Manager - Project (Manufacturing PMO)

Hartalega NGC Sdn Bhd; Sepang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartalega NGC Sdn Bhd is seeking a seasoned governance and PMO leader for the Project & Technology Department in Malaysia. You will drive the project governance framework, oversee PMO transformation, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards while coordinating with consultants and authorities.

You will lead strategic planning, performance reporting, and cross‑functional collaboration to improve departmental efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related field).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in engineering governance, project management, or related technical functions.
• Strong knowledge of project governance frameworks, operational efficiency systems, and compliance requirements.
• High proficiency in data interpretation, business performance analysis, and translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Experience in resource planning, workload management, and developing staff capability within technical teams.
• Competence in preparing departmental reports, proposals, and management-level presentations.

Responsibilities

• Drive governance and project planning framework for the Project and Technology Department, ensuring compliance, transparency and efficient reporting.
• Lead PMO transformation roadmap and strategy, focusing on system design, governance improvement and SOP alignment.
• Act as primary technical lead for Civil and Structural consultancy, coordinating with consultants and authorities to meet regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate PMO transformation and division improvement strategy, enhancing efficiency through automation and system design.
• Lead Civil and Structural framework and authority compliance, guiding technical discussions with consultants and agencies.
• Establish and enforce departmental governance, aligning workflows with corporate and regulatory standards.
• Drive strategic planning and continuous improvement with performance dashboards to optimize KPIs and project data.
• Monitor budget utilization and resolve financial discrepancies with Finance and Procurement.
• Oversee correspondence to authorities to secure project approvals; coordinate governance across teams.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement automation to remove operational hurdles; partner with HR to build competencies.

Skills

Project governance

Data interpretation

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Drive the governance and project planning framework for the Project and Technology Department by maintaining compliance, transparency, and efficiency through standardized documentation, process improvement, and accurate performance reporting.

Drive PMO transformation roadmap and strategy by looking into system design, transformation plan, department governance improvement and upholding company policy, SOP and standards.

Serve as the primary technical lead for Civil and Structural consultancy and authority liaison, overseeing the alignment of project designs with statutory requirements, managing professional submissions, and directing civil execution works on site.

Responsibilities

Lead and Coordinate the PMO transformation roadmap and division improvement strategy, driving automation and system design to enhance departmental efficiency.

Lead the Civil and Structural (C and S) framework and authority compliance section, acting as the primary lead for technical discussions with consultants and statutory agencies.

Establish and enforce departmental governance, ensuring all project workflows, policies, and SOPs align with corporate and regulatory standards.

Drive strategic planning and continuous improvement initiatives, utilizing performance-tracking dashboards to optimize departmental KPIs and project data.

Monitor budget utilization and resolve financial discrepancies by coordinating with Finance, Procurement, and C-suite stakeholders.

Direct the preparation and issuance of all official correspondences to authorities and external agencies to ensure seamless project approvals.

Foster organizational synergy by coordinating governance and technical requirements across operational, support, and project teams.

Oversee minor civil execution works on-site while ensuring structural designs meet both technical integrity and statutory requirements.

Proactively identify and evaluate systemic bottlenecks, implementing automation and process improvements to remove operational hurdles.

Enable high-performance team culture by identifying development needs and coordinating with HR to build competencies within the project planning function.

Qualification and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related field).

Minimum 8 years of experience in engineering governance, project management, or related technical functions.

Strong knowledge of project governance frameworks, operational efficiency systems, and compliance requirements.

High proficiency in data interpretation, business performance analysis, and translating insights into actionable recommendations.

Experience in resource planning, workload management, and developing staff capability within technical teams.

Competence in preparing departmental reports, proposals, and management-level presentations.

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Chemicals & Plastics Manufacturing 5,001-10,000 employees

The Hartalega story began in 1988. Our insatiable appetite to constantly surpass our own achievements has transformed what started as a single-line production facility into what we are today, the leading nitrile gloves manufacturer in the world, with a growing capacity to produce billions of gloves every year. We export to over 70 countries across five continents, namely Americas, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa.

As an industry leader, we pave the way forward through our commitment to innovation. We invented the world's first lightweight nitrile glove, which revolutionalised the industry by shifting the global demand from latex to nitrile gloves. Today, we are home to advanced proprietary manufacturing technology that allows us to safeguard the quality of our products and the efficiency of our operations. Our unrivalled proprietary technology provides us with an important competitive edge as we own the fastest production lines in the industry, producing more than 45,000 gloves per hour.

In all that we do, we are guided by our SHIELD (Synergy, Honesty, Innovation, Excellence, Learning, Dedication) values to do the right thing at all times. As we continue to grow by leaps and bounds, we are single-minded in ensuring that we make a meaningful difference by enriching lives, from the healthcare practitioners and the people they care for to our very own #TeamHartanians, stakeholders and the community. We welcome like-minded individuals to be part of our exciting team. Together, let us make a difference.

The Hartalega story began in 1988. Our insatiable appetite to constantly surpass our own achievements has transformed what started as a single-line production facility into what we are today, the leading nitrile gloves manufacturer in the world, with a growing capacity to produce billions of gloves every year. We export to over 70 countries across five continents, namely Americas, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa.

As an industry leader, we pave the way forward through our commitment to innovation. We invented the world's first lightweight nitrile glove, which revolutionalised the industry by shifting the global demand from latex to nitrile gloves. Today, we are home to advanced proprietary manufacturing technology that allows us to safeguard the quality of our products and the efficiency of our operations. Our unrivalled proprietary technology provides us with an important competitive