Job Description

Location: Ominvest, Oman

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Thales has been present in Oman for over 35 years and with over 135 employees to date, we are growing rapidly. Our new Airport site office and Muscat Grand Mall office highlight our ambition to increase local operational capabilities. In 2010 we supplied navigation systems to 5 airports, modernizing Oman's navigation surveillance capabilities and increasing flight safety. An increase in air traffic growth has led to crucial need for modernisation of Oman's transport infrastructure, Thales is providing security solutions for Oman's largest infrastructure project, Muscat International Airport and for Salalah Airport in Oman's second largest city.

JOB OBJECTIVE

Responsible to lead the PMO activities, with a good experience in schedule, risks, change control, document control, and reporting management.

To support Project Manager with project structuring, strategy definition and implementation, progress reporting including schedule updates, forecast to complete, variance identification and opportunities for improvement.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Deploy Group processes, methods and tools applicable to Project Management target Operating Model

Lead inter-departmental coordination to anticipate, plan, optimize, coordinate and adjust project activities

Collect and consolidate projects data/KPI's to trigger informed decision making

Establish and monitor project management performance indicators appropriate to the project

Participates / organizes Project Change Control Board Meetings

Build and maintain a workload plan (for existing and future project activities)

Coordinate risks analysis and monitor the updates throughout the project lifecycle.

Works closely with the project Contracts Manager to efficiently report performance and record issues that negatively impact the project to support claim management

Set-up and implement a claims/variation strategy including all the project stakeholders within FIDIC Contract Standards

Attend Core Team reviews to report on schedule updates, forecast to complete, variance identification and opportunities for improvement.

Deploy Lessons Learnt practices over the project lifecycle

Implement Project management / Process improvement initiatives

Maintains a positive and professional working relationship with customers, partners, sub-contractors and vendors.

Ensures full compliance to Company safety and quality procedures

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

5 years of experience of working on large scale Projects

QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Master degree or equivalent in relevant field

3 years of managerial experience

PREFERRED SKILLS

Highly experienced in stakeholder management.

Exhibit leadership in identifying and resolving issues

Excellent communication skills

Data oriented with good analytical skills and exposure to data visualization

Able to set-up the baseline program timeline and work with the project team identifying risks and issues that could impact the delivery plan

Familiar in leading variations anticipation-preparation and prevention strategies

Provide support specifically to the Work Package Managers / Project Leads and Project Engineers in all functions of the PMO

Ability to take on responsibilities, use initiatives to prioritize and work efficiently under pressure to achieve tight deadlines

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