PMO Officer

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a
business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share
ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security
and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's
possible.
We have been present in Saudi Arabia for ‎40 years and with over ‎600 employees
to date, we are growing rapidly. Together we are delivering our signalling,
control and train protection systems for the North -South Railway (NSR), the
longest system of it's kind in the world. Together we are key suppliers of In-
flight entertainment and connectivity systems as well as air traffic
management solutions in Saudi. We are making Saudi Arabia a safer place by
securing the country's critical infrastructure and e-security solutions that
secure the country's electronic payment systems. Thales has been selected to
supply major electronic systems for air defence and the Group also supplied
communication and optronic systems for the Army, the Saudi Arabia National
Guards and the Air Force.
JOB OBJECTIVE
* Project management assistance in the leadership of the multi-disciplinary Program Team and customer interface
* Ensures the consistency of the project deliverables as per the plan and schedule.
* Alerting duties on the deviations from project schedule and plans.
* Provide project reports internally and to the project stakeholders.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
* Manages and coordinates the actions of the Project Management Offi ce covering his/her different expertise and disciplines of Project Management.
* Structures and provides technical expertise on Project Management methods and tools.
* Contributes to and supports structuring, scheduling, estimating, risks and opportunities management, executing and reporting of projects / programmes / portfolios of projects.
* Implements the assessment of the performance of the monitoring of the project.
* Capitalises on best practices and proposes recommendation and improvement.
* Participates in requesting progress meetings and project reviews.
WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum ‎2 years
QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
BS in Systems engineering or business administration, or similar
qualification.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Tech, Skills:
Planning & Scheduling techniques
* Document Control
* Configuration and Data management
* Reporting and tracking techniques
* Primavira, Excel, Thales TOL
Soft Skills:
Be ambitious and accountable
* Comitted to deliver timely, quality reports.
* to search for novel and unique and lean methods for tracking and control
Manage Self
* Effective personal organisation and an ability to remain composed, focused with attention to detail under pressure
HSE RESPONSIBILITIES
* Take care of your own safety and the safety of others as far as practicable.
* To be aware of, and play an active role in the achievement of Thales HSE policy & objectives.
* Comply with local HSE laws and legislation.
* To use safety equipment (including PPE) as required and intended.
* Lead by example and actively encourage departments to look at ways to conserve water & energy, minimize the generation of waste, and encourage recycling.
* Every one within Thales has the right to stop work if they believe that their activities may affect their health and safety or that of others. In this circumstance, such conditions must be reported immediately to their line manager and the HSE department.
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