PMO Manager

Innovo Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovo Group in Dubai seeks an experienced PMO Manager to oversee the project portfolio, govern reporting, and coordinate with Country Directors, Finance, Commercial, Procurement, E&S and senior management. You will provide visibility on performance, risks, and financing compliance for projects including ECA-financed deals, and lead standardized reporting, dashboards, and timely management actions.

This senior role requires leadership of project controls across EPC and large-scale

Qualifications

• 10+ years in project management, project controls, PMO, or portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and coordinate all ongoing projects across the company.
• Maintain regular communication with Project Managers and Country Directors.
• Ensure timely collection of project information and performance updates.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, and key commitments.
• Identify project gaps, delays, and performance concerns.
• Escalate critical issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and budgets.
• Review project forecasts and anticipated completion dates.
• Track key project KPIs and performance indicators.
• Monitor resource utilization and staffing requirements.
• Ensure management receives accurate and timely information regarding project status.
• Prepare monthly portfolio reports for senior management.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards covering various performance areas.
• Present project performance summaries during management review meetings.
• Monitor status of variation orders, claims, extensions of time, and contractual issues.
• Coordinate with Commercial and Project Teams to ensure timely submission and resolution of commercial matters.
• Identify issues affecting project margins and profitability.
• Maintain visibility over major contractual risks and disputes.
• Coordinate with Finance and Project Teams to review revenue, cost and cash flow forecasts.
• Highlight projects with deteriorating financial performance.
• Ensure consistency between project reporting and financial reporting.
• Monitor projects executed under ECA financing arrangements.
• Track financing-related deliverables and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with Finance and Project Teams regarding lender and ECA information requests.
• Monitor procurement activities to ensure alignment with financing requirements.
• Identify project issues that may impact financing obligations or disbursement schedules.
• Support senior management in maintaining compliance with financing commitments.
• Maintain project and portfolio risk registers.
• Track mitigation measures and action plans.
• Escalate emerging risks requiring management intervention.
• Implement and maintain standardized project reporting procedures.
• Develop PMO tools, templates, and reporting systems.
• Improve project visibility and reporting quality across the organization.
• Promote best practices in project controls and portfolio management.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Risk management

Finance & reporting

Portfolio management

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

MBA or related postgraduate

Tools

Power BI

MS Project

Primavera P6

ERP Systems (SAP/Oracle)

Job description

Role Purpose

The PMO Manager will be responsible for overseeing the company's project portfolio and ensuring effective coordination, governance, monitoring, and reporting across all projects. The role will act as the central point of coordination between Project Managers, Country Directors, Finance, Commercial, Procurement, E&S and Senior Management.

The PMO Manager shall provide management with clear visibility of project performance, identify operational, commercial, contractual, financial, and financing-related risks, and ensure timely escalation of issues impacting project delivery, profitability, cash flow, or financing requirements.

The role is particularly focused on supporting projects executed under ECA-backed financing structures and ensuring alignment between project execution, commercial obligations, procurement activities, and financing requirements.

The PMO Manager shall serve as the single point of visibility across the company's project portfolio, providing senior management with a clear understanding of project performance, commercial exposure, financing compliance, cash flow status, risks, and required management actions, enabling informed and timely decision-making.

Key Accountabilities

• Monitor and coordinate all ongoing projects across the company.
• Maintain regular communication with Project Managers and Country Directors.
• Ensure timely collection of project information and performance updates.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, and key commitments.
• Identify project gaps, delays, and performance concerns.
• Escalate critical issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and budgets.
• Review project forecasts and anticipated completion dates.
• Track key project KPIs and performance indicators.
• Monitor resource utilization and staffing requirements.
• Ensure management receives accurate and timely information regarding project status.
• Prepare monthly portfolio reports for senior management.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards covering:
• Schedule performance
• Cost performance
• Revenue status
• Profitability
• Cash collection
• Procurement progress
• Resource requirements
• Risks and opportunities
• E&S performance
• Variation orders and claims
• Present project performance summaries during management review meetings.
• Monitor status of variation orders, claims, extensions of time, and contractual issues.
• Coordinate with Commercial and Project Teams to ensure timely submission and resolution of
• commercial matters.
• Identify issues affecting project margins and profitability.
• Maintain visibility over major contractual risks and disputes.
• Coordinate with Finance and Project Teams to review:
• Revenue forecasts
• Cost forecasts
• Cash flow status
• Accounts receivable and collections
• Profitability forecasts
• Highlight projects with deteriorating financial performance.
• Ensure consistency between project reporting and financial reporting.
• Monitor projects executed under Export Credit Agency (ECA) financing arrangements.
• Track financing-related deliverables and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with Finance and Project Teams regarding lender and ECA information requests.
• Monitor procurement activities to ensure alignment with financing requirements.
• Identify project issues that may impact financing obligations or disbursement schedules.
• Support senior management in maintaining compliance with financing-related commitments.
• Maintain project and portfolio risk registers.
• Track mitigation measures and action plans.
• Identify operational, commercial, financial, and contractual risks.
• Escalate emerging risks requiring management intervention.
• Implement and maintain standardized project reporting procedures.
• Develop PMO tools, templates, and reporting systems.
• Improve project visibility and reporting quality across the organization.
• Promote best practices in project controls and portfolio management.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business
• Administration, Finance, or equivalent.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is an advantage.

Preferred Certifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• PMI-PMOCP
• PMI-SP
• Risk Management Certification

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in project management, project controls, PMO, or
• portfolio management.
• Minimum 5 years in a leadership role overseeing multiple projects.
• Experience within EPC, infrastructure, industrial, energy, healthcare, or large-scale construction
• projects.
• Experience working within multi-country project environments.
• Previous exposure to project-financed or ECA-financed projects is highly desirable.

Technical Skills

• Project planning and scheduling.
• Cost control and forecasting.
• Commercial and contract management awareness.
• Financial analysis and reporting.
• Risk management.
• Portfolio management.
• Executive reporting and dashboard preparation.

Language Proficiency

Demonstrated professional working proficiency in English and French, including businesscorrespondence, reporting, and stakeholder communication.

Software

• Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
• Microsoft Power BI
• Microsoft Project
• Primavera P6
• ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent)
• Microsoft PowerPoint