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Airlines - Cargo

 

Emirates

PROJECT MANAGER (CARGO)



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08.Nov.2017
28.Dec.2017
Emirates
Airlines - Cargo
United Arab Emirates
17000156

Description:

This is a Leadership Role

Our Leaders focus on People and results, they engage, collaborate, inspire others and they consistently act as role model. Our Leaders develop a culture where all their colleagues possess the skills, knowledge and confidence to work safely, feel respected and are engaged in helping everyone stay safe.

Job Purpose

Plan, manage and successfully deliver projects, in compliance with the project practices, standards and processes of the Company, or represent the Department in other large scale business projects within the Group. Ensure that projects meet the defined business requirements and achieve the stipulated business benefits within agreed timescales, cost and scope, leading the project throughout from initiation to closure. Manage the successful transition of business change to implement the new solution into operational areas and achieve the stipulated business benefits.

Job Outline
- Creates and executes project plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements. Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

- Ensure that projects are planned professionally and are then reflected in the Project register/ Planning tool of the department. The plan must be realistic, maintained and properly resourced. Create effective documents including: Project Initiation Documents, Stakeholder Analysis, post Implementation reviews, Lessons learnt, Plans (project, communication, training, data migration, transition), requirement specifications, contracts, schedules, personnel records, project reports, communication (email) records, design specifications, meeting agendas, minutes and status reports.

- Project stakeholders are managed properly for the duration of the project to achieve smooth implementation and quick realisation of benefits.Creates a personal profile whereby senior leaders engage with them to discuss and define their short term goals and medium to long term strategy and translates these into project, programme and portfolio plans taking into account complex interdependencies.

- Delivery is within the approved timeframe and within agreed cost, driving down costs wherever possible and targeting early delivery.

- System solutions are adequately planned, designed in line with corporate standards and tested, covering all risk aspects.

- Risks and issues are assessed and mitigation/ management strategies are designed and agreed with respective stakeholders prior to implementation.

- Timely, appropriate and accurate project information and reporting are provided to the Project Sponsor and stakeholders and/or steering board members, as well as to other departments which may be affected by the project outcomes.

- An implementation and training concept is developed and organised as required by and agreed with the relevant Department or Business unit on a network wide basis.

- Conflict or disagreements arising from issues or concerns connected with projects are managed appropriately to resolve issues and concerns and mitigate risks

- Ongoing system support is designed and implemented with the project 'go live' phase.

- Ensure that business requirements are fully analysed, challenged, understood and documented so that user requirements and defined solutions meet those business needs, identifying alternatives and added value wherever possible.

- Manage the motivation, development, productivity and performance of assigned project team members to achieve the most effective, productive and cost effective quality solution. Identify developmental requirements, coaching team members when necessary to ensure they are equipped to fulfil project deliverables and ensuring that team performance reviews are completed through the PM Review performance management tool.

- Lead a team of business users, representatives from other departments of the Emirates Group and 3rd party service providers to deliver larger, complex department owned projects or provide dedicated support to other larger business projects within the Group. Manage the motivation, development, productivity and performance of assigned project team members to achieve the most effective, productive and cost effective quality solution. Identify developmental requirements, coaching team members when necessary to ensure they are equipped to fulfil project deliverables and ensuring that team performance reviews are completed through the group performance management tool.


- Drive a variety of cross functional transformation projects and accelerate the development of business and management proposals driven by innovation

- Without necessarily being an expert, the Project Manager should make an effort to understand the technology being used in order to understand and question requests coming from specialists and technical staff and to evaluate what is reasonable or possible. Understanding dnata methodologies, processes and standards to ensures that all project team members understand and follow these also.


- Strive to raise the standards of PMO across dnata and takes actions to achieve this, e.g. through coaching, mentoring.Identify any risks regarding changes and develop a strategy to overcome or address these

- Identify the risks and dependencies between projects and business strategy and manage it appropriately.

- Provide updates to Senior Management / Executive Management by gathering and compiling information and putting it into a user friendly and presentable format

- Actively participate in the leadership strategy and MTP discussions to evaluate the business from a long term, medium term, and short term perspective, and identify all potential programs, projects, and initiatives that will support the strategy from a facilities, product and process, systems, and innovation perspective.

- Pioritize identified projects and initiatives by evaluating via business cases along with the Business Finance Manager, and actively review outputs with the leadership team via appropriate steering boards.

- Build programmes that would bring visibility to interdependent projects, or initiatives, and actively programme manage the entire portfolio for Cargo.

- Steer, via Project Specialists, prioritized projects through the Initiate, Planning, Execute, and Closing phases and provide direction as necessary.

- Build an active Risk Register that will highlight all programme related risks, and implement strategies to either exploit, mitigate, accept, or defer risks.

- Review and Allocate projects from the PMO project specialist resource pool based on the skills, availability, business thinking.

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

- Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent)

- PMP or PRINCE2 certified or equivalent project management certification is desirable
Experience
- Minimum 8 years' experience in Air Cargo, logistics and supply chains, operations, warehousing, freight forwarding etc, Accounting.

Knowledge/ Skills
- Expert Knowledge of airline industry standards, and core business functions and systems preferred.

- Should be practical and innovative with the ability to manage cross-functional teams at a multinational level.

- Knowledge of a variety of project management methodologies and practices.

- Demonstratable exposure to: a. Project management b. Change implementation planning and management c. Systems Development Management d. Project Management tools e. Application support f. Business analysis

- Strong team player with proven ability to work cross functionally to achieve goals and objectives

- Strong critical thinking and logical mindset for solving complex problems

- Strong entrepreneurial and innovation capabilities

- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage internal and external project teams.

- Strong organizational skills and excellent time management skills.

- Ability to effectively present information to an individual or group, both written and verbally, in English.

- Ability to handle ambiguity and work independently (particularly in the absence of supervisor) and be a solution-based thinker.

- Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to build successful working relationships within a team and cross-functionally.

- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

- Ability to multi-task within a fast paced, changing environment, and the ability to work well under pressure and with tight deadlines

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