Job Description – Project Manager (Infrastructure Services)

Work Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Purpose:

The Project Manager (Infrastructure Services) is responsible for the successful delivery of complex IT infrastructure

projects across data centers, networks, security platforms, compute, storage, and infrastructure software.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Delivery:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of infrastructure projects including data centers, networks, security, compute, storage, virtualization, database platforms, and infrastructure tools.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Ensure compliance with approved enterprise architecture, infrastructure standards, and security baselines.
• Manage project lifecycle phases from initiation through closure and operational handover

Governance and Stakeholder Management

• Manage stakeholders across infrastructure teams, cybersecurity, applications, facilities, procurement, and vendors.
• Prepare and present materials for governance forums including Architecture Review Boards and Change Advisory Boards.

Vendor and Contract Coordination

• Coordinate vendors, OEMs, and system integrators throughout the project lifecycle
• Support procurement activities including scope definition, SoW review, milestones, and acceptance criteria

Risk, Issue, and Change Management

• Identify and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Maintain RAID logs and escalate critical issues as required.

Financial and Resource Management

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and cost controls.
• Track expenditures against approved budgets and report variances

Quality, Security, and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with government IT policies, cybersecurity requirements, and audit standards.
• Ensure infrastructure security controls are implemented asper approved designs.

Reporting and Documentation

• Produce project charters, plans, status reports, dashboards, and closure reports.
• Ensure complete documentation and smooth hand over to operations teams

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in IT project management.
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise infrastructure projects (data centers, networks, security, compute, storage).
• Experience in government or semi-government environments is strongly preferred.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of enterprise IT infrastructure domains and technologies.
• Solid knowledge of project management methodologies and governance-driven environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision at a G5 professional level.

Preferred Certifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.
• ITIL Foundation or relevant infrastructure/vendor certifications (desirable).