Project Manager

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

He/she (assisting the Project Director) manages and coordinates internal (Control Account Managers, Work Package Managers, etc.) and external (Customer, suppliers, sub-contractors, partners) dedicated teams by involving the following associated teams: Sales, finance, contract management, etc. He/She (assisting the Project Director) directs the project activities (including those relating to risks & opportunities) to reach completion of the project regarding its technical, industrial, financial, and customer satisfaction aspects.

Ensures successful Project Execution and contributes to preparing, organizing Project Reviews :

• →Establishes and updates project requirements baseline in a collaborative work with the Bid Manager.
• →Establishes and updates project execution baseline (project structure, work package description, partners and supplier contractual data, management plans, costs, budgets and financial structure, resourced schedule).
• →Establishes and updates project key decision data (contingencies, strategy, and business case).
• →Initializes the project: identifies the key project stakeholders, sets the project team, organizes the project structuring activities, starts-up project activities and identifies and allocates the source project requirements.
• →Manages the financial aspects of the acquisition Make or Buy strategy, suppliers’ consultation and negotiation, signing contract, contract’s execution and closure.
• →Leads the project launch review and involves all stakeholders: project team, Management Plan and associated documents (WBS, OBS, schedule, budget allocations, etc.), industrial scenario, project charter, team charter, etc.
• →Executes, monitors and controls the project until its completion.
  • →Manages the different work packages.
  • →Controls the project and ensures the respect of the stakeholders’ commitments, while mastering risks and opportunities.
  • →Project Integration Management, to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated.
  • →Deals with NAT, deals with internal stakeholders, External Stakeholders (Systra, Colas, Orascom) and works with rest of the involved units, regarding technical aspects, price and time, representing Hitachi Rail interests.
  • →Controls requirements, costs and schedule during all the project life cycle.
  • →Manages project quality and customer and stakeholders overall satisfaction.
  • →Manages legal and contractual requirements including handling disputes.
  • →Conducts regular progress review meetings, reporting the project progress to the company senior management.
  • →Focus on Customer satisfaction

• 7 -10 years of experience
• Electrical/ Telecom / Signaling Engineering preferable, Civil Engineering
• Railways construction background and/or railways signaling
• Fluency in Arabic and English.
• Strong organization and leadership skills.
• High ability to manage resources within an international environment.
• Business oriented and able to work towards targets
• Extensive client and stakeholder management
• Working in a complex and multidisciplinary organization
• Accountable, committed to excellence, deliver on Commitment
• Transparency
• Agile and Innovative