Senior PMO Specialist: Program Controls & Analytics

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

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.