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The Automation Project Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of our automation products, overseeing budget management, maintaining critical stakeholder relationships, and managing a team of deployment engineers. This role combines extensive technical expertise with a profound sense of personal ownership and includes accountability for developing and maintaining the Project Management Plan (PMP).PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: Realize the deployment in support of the product value proposition and as per plan to the terminal and end customersOversee project planning, execution, and monitoring to ensure that objectives are met within scope, schedule, and budget.Practice Product deployment approach and plan across one or multiple terminals, including assurance of product integrity, including securing all due approvalsEnsure due compliance, safety and other relevant regulations to be adhered to during the deploymentMaximize and continuously improve the level of consistency between product deployments across multiple terminalsContinuously ensure the deployment fulfils all site-specific needs as defined in consultation with the terminal team within the product blueprint for site deployment Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan (PMP) for automation projects, outline project scope, objectives, schedules, resource allocation, risk management, and other essential project management details.Manage and lead a team of deployment engineers, ensuring they stay engaged, motivated, and aligned with project goals.Critical Qualifications/Skills/ExperienceBachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field (Master's preferred).Professional expertise and deep knowledge in the context of automation. Experience in port automation / modernization preferable.Proven experience in project management, particularly in container terminal industry or related fields.Ability to develop and maintain comprehensive Project Management Plans (PMPs)Strong technical background with a deep understanding of automation technologies.High English proficiencyHigh familiarity and proven proficiency of delivering results within project/product deployment environmentVersatile resource management and planning skillsStrong prioritization abilities and can-do mindsetMethodological know how to lead iterative design, development and testing cycles from end-to-end throughout the deploymentAbility to balance short term deliverables and long-term business objectivesAbility to solve complex problems on daily basis and in structured mannerPeople leadership skills for driving success of deployment teamsStrong stakeholder management & communication skillsContinuous focus to drive change management as key enabler for stakeholder buy-in and successful deployment outcomesTravel flexibility to spend significant amount of the time on-siteAbility to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with a high degree of autonomy.This is a global position based in one of the terminals/businesses in Middle East. The role reports directly to Head of Automation Deployment.