Senior Manager Projects - Cargo Terminal 2 (Fixed-Term)

About the role

Qatar Airways is recruiting a Senior Manager Projects for Cargo Terminal 2 (CT2) in Doha on a 3-year fixed-term contract. The role leads QAS Cargo's end-user oversight and operational integration for CT2, acting as the senior point of accountability across operational requirements, delivery interfaces, systems integration, testing, operational readiness, handover and transition into service. It heads the dedicated QAS Cargo CT2 project team and protects the integrity of the approved operating solution.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the CT2 delivery strategy and end-user governance framework, translating capacity, service, automation, safety and operational objectives into project priorities.
• Advise the Vice President QAS Cargo and governance forums on operational impacts, integration risks, readiness status and critical decisions.
• Integrate CT2 with the existing QAS Cargo operation, Cargo Terminal 1 and the wider HIA environment, and oversee the transition to the new operating model.
• Head the CT2 project team, set priorities, delegate accountabilities and establish assurance, decision and escalation processes for stage-gate matters.
• Maintain oversight of the approved operational-requirements baseline and traceability, and ensure documented impact assessments for significant departures from the approved solution.
• Oversee end-to-end integration of the base building, MHS, cargo applications, screening systems, IT infrastructure, Cool Chain facilities, security systems and airport systems, and coordinate end-user participation in demonstrations, acceptance tests, commissioning and trials.
• Lead QAS Cargo's interface with the Major Projects Department, the PMCM consultant, contractors and other stakeholders, chairing delivery and integration forums.
• Review integrated schedule, cost, risk and performance information, incorporate QAS Cargo dependencies into the project schedule, and escalate unresolved matters or incomplete outputs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; minimum 10 years of job-related experience, including substantial senior responsibility for complex projects, programmes or operational transformation.
• Demonstrated experience representing an owner, operator or end user on a major airport, air-cargo terminal, logistics, automation or comparable complex infrastructure programme.
• Significant experience leading execution, systems integration, testing, commissioning, operational readiness, handover and transition phases of a complex infrastructure, airport, cargo, logistics or automation programme.
• Expert working knowledge of air-cargo terminal operations, including cargo flows, special products, screening, automated handling, safety, security and interfaces with airlines, authorities and airport stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading ORAT or an equivalent operational-readiness and transition programme, and leading multidisciplinary internal teams and coordinating consultants, contractors, technology providers and government stakeholders.
• Preferred: major international airport cargo-terminal development, major-project experience in Qatar or the GCC, PMP/APM/PRINCE2 certification, and experience with automated cargo facilities.