Program Manager

Lead Program Manager for Dubai International Security Lanes Modernization Program.  Responsible for lead coordination, management, and execution of all program activities associated with assigned product delivery contract(s) and related projects during the full lifecycle of programs/projects.  This includes delivery of products and/or services in accordance with program requirements, leading customer communications as the primary interface, cost/technical/schedule management ownership, program P&L ownership, new business/development support, and corresponding new business activities. PM may also manage programs in Middle East Region (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Countries) with the potential to also support programs in the Europe region.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing cost, schedule, and technical performance of major programs in accordance with company and industry best practices for program management across the program lifecycle. Serves as main point of contact for customer for all program goals, issues, and initiatives, and coordinates with integrated team members to accomplish all contract deliverables.
• Plans, organizes and integrates company resources required to successfully manage the program(s) and meet contractual obligations including leading functional team in execution of all contractual obligations.  This is done through development of a PM plan, defining scope, planning, developing cost and risk plans, procurement, manufacturing, performing QC, testing, delivering product according to customer defined schedule of deliveries, and working the program through final payment.
• Develop strong partnerships across the Division and functional teams (e.g. Finance, Engineering, Service, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Legal, and Quality)
• Establishes goals and objectives related to program support for the functional and program team; obtains their commitments to those goals; and tracks progress.
• Program P&L ownership including developing and holding to financial goals.
• Main interface to the internal Product Management group working with customers.
• Identifies business development and value-added sales opportunities related to programs, supports product management efforts to manage the lifecycle of products and/or services including improvements, enhancement and obsolescence, and supports negotiations with customers.
• Reports program status to all stakeholders prepares and presents periodic status reports and monthly Program Management Reviews with the Executive Leadership Team
• Analyses and resolves minor subcontractor performance issues and advises Program Management of major subcontractor performance issues.  Recommends corrective course of action(s).
• Monitors program readiness for achieving deliverables, and makes necessary adjustments to achieve deliverables are compliant, on time and within budget.
• Manages and evaluates financial and technical trade-off analyses required for proposed changes in a program.
• Driving a culture of precision-delivery, integrity, and high accountability for meeting plans.
• Effectively lead program support personnel as needed to achieve programmatic and organization goals.
• Develops and implements strategic improvement initiatives for assigned delivery programs.

• Work with departmental managers to request resources with correct skill sets.
• To approve program costs and schedules, technical plans, work packages and deliverables
• To establish and maintain the formal technical baselines for the program

• To be knowledgeable in detail about the contract technical requirements and provide direction to the program team that will result in a technical solution that meets the eventual user needs and is compliant with the contract requirements.
• Plans and supports the technical design and development effort.
• Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Concept Design Review (CDR), Test Readiness Review (TRR), and others that are contractually specified.
• Oversees the risk management process and manages the impacts.
• Participates in internal program reviews and reports project status to management as appropriate.
• In conjunction with PFA and Project Coordinator, periodically reviews detailed technical, cost, and schedule performance.
• Supervises staff, conducts personnel administration, including timely reviews, provides mentoring for growth of team

• Constructs a project schedule and communicates to internal and external customers to set expectations, assign duties, sets deadlines, do schedule revisions as necessary and follow up with stakeholders

• Communicate with stakeholders including leading team meetings, providing regular status reports, and delivering required technical reports, conducting program reviews and gate reviews, preparing written proposals and statements of work, utilizing documentation control system and configuration management system to release product design documentation

• Work in a team, matrixed and remote environment to bring teams together to achieve technical objectives.  Provide leadership and goals for the team to achieve successful completion of a project.

• Continually build relationships with internal stakeholders to achieve the successful completion of projects.
• Build relationships and communicate across the organization to utilize all cross functional department expertise

• Always follow and promote Group and Company policies and procedures. 
• Ensure all Company equipment and personal PPE properly used

• Fully Understand and always adhere to the Company’s Equality Policy at all times

• All employees must conduct themselves in accordance with our Corporate Company Values and Business Ethics at all times

• Prepared to travel to site as required by project

Requirements:

• Program management experience in same or similar business field, with knowledge of MRP systems and Configuration Management principles.
• Solid experience in budgeting, forecasting, procurement and cost proposal generation with the ability to articulate financial information fluently.
• Contract Management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong leadership skills, with the ability to delegate & motivate.
• Team focussed & positive.
• Computer literate and proficient in the use of MS Office: Projects, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Willing to travel in the Middle East, Europe and internationally (short periods)

• Proven ability to apply thought leadership with deep and substantive technical expertise as well as advanced business knowledge.
• Proven experience of successful program delivery
• Previous experience in a similar working environment
• Excellent Leadership & management capabilities
• Demonstrable experience of successfully influencing senior stakeholders regarding matters of strategic importance to the function or organization
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and to effectively present information to stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of financial concepts and measurements to program management e.g., ROI, earned value management, net present value etc.
• Must be able to successfully negotiate pricing, terms and conditions with range of suppliers and customers.

• Bachelor’s degree in (BS) in Engineering or Business Administration
• PMP, Prince2, Scrum Certification or similar
• Residence in Gulf Region and willingness to relocate to UAE if necessary
• Valid UAE or International driving licence

• Checkable work history for airport passes (security vetting may be required)
• This role may require regular travels for programs located outside of residency

Desirable:

• Expert knowledge of MS Project and/or Primavera
• Proficient in the use of Costpoint
• QEHS requirements for ISO9001 / ISO14001 / OSHSAS 18001
• Native Arabic speaker

• Wide ranging technical background
• Contract Management experience of working with and managing of NEC 3 and NEC 4 contracts.
• CostPoint ERP and/or Salesforce CRM
• Previous experience in all or some of the following areas: 
  • Automation
  • Automotive manufacturing
  • Mechanical/material handling
  • Conveyor systems
  • Robotics
  • Control systems
  • Electrical power systems
  • Airport civil works

• H&S qualifications
• Master’s degree in Engineering / Business Management

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.