivery of long-term technical projects/programs to ensure objectives are met according to plan, schedule, and budget to meet business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Develop business cases to support the cost/benefits, evaluation of technical projects to assess feasibility, requirements, expected benefits, continued airworthiness implications, safety impacts, and key delivery.
• Lead development of large projects, proposals, solutions, implementation, road maps, and delivery in accordance with technical strategic requirements.
• Create, monitor, and update program work plans covering the scope, requirements, milestones, resources, budget, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate and communicate to the project sponsor/business leads to ensure delivery of key messages to relevant stakeholders for effective decision making.
• Apply management of change principles to assess the impact on continued airworthiness, safety, regulatory compliance, procedures, and operation readiness before implementation.
• Analyse and review change requests to ensure impact on timelines and budget is properly evaluated.
• Report on key milestones and issues to senior stakeholders to ensure critical areas are addressed on time and in the best manner.
• Manage all operational issues to ensure resolution in an effective and timely manner.
• Lead program monitoring activities to ensure major risks and issues are highlighted and managed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Contribute to developing/improving policies, standards, core process principles, to ensure continuous development of project management methodologies.
• Participate in the development of the project management framework and handbook to provide continuous update and alignment to best-in-class methodologies.
• Manage the training plan of large teams of PMO specialists to contribute to the development of internal PMO teams.

Qualifications

Education & experience

• Minimum bachelor degree or higher (i.e., vocational certificate, bachelor degree, master degree).
• Project management qualification (e.g., PMP, APM, or PMI membership) or proven knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile project management) is preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years experience in relevant field, of which 3 years in a managerial position.

Additional information

Etihad Airways is more than the UAE’s national airline – we’re shaping the future of global aviation. From our hub in Abu Dhabi, we connect people across continents and cultures, while driving our “Journey 2030” ambition to double our fleet, expand our network, and grow our people for a new era of excellence. Join us and become part of a vision where the world is your workplace and extraordinary experiences take flight.

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