PMO Specialist, Automated Solutions (12-month FTC)

VentureOne; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

VentureOne is seeking an experienced PMO/Program Controls professional to govern baselines, track delivery across workstreams, and prepare executive reports in the UAE. You will coordinate cross-functional interfaces, manage risks and changes, and drive improvements in governance and reporting frameworks.

The role requires 5+ years in PMO or program governance within industrial, infrastructure, or technology programs, with strong skills in Excel, Power BI, MS Project, and Primavera P6.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in PMO, project controls, program governance, or delivery assurance roles.
• Strong knowledge of project governance, reporting frameworks, scheduling, risk management, and change control processes.
• Experience supporting complex industrial, infrastructure, transformation, or technology programs.
• Proficiency in project controls and reporting tools such as Excel, Power BI, MS Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience managing risk, issue, action, dependency, and change tracking processes.
• Strong analytical, reporting, coordination, and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail with strong documentation and governance discipline.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and govern integrated program baselines across all workstreams.
• Support program controls activities across automation, digital, manufacturing, infra, and delivery packages.
• Publish weekly to executive-level reports and dashboards.
• Track KPIs, milestones, readiness, risks, and delivery metrics.
• Maintain centralized risk, issue, action, decision, and dependency registers.
• Govern change requests and change control processes across the program.
• Support governance forums and executive decision meetings.
• Ensure adherence to governance, reporting standards, and document controls.
• Coordinate cross-functional interface management with vendors and stakeholders.
• Utilize Power BI and AI-enabled reporting for predictive insights and trends.
• Maintain data integrity and audit trails in reports.
• Support escalation management and delivery optimization initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting and PMO processes.
• Support readiness and transition-to-operations governance activities.

Skills

PMO governance

Project controls

Reporting tools

Excel

Power BI

MS Project

Primavera P6

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and govern integrated program baselines including schedule, scope, milestones, dependencies, and delivery tracking across all workstreams
• Support integrated program controls activities across automation, digital, manufacturing, infrastructure, and operational delivery packages
• Prepare and publish weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and executive-level program reports, dashboards, and performance summaries
• Track and monitor KPIs, critical milestones, commissioning readiness, operational readiness, risks, and delivery performance metrics
• Manage and maintain centralized risk, issue, action, decision, and dependency registers, ensuring proper escalation and resolution tracking
• Govern change request workflows, change impact assessments, and change control processes across the program
• Support governance forums including Steering Committees, Program Reviews, Technical Reviews, and executive decision-making meetings
• Ensure adherence to program governance frameworks, reporting standards, documentation controls, and approval workflows
• Coordinate cross-functional interface management activities across vendors, contractors, OEMs, and internal stakeholders
• Utilize Power BI, analytics dashboards, and AI-enabled reporting tools to support predictive insights, trend analysis, and proactive decision-making
• Maintain reporting accuracy, audit trails, document control, and program data integrity
• Support escalation management, recovery planning, and delivery optimization initiatives
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting, governance, project controls, and PMO operating processes
• Support operational readiness, commissioning tracking, and transition-to-operations governance activities

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Management, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in PMO, project controls, program governance, or delivery assurance roles
• Strong knowledge of project governance, reporting frameworks, scheduling, risk management, and change control processes
• Experience supporting complex industrial, infrastructure, transformation, or technology programs
• Proficiency in project controls and reporting tools such as Excel, Power BI, MS Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent platforms
• Experience managing risk, issue, action, dependency, and change tracking processes
• Strong analytical, reporting, coordination, and organizational skills
• High attention to detail with strong documentation and governance discipline
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Industry 4.0, Smart Factory, Automation, MES, Digital Manufacturing, or industrial transformation programs
• Exposure to multi-vendor, multi-disciplinary, and highly governed delivery environments
• Familiarity with commissioning, operational readiness, factory setup, or production ramp-up activities
• Experience utilizing BI, analytics platforms, AI-enabled reporting tools, or digital dashboards for program performance monitoring
• Understanding of integrated program controls and enterprise PMO frameworks
• Exposure to aerospace, defense, or other regulated industrial sectors
• Knowledge of Lean governance, KPI management, and continuous improvement methodologies
• PMP, PMI-SP, PRINCE2, or equivalent PMO/project controls certifications
• Experience in UAE or GCC projects

Equal Employment Opportunity

At VentureOne, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.