Principal Project Dir, Project Ldrshp
Principal Project Dir, Project Ldrshp
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NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities providing consulting digital services technology solutions and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things creating lasting value and impact for our communities partners and people. Our diverse workforce of 13000 has delivered large-scale mission-critical and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.
NCS Engineering mandate is to deliver mission critical data driven and edge solutions which will impact sectors in Defence Homeland Security Public Sector Communication Media Technology Aviation Commercial and Transport.
The Principal Project Director Project Leadership is responsible for leading overseeing managing and implementing multiple IT/ Engineering projects with quality within scope and to ensure deliverables are on time and conform to processes and standards meeting customers requirements. Concurrently you will be required to head the delivery of the homeland and public service group and hold P&L responsibility.
You will also manage project teams across different functional areas and lead pre-sale activities to respond to tenders; managing staffs training performance feedback and morale; taking ownership of staffs project assignments; taking full accountability of projects development milestones; and project financials.
Responsibilities:
Project & Service Management
- Review the project lifecycle (initiation plan execution completion)
- Review project schedules quality plans budgets and communication and risk management plans
- Manage issues arising out of scope definition and disputes that impacted scope schedule and cost
- Manage issues arising from integration of various components of the project e.g. hardware software installation testing business process review redesign application development migration and data conversion etc
- Manage project financials ensuring project cost/ revenue forecast is done accurately
- Oversee the implementation of the project with regard to schedules budget manpower and quality
- Resolve project overrun issues
- Monitor and report on project management progress to Senior Management and Customer
- Manage resources in terms of mobilising resources during different periods of time from team to team to maximise productivity or minimise wastage
- Lead the project and service team on smooth project transition to operation in accordance to customer requirement and processes.
- Manage project operation and ensure service level is maintained without financial penalty and security incident due to negligent or lack of awareness
Customer/Vendor/ Stakeholder Management
- Manage contracts and subcontractors
- Effectively engaged stakeholders in project decisions and execution
- Build long-term customer relationships by anticipating and exceeding customers expectation
- Negotiate with customers on change control mechanism to meet schedules and prioritize changes based on business needs
Business Development
- Proactively identify opportunities for further expansion or improvement of services delivered to the customer and liaise with the Sales Manager(s) for development of that opportunity
- Participate in tenders and contribute to tender proposal provide inputs in project delivery effort risks and review compliance to tender requirement
- Be involved in pre-sale activities and provide leadership to the project team to ensure proposals/enhancements are fully analysed and evaluated for benefits and cost
Team Management
- Participate in leadership activities and providing performance feedback and developmental coaching
- Monitor and improve team performance conduct team building providing leadership coaching and performance management
- Build lead and motivate a high performing team with innovative culture
- Lead guide manage and motivate the projects team members in delivering quality project works manage project exceptions and delighting the customers
- Plan for optimal use of resources across teams comprising Project and Technical competencies
- Manage performance review of team and maintain open communication with team for feedback on continuous improvement
- Plan and develop team members to achieve their individual career development plan
Ensure high individual and staff billability
The ideal profile should have:
- Degree in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent
- More than 15 years of project management experience
- Preferably to have experience in the defence and homeland industry
- Self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude creative with excellent presentation communication negotiation and interpersonal skills including strong persuasive techniques
- Able to lead develop and maintain respectful and trusting relationship
- Able to travel as and when required
We are driven by our AEIOU beliefsAdventure Excellence Integrity Ownership and Unityand we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients Growing our people and Creating our future.
Together we make the extraordinary happen.
Learn more about us at and visit our LinkedIn career site.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
