Lead, Global Project Management Systems

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, seeks a Project Management Systems Lead to direct selection, deployment and governance of project management and controls systems across Group Companies. The role requires 15+ years of experience and leads cross-Group standardization and system rollout across capital projects.

You will establish common standards for project management tools, strengthen administration capabilities, and support efficient oversight of capital project delivery while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a relevant discipline.
• At least 15 years of experience in the development and management of project management systems.

Responsibilities

• Define requirements for project portfolio applications, project-level management platforms, cost control systems and scheduling software.
• Lead the evaluation, selection, development, rollout and maintenance of project management and project services systems.
• Establish Group-wide standards, procedures, methodologies and system administration guidelines consistent with ADNOC requirements.
• Monitor adoption, compliance, performance and risks across Group Companies; elevate significant deviations to the Head of Function.
• Provide specialist advice on project management processes, software tools and system administration.
• Establish and lead a knowledge-sharing community for project management systems across the Group.
• Help Project Managers apply approved project controls methodologies, processes and templates.
• Maintain project management and control systems from an administration and governance perspective.
• Identify emerging project issues and support the development of timely mitigation actions.
• Coordinate Management of Change (MoC) processes for changes affecting project scope or assets.
• Guide project management teams and integrated project management teams on system workflows, methodologies and reporting templates.
• Lead competency development initiatives for project management and project services personnel.
• Support career pathways, deployment guidelines, Personal Development Plans and succession planning.
• Assess system administration capability across Group Companies and identify development needs.
• Supervise departmental resources and activities to meet divisional objectives.
• Work with the Human Capability Group to develop staff capabilities, with attention to UAE National talent development and Emiratisation objectives.
• Direct implementation of approved departmental policies, internal controls and operational procedures.
• Contribute to divisional budget preparation and monitor departmental expenditure against approved allocations.
• Investigate material budget variances and recommend cost-control measures.
• Apply the company performance management framework and monitor departmental KPIs, annual performance commitments and Balanced Scorecard measures.
• Review departmental structures and recommend adjustments that improve resource utilization and support sustainability.

Skills

Project portfolio management

Cost control

Scheduling software

System administration

Governance & compliance

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

PMIS tools

Scheduling software

Job description

ADNOC Group in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, seeks a Project Management Systems Lead to direct selection, deployment and governance of project management and controls systems across Group Companies. The role requires 15+ years of experience and leads cross-Group standardization and system rollout across capital projects.

You will establish common standards for project management tools, strengthen administration capabilities, and support efficient oversight of capital project delivery while