IT Project Manager

Byte Crew Technologies

Key Responsibilities

- Manage end-to-end IT project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure.

- Own project schedule, scope, cost, quality, and risk with rigorous baseline management.

- Lead stakeholder engagement at director and section-head level.

- Coordinate cross-functional teams (infrastructure, applications, security, vendors).

- Manage vendor performance, milestone acceptance, and contractual deliverables.

- Maintain risk and issue logs; drive mitigation and resolution.

- Track project budget, forecast, and actuals; report variance.

- Produce weekly status reports, steering committee packs, and executive summaries.

- Govern change requests against approved baselines.

- Interface with the client PMO and ensure adherence to organisational standards.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

- 8+ years' experience in IT project management with at least 4 in the GCC region.

- PMP certification mandatory.

- Demonstrated track record managing IT projects with budgets above QAR 5M.

- Strong commercial acumen vendor management, contract administration, financial controls.

- Proficient with project management tools (MS Project, Primavera, Jira).

- Native or fluent Arabic AND professional English preferred (not mandatory).

Preferred / Nice to Have

- PRINCE2 Practitioner.

- ITIL v4 Foundation.

- Agile certifications (PSM, SAFe).

- Prior experience delivering IT projects within Qatar government entities.

- Public sector procurement / tendering familiarity.