Global PMO

Location: Cairo, EgyptThales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.Thales has built a presence in Egypt for over 40 years and has today over 100 employees. Thales in Egypt is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE.Together We delivered fare collection and control and communication systems for the first metro line in Africa, Metro Line 1 in Cairo. Since then we have continued to bring growth and security and safety to the country by upgrading these transportation systems as well as providing solutions for customers in air traffic management, air defence and Navy.

Position Summary:
 

He/she as the Global Project Office Manager (POM), is a PMO Team member seconded within the project to lead the operational missions including:

• Provide support to all project stakeholders, including those belonging to other Domains or Competence Centers when participating to the project
• Take into account all information provided by each Work Package Managers. PMs from Different PM BLs
• Report evidence of gaps and drifts as soon as appearing, for the benefit of the Project Manager and the WP Manager
• Propose possible solutions
• Provide functional support to the WP Managers in all PMO’s expertise areas
• Provide KPIs internally and externally: Project Performance, Technical and Procurement Progress,
• Manage Planning Team to align Schedule with CDRL and Payment Milestones
• Manage CDRL Submissions (manage the Doc Controller) and provide project progress KPIs.
• Manage the Project Dashboard monthly updates, with inputs from all BLs project dashboards

Support the GPM in planning and following the weekly meeting, monthly meetings. Ensure proper tracking of all Project actions
Essential Functions / Key Areas Responsibility:
 

Regarding the activities which are delegated to him/her, the Project Office Manager (POM), performs the following actions with the support of relevant experts:

◾Structuring and planning: provide assistance to the Project Manager when defining the PBS, WBS, OBS, Master Schedule and RAM - Consolidate corresponding workload.

◾Consolidating CBB/EAC: liaising with the Finance Controller, consolidate budget and costs, perform gap analysis

◾Managing Risks & Opportunities: elaborate and maintain the Risks & Opportunities Register, track risk mitigation and opportunities shaping plans

◾Producing KPIs: prepare reporting and ensure action plan follow-up

◾Managing data: define and implement data management plan, prepare corresponding deliverables

◾Managing configuration makes sure that the configuration management activities are planned (Configuration Management Plan or PMP) and performed by the relevant persons in charge (configuration manager, SEM, Industrial Manager, SvEM, etc.) and coordinates the associated deliverables

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working on projects

  
  
  
• Bachelor’s degree / Master's degree
• Specific working experience either in Project Management, Bids, Sales, Contracts & Legal, Procurement, Engineering or Operations
• Proven performance
• International experience considered an asset
• Has worked cross-functionally on a project
• Good communication skills
• Working knowledge of Excel and KPI generation
• Understanding of Risk and Opportunity management within projects
   

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