Senior Project Officer - Cargo Terminal 2 (Fixed-Term Contract)
Qatar Airways
Role:General Information
Ref # 238536
Location: Qatar-Doha
Job family: Cargo & Airport Operations
Closing Date: 2026-11-23
Description
About the role
Provide dedicated project delivery coordination, site integration oversight, and handover support for the Cargo Terminal 2 (CT2) implementation programme. Support the Manager Delivery Integration - CT2 in tracking project milestones and deliverables, facilitating end-user reviews, maintaining auditable project documentation, and coordinating the closure of site, interface, defect, and handover actions. The role ensures QAS Cargo requirements are effectively incorporated into the CT2 project and supports the terminal's progression towards operational acceptance, readiness, and Day 1 go-live. This is a project-specific position and does not include Cargo Terminal 1 (CT1) business-as-usual operational responsibilities.
Contract Duration: 3 years
Responsibilities
Support the delivery of the approved CT2 implementation and operational-readiness strategy by coordinating assigned project activities, tracking actions and milestones, and ensuring alignment between project execution and QAS Cargo end-user requirements.
Maintain accurate and auditable project records, including deliverables, reviews, decisions, risks, issues, changes, and acceptance evidence, to support effective governance, progress monitoring, and readiness assessment.
Maintain the CT2 deliverables register for assigned workstreams, tracking submissions, reviews, comments, approvals, dependencies, target dates, and closure status to ensure outstanding actions remain visible and controlled.
Liaise with PMCM, MPD, consultants, contractors, and QR and QAS Cargo stakeholders on assigned project matters, ensuring compliance with established governance, document-control, and reporting requirements.
Coordinate follow-up activities across CT2 workstreams, including facility, Material Handling System (MHS), IT, Operations teams, Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT), and handover activities, escalating risks, constraints, dependencies, and delays are identified and referred to the Manager Delivery Integration - CT2 as appropriate.
Prepare and maintain project meeting packs agendas, presentations, minutes, action logs, decision registers, and supporting documentation, ensuring accurate recording and follow-up of agreed actions.
Produce regular project reports and dashboards covering deliverables, site observations, defects, handover readiness, risks, issues, dependencies, and overdue actions to support CT2 governance and management reviews.
Support change-control activities by recording proposed changes, obtaining required end-user inputs, maintaining supporting evidence and tracking approved actions, while referring impact assessment and approval decisions to the authorized role or forum.
Support site inspections, walkthroughs, testing, demonstrations, and coordination activities, ensuring compliance with project safety, security, and access requirements, while recording observations and reporting hazards, non-compliance, and outstanding actions.
Maintain comments, observations, snag, defect, and action registers for assigned workstreams, monitoring ownership, priorities, target dates, response quality, and closure evidence.
Support the preparation and review of CT2 handover packages, including approved drawings, manuals, asset records, training evidence, defect status, and associated closeout documentation, highlighting gaps or non-compliant submissions.
Perform other CT2 project-related duties consistent with the role, as directed by the Manager Delivery Integration - CT2 or authorized project leadership
Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department
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Qualification
Essential
About you
Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in project coordination, project administration, site coordination, handover management, document control, or infrastructure delivery projects.
Proven experience in coordinating project deliverables, stakeholder engagement, action tracking, risks, issues, defects, and project documentation across multiple workstreams.
Experience supporting inspections, testing, operational readiness, handover, or acceptance activities within a structured project environment.
Ability to interpret project documentation, including drawings, schedules, specifications, submittals, interface registers, and handover records, to support end-user reviews and escalate technical or specialist matters where required.
Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, and Project or equivalent scheduling tools), and the ability to prepare clear management reports, presentations, meeting records, and project status updates.
Command of English language
Preferred
Experience in aviation, airport operations, air cargo, logistics, automated warehousing, or large-scale infrastructure projects would be an advantage
Working knowledge of airport or air cargo terminal operations, automated material handling systems Material Handling System (MHS), and Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) principles.
Project management certification or formal training such as PMP or an equivalent qualification
Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination.
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