Project Manager It And Systems Americas Hot

Project Manager It And Systems Americas job at Menzies Aviation in Grapevine TX

Description, duties, responsibilities

Description
Salary: Commensurate with skills and experienceReports to: SVP Systems and Organizational Change AmericasLocation: to be agreed.
Overview
People. Passion. Pride. This is what has driven our teams since 1833. Since that time we have developed to become a critical partner in the global aviation industry delivering timecritical logistics services at over 350 locations in 65 countries across 6 continents. But at the heart of our business is our people.
Role PurposeA structured and proactive Project Manager to support the delivery of systems and IT projects as well as organisational change initiatives across Americas. This role will coordinate projects ensuring alignment timely execution and structured delivery.
In addition the Project Manager will act as the key coordination point for global initiatives driven by the Central IT PMO supporting their effective deployment and integration within the Americas region. This includes aligning regional activities with global milestones managing local dependencies and ensuring two-way communication and timely reporting between central and regional project teams.
The Project Manager will manage a diverse and evolving portfolio of high-impact initiatives ensuring that milestones are achieved risks are managed and stakeholders are informed and engaged.
This role is critical to enabling timely delivery managing cross-functional dependencies and ensuring stakeholders are informed and engaged. The ideal candidate will be proactive in driving action not just tracking it — someone who builds strong relationships creates accountability and keeps momentum across all layers of the organization.
Main Accountabilities
Project Planning and Coordination
Develop and maintain structured project plans timelines and milestone trackers across the AmericasOrganisational Change Systems and IT Portfolio.Coordinate the effective regional execution of global initiatives working closely with the Central IT PMO to ensure alignment of governance deliverables timelines and resource planning.Manage interdependencies across projects functions and regions — escalating blockers or conflicts early.Apply structured thinking to organize complex project scopes into clearly defined and manageable phases.
Project Monitoring Reporting and Communication
Track progress against milestones deliverables and timelines across multiple concurrent initiatives.Produce clear structured weekly and monthly project updates ensuring leadership has an accurate and actionable view of status risks and next steps.Maintain robust project documentation including RAID logs (Risks Assumptions Issues Dependencies) decision trackers and lessons learned.Consolidate input from multiple project streams (e.g. systems IT infrastructure change initiatives) into concise decision-ready summaries for senior stakeholders.
Stakeholder Engagement
Facilitate project meetings working groups and steering committees with internal and external stakeholders across Europe and central/global teams.Prepare professional and structured meeting materials: agendas slide decks minutes and action logs.Drive people to action by following up assertively building rapport and ensuring commitments are delivered — not just requested.Be an activator not just a coordinator — using influence clarity and persistence to keep people aligned and projects moving forwardAct as a bridge between strategy and execution ensuring stakeholders remain informed aligned and engaged throughout the project lifecycle.
Portfolio Oversight and Integration
Maintain a consolidated portfolio view across all active projects from the Organizational Change Systems and IT domains.Identify portfolio-level risks dependencies and resource constraints and propose mitigations or reprioritisations where necessary.Standardise project tracking and reporting practices across the Europe region in alignment with global PMO frameworks where applicable.Ensure that European project needs constraints and timelines are clearly represented in global programme forums.
Collaboration with Technical and Design Teams
Work closely with the Business Process Owners System Owners and Integration Leads to translate process/system designs into executable project workstreams.Collaborate with technical teams (IT integration data security) to ensure timely and accurate delivery of system configurations interfaces and infrastructure components.Provide project structure and rhythm that enables experts to focus on problem-solving while keeping overall delivery on track.Help synthesize technical input into clear summaries suitable for leadership and steering committees.
Safety Security Wellbeing and Compliance:
ALL employees have a responsibility and duty whilst at work to:
+ Take reasonable care for the health wellbeing safety and security of themselves and of others who may be affected by their actions or omissions whilst at work.
+ Comply with the company drugs and alcohol policy and understand our commitment to a Zero Tolerance attitude towards drugs alcohol and psychoactive substances.
+ Co-operate with their manager / supervisor in order to allow them to perform or comply with any legal requirements imposed on the company.
+ Not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided by the company in the interests of health wellbeing safety security or welfare reasons.
+ Inform their manager / supervisor of any work situation equipment or activity that represents a serious or immediate danger to health wellbeing safety and security.
+ Report any hazards near misses incidents accidents or dangerous occurrences to their manager / supervisor who will then follow the procedures contained in the HSE and Security manuals.
+ Carry out work in accordance with information and training provided and any specific health wellbeing safety and security rules or procedures.
+ Fully understand the Company Health and Safety and Security policies.
+ Attend training courses as may be arranged by the Company
Ideal Candidate Profile
Skills and Competencies
Excellent project management capabilities across both technical (IT/systems) and business transformation contexts.Strong structured thinking with the ability to simplify complexity into clear plans timelines and summaries.Skilled in stakeholder communication; able to create concise and compelling summaries and dashboards for senior leadership.Not just organised but highly proactive and people-driven — follows up assertively builds momentum and doesn’t accept silence as an answer.Engaging and action-oriented able to get busy stakeholders to deliver even when priorities shift or communication is challenging.Proficient in Microsoft 365 tools: Project Planner Loop Excel Teams PowerPoint OneNote.Familiarity with standard project management frameworks (Agile Waterfall Hybrid).Able to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and shifting priorities with calm and structure.
Working Style
Highly organised dependable and detail oriented.Proactive assertive and focused on progress and accountability.Comfortable operating in matrixed cross-regional environments.Able to work independently and collaboratively across business and technical functions.Professional in meetings and written communication; capable of running executive-level reviews.
Experience
Minimum 2–3 years of project or programme management experience.Demonstrated success delivering systems IT or organizational change projects in mid-to-large organizations.Experience working across multiple regions or countries.Exposure to global programme environments and PMO coordination is a plus.Formal PM certification (e.g. PMP Prince2 Scrum Master) is an advantage but not required.Exposure to enterprise Portfolio Management products would be beneficial
Qualifications
Experience
Required
+ Experience working across multiple regions or countries
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Menzies Aviation Company Overview

With more than 200 airport operations across 6 continents, Menzies Aviation relies on more than 30,000 employees to ensure that our services hit the heights which are expected of us. We believe that true excellence is only delivered by people with the knowledge, tools and passion to set standards rather than chase them. We offer landside and airside services tailored to our customers needs, timed to their schedules, and delivered by teams with the knowledge, tools and passion to set standards rather than chase them. Our core services include Ground Handling, Cargo, Fueling, Executive Services and Offline Services.