Project IT Manager

APM Terminals

Purpose:

APM Terminals is undertaking a significant capital project at its Terminal in Elizabeth, NJ, USA. The goal of the project is to provide growth, electrify the existing container terminal business.

The objective of this position is to plan, set-up, lead, drive and be accountable for and in collaboration with the ICT vendors – the execution and delivery of IT, communications and modernization infrastructure, systems, processes and applications (i.e., hardware and software) as defined in the project scope and the integration of the whole into a working system ready for operational go-live.

This includes planning and recruiting the ICT organization for the project as well as for the operation standing organization.

• Build the IT organization to assure project deliverables and business as usual work.
• Create an integrated project plan with milestones for tracking along with the other project work streams.
• Drive and lead the end-to-end planning, development, procurement, execution, deployment and delivery of all the physical ICT assets and systems (hardware, software and integrated systems) in the project – in line with the project’s scope, timeline, budget and objectives.
• Propose final project IT/OT set-up including equipment, systems, electrical instrumentation and control, and infrastructure, based on:
  1) Shareholders’ global standards,
  2) local business requirements,
  3) local law and regulations, and
  4) the approved project business case baseline.
• Manage all contractors, consultants, suppliers and other vendors related to build the ICT/modernization systems.
• Liaise with all relevant shareholders’ HQ functional departments and challenge requirements for ICT set-up ensuring the use of the most up‑to‑date and fit‑for‑purpose solutions.
• Liaise and engage closely with Project Head of Asset Delivery, Civil Package Manager, Equipment Package Manager, Electrical Engineer and other relevant peers and relevant shareholders’ HQ functions to:
  1) understand critical dependencies and interfaces affecting the project,
  2) ensure functional requirements are met for successful integration testing and go‑live, and
  3) ensure successful handover of ICT/modernization assets and systems to the terminal operations team at the end of the project.
• Within the defined scope, manage all changes to the ICT/modernization scope, schedule, budget and risks.
• Build, coach, develop, provide direction and leadership to the ICT/modernization delivery team. Promote APM Terminals and Maersk culture, build and maintain high engagement, be a role model of Maersk/APM terminals culture and leadership.
• Together with the Project Management Team, actively drive and promote safety culture, ensure all safety procedures are implemented and followed on.

• General:
• Act as primary point of contact and be responsible for the company in regard to the planning, design and technical/system interfaces, ICT works supervision and progress control, and its full requirements to operate (the execution and delivery of works is the ICT partners’ responsibility).
• Together with the Head of Asset Delivery, HR and shareholders’ HQ functions, build the ICT delivery team by recruiting high‑skilled professionals.
• Lead and co‑coordinate multidisciplinary teams and activities of others in the delivery of the ICT scope.
• Take responsibility for the integrated functioning of the ICT/modernization hardware and systems, ready for integration testing and go‑live.
• Manage quality assurance, quality control, testing and commissioning.
• Maintain full awareness of project requirements, risks, changes, budget and schedule, report progress and liaise as necessary.
• Ensure that commissioning, safety and compliance are addressed early in the project and managed in accordance with the shareholders’ policies and standards.
• Oversee the interfaces, constructability, value engineering and peer review processes for the ICT works.
• Have strategies, mitigations and response plans for risks, re‑assess project value if needed.

• Integrate safety and corporate cyber security strategy into the design of the ICT/modernization assets and systems.
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