Senior Project Manager – Utility Solutions

About the role

The Senior Project Manager – Utility Solutions will be the single point of accountability for delivering a major enterprise software platform to a large utility client in Egypt. This governance‑focused position manages the client relationship, contractual milestones and commercial terms, working closely with the CTO, Product Manager and Business Development Director.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary client contact for all delivery matters and run weekly status meetings.
• Own and drive the master schedule against contractual milestones; maintain a RAID log and review it weekly.
• Coordinate FAT, SAT, UAT, training and go‑live readiness with the Technical Delivery Lead.
• Chair bi‑weekly steering committees and ensure milestone acceptance sign‑offs for invoicing.
• Enforce change control, flag margin or schedule risks, and support Business Development on change orders.
• Translate client requirements into actionable work for engineering, protect the product roadmap, and shield the team from unmanaged interruptions.
• Transition the account to support and SLA governance after go‑live, identifying follow‑on opportunities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience delivering enterprise software projects for large organisations.
• Proven track record with Egyptian utility, government or state‑owned clients, including navigating procurement and approval processes.
• Demonstrated ability to own contractual milestones through to client acceptance and payment.

Required skills

• Strong technical literacy – ability to read architecture diagrams and understand engineering estimates.