Project Manager

Position Objective:

The position is responsible for the direction, coordination, implementation, control and completion of the project while remaining aligned with the strategy, commitments, and goals of the organization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Plans the activities, timetable, deliverables, and resources for projects and leads the team to complete the assigned tasks following agreed scope, schedule, and budget.
2. Manages processes (technical and business) to ensure plans are in place to meet business requirements in a cost efficient manner and within specific targets.
3. Manages project team, defines roles and responsibilities, sets performance objectives and standards, ensures proper coaching and training to monitor and evaluate performance.
4. Reviews business requirements and approves functional specifications and other project documentation to ensure adherence to agreed scope and to development methodology standards.
5. Reviews plans and report on project progress of different work groups to ensure work is coordinated and continues to meet overall project objectives.
6. Present to stakeholders reports on progress as well as problems and solutions
7. Prepares and/or reviews IT Building Permits, Exemption Requests, Risk Acceptance Requests, Security Assessment Questionnaires and other AIA standard request or forms needed by the projects.
8. Provide strong leadership to ensure the ongoing development of a highly capable, productive and engaged workforce with a culture of ownership and delivery.
9. Manages the financials of the project until closure.

Control/Governance

1. Ensure awareness and compliance to AIA Project Governance standards.
2. Compliance to the project governance and standard development methodology.
3. Manage the communication and coordination with all stakeholders (internal and external resources, local BU or Group Office)

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Problem-solving and leadership skills
• Project planning, risk management, financial management, time management and other project management skills
• Project management qualification (PMP) or equivalent experience as a project manager
• Effectively manage multiple projects/tasks of varying complexities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure

Education and Experience

• Minimum education and experience required to perform the work.
• University Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related courses.
• 8-10 years experience managing medium to large IT projects