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My name is Zia Rizvi, Regional CFO for Svitzer AMEA and I am looking to hire a Project Implementation Manager.
If you are looking for an engaging role with the opportunity to truly make a difference within our procurement processes, please apply. In our diverse culture as your leader, I promise to do my very best to support you succeeding every day. What that means for you is we will define together – but I promise that I’ll have your back, empower you and do my best to remove the roadblocks that you cannot remove yourself.
Reporting to myself you will be responsible for the successful implementation of new business operations for towage and marine services. Accountable for implementation execution within budget, timelines agreed or contracted and within project scope. Additional responsibility of project management of the planned ERP system roll-out in all countries in the region.
Collaboration with all regional functions for successful delivery of implementation scope.
We offer
Svitzer is a towage company, which means we help our customers maneuver their larger ships safely and timely in and out of port. You may have heard about the large container ship stuck in the Suez Canal – our Svitzer tug boats in the region played an active role in supporting the mission of freeing the large container ship from its dire straits and we helped unlock the gridlock that global trade was experiencing due to the incident. I look forward to sharing more about what we do and our important role in keeping the world supply of goods flowing.
You will play a significant role in the creation of a lasting culture of teamwork, lessons learned and knowledge sharing by drawing support from members within Svitzer Globally as well as Regional and Country colleagues. I am passionate both about our team and the business and my style of communication is open, collaborative and direct. I appreciate that you are upright, structured and collaborative in your way of engaging with our team across functions within Svitzer AMEA Region.
You will report directly to me and become part of the Svitzer AMEA Regional Team and your peers and close co-workers are colleagues in our operations covering the AMEA Region.
This role is located in Dubai, UAE. We work flexibly, not because there is a policy telling us to, but because it just makes good business and work/life sense and creates an engaging work environment.
Some ad-hoc travel may be required and this will be planned flexibly and based on yours as well as the business specific needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the leadership of implementation of contracts, tenders and new business operations awarded to Svitzer Group. Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time.
- Accountable for implementation success being delivered within deadlines formally agreed with internal and external stakeholders, within project scope and within budget always ensuring implementation compliance and mitigating risks throughout the project execution
- Develop, maintain, and deliver a coherent project implementation plan that directs and integrates regional functional activity across each area of accountability to deliver on implementation success.
- Provide clear visibility of project status to internal and external stakeholders by establishing periodic project reporting with milestones, go/no-go stage gates, and operational readiness criteria.
- Create and execute project work breakdown plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements. Track the project progress in terms of cost, time and resources and escalate issues and delays in a timely manner.
- Ensure infrastructure for implementation projects is in place including but not limited to – recruitment, training, crewing, company set up, marine standards and operations, IT systems, technical vessel specification and updates, contractual agreements and obligation.
- Establish a standard project management and implementation practice for Svitzer that can be used in future projects. Uphold and instigate Svitzer project management principles within each implementation delivery.
- Communicate with internal stakeholders through working groups and steering committee updates. Provide decision-making support to these stakeholders to the benefit of the project or program and business benefits
- Manage client engagements in partnership with Cluster, Commercial and Operational functional leads to meet expectations on engagement, communication, and delivery in each implementation. Lead the client through the on-boarding process and act as the clients’ center of gravity on implementation and issue resolution.
- Matrix Management – negotiating skills to oversee and bring together a diverse array of skill sets from across all functions of Svitzer to ensure key milestones are delivered on time and within budget.
Qualifications and Experience required
- Proven experience in implementation of projects, not necessary in marine industry but solid prior experience is a must. This will need to be demonstrated in the hiring process by providing specific example of previous projects delivered (at least 2 major projects) and their verifiable outcomes.
- Towage or Maritime industry experience will be preferred but is not mandatory.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and minimum 5 years project management experience. Extensive hands-on experience of working with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera or similar.
- Minimum a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with business management or operations management as majors. Master’s qualification is preferred.
- Good understanding of company corporate structure, accounting, financial, tax and legal aspects involved in establishing new business entities internationally.
- Proven experience and ability to influence at board level & with internal senior stakeholders
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the capability to manage diverse international group of stakeholders at a broad range of levels.
- Strong understanding of change management and the ability to work effectively in a matrix structure.
- A team player, go-getter and finisher with a resilient attitude to get things done despite adversity.
Essential Needs/ Requirements
- Fluency in both oral and written English
- Adept user of MS Project and proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Strong communicator, good negotiating, and solid presentation skills
- High level of professionalism, honesty, and integrity
- Excellent organizational, time management and planning skills
- Ability to travel to a diverse set of countries as and when required.
Personal Attributes/ Desired Behaviours
- Resilient, pro-active, self-starter
- Decision maker, takes ownership and prioritizes
- Work well under pressure and can deliver results
- Not be afraid of informing of bad news, warning of possible hazards roadblocks to project success.
- Collaborative team player.
Information about the Svitzer can be found at
www.Svitzer.com
. For further information about the position, please contact Regional CFO, Svitzer AMEA, Zia Rizvi at
Building a Diverse Workplace
In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!
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