Senior Manager Projects - Cargo Terminal 2

About the role

QAS Cargo is looking for a Senior Manager Projects to lead its end-user oversight and operational integration for Cargo Terminal 2 (CT2). The role provides the senior point of accountability across operational requirements, delivery interfaces, systems integration, testing, operational readiness, handover and transition into service. It heads the dedicated CT2 project team and protects the integrity of the approved operating solution so that the facility, Material Handling System (MHS), technology, processes, people and arrangements are integrated, validated and supported by evidence for operational acceptance and go-live. The contract runs for 3 years.

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 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 the Major Projects Department, the PMCM consultant and delivery parties.
• Oversee the approved operational-requirements baseline and traceability, and ensure departures from the approved solution are backed by documented impact assessments.
• Take part in system demonstrations, factory and site acceptance, integrated systems testing, commissioning, operational simulations and trials, and coordinate with the IT and delivery integration managers.
• Lead QAS Cargo's interface with MPD and the PMCM, and engage with Qatar Airways Cargo, QAS Cargo Operations, MATAR Facilities Management, IT, Security, Safety, Customs, MOI, QCAA and other stakeholders.
• Chair project-delivery and integration forums, review integrated schedule, cost, risk and performance information, and escalate unresolved matters or incomplete outputs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• At least 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.
• Proven experience leading ORAT or an equivalent operational-readiness and transition programme.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary internal teams and coordinating consultants, contractors, technology providers, operational departments and government stakeholders.
• Preferred: major international airport cargo-terminal development, major-project experience in Qatar or the GCC, and professional certification such as PMP, APM or PRINCE2.

Required skills

• Expert knowledge of air-cargo terminal operations, including cargo flows, special products, screening, automated handling, safety, security and interfaces with airlines, authorities and airport stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience with automated MHS and its integration with buildings, IT systems, operational processes and supporting infrastructure.
• Experience managing major operational risks, complex interfaces, business change and senior-level decisions.