Consulting Project Manager

Job Description Summary
Autodesk Consulting is seeking a talented Project Manager to work as an industry expert with our key customers within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry within the North Europe and France Region and occasionally also in other parts of EMEA. The individual will be responsible for providing project leadership, management, communication and implementation services throughout the project lifecycle and are responsible for the overall success of the project and the quality of services.
Project Managers will often get involved with projects and clients during the proposal phase to develop scopes of work, pricing estimates, and schedules as well as work with the legal department to address business-related contract issues. PMs take ownership for defining project vision and setting direction, organizing and staffing project teams within corporate guidelines, prioritizing work, and tracking and controlling projects. PMs will often interface with various functional groups and project teams. Project managers will be required to act in a supervisory capacity for the personnel on project teams. The PM’s role is often difficult as they have to balance, the competing demands of: Scope, time, cost, and quality; Internal and External Stakeholders with differing needs and expectations; Identified requirements and expectations; Project team dynamics
Location: Dubai

Duties and Responsibilities
• This position will be responsible for managing medium to large consulting/implementation projects primarily for Strategic AEC customers implementing Autodesk BIM Solutions and Technologies.
• Supporting business development activities as required, and managing projects from initiation through delivery, including project planning and budgeting, project control and status reporting, team management, and related troubleshooting and problem resolution to ensure completion of assigned projects on schedule and within budget. This position will be responsible for managing multiple and/or complex projects.
• Effectively leading and managing internal and external resources to meet project objectives. Maintaining open communication among account team and project team members and leading project review meetings. Helping team members establish open, collaborative relationships by maintaining enthusiasm, energy and focus in a variety of circumstances. Translating project objectives and vision into clear goals for the team. Managing team member to achieve project objectives.
• Responsible for process consulting, business and management consulting, training, software implementation, and software development.
• Defining project resource plans, including internal and contract resources. Managing Autodesk and subcontractor resources during project delivery. Working with sales, legal, and finance personnel during proposal and contracting and delivery phases. Managing conflict and competition between teams and across organizational lines. Monitoring projects to ensure completion within defined schedule, budget, and quality parameters. Supporting revenue recognition process.
• Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, and project control tools utilizing standard PM and PSA software. Leading project team members in planning, estimating, and controlling tasks. Comply with internal reporting standards and practices. Performing project plan analysis and evaluating risk and developing risk mitigation plans. Creating presentations, flow charts, diagrams, and other project documentation and deliver demonstrations to Autodesk and customer management and executives
• Interviewing and consulting with customers in order to gather and determine customer business and solution requirements. Working with new and existing customers in order to identify unrealized customer needs and promote Autodesk solutions to drive additional revenue. Recommending best practices for solutions to meet customer business needs.
• Supporting sales and business development by writing and/or reviewing proposals, writing scopes of work, and developing delivery estimates and resource requirements for solution. May also add subject matter expertise to sales.
• Developing strong client and stakeholder relationships and maintaining effective communication channels. Consulting with others on development and execution of complex project plans. Defining practices and processes for managing client and stakeholder expectations


Requirements
• Working experience (8+ years) of AEC Design and Lifecycle management in user environment including working knowledge of typical IT applications and systems.
• Project Management (4+ years) – demonstrated experience with leading complex BIM implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team to achieve project objectives and deliver projects that ultimately go into production within cost/schedule constraints.
• Working experience with software implementation project management methodologies throughout software development project lifecycle.
• Working experience consulting with a company or customers to architect and design solutions based on business requirements. Experience with delivering software to customers for acceptance. Experience with delivering solutions to customers with Autodesk technologies an advantage.
• Managing/Influencing at multiple organizational levels by demonstrating the ability to manage through difficult challenges (technical and interpersonal) including drive change and successful adoption of new tools and processes.
• Writing skills – demonstrated ability to review and write scopes of work, project-related documentation, and develop and present presentations
• Demonstrated ability to estimate solutions delivery projects
• Ability to travel 50% of time depending on assigned projects and project requirements
• Team work – demonstrated ability to work in a team of technical personnel, sales people, subject matter experts, and other project managers
• Languages: Fluent English, Danish, additional European languages would be an advantage.