Project Resources Manager

Vantris Energy Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantris Energy Berhad is seeking an experienced Manager, Project Resources in Kuala Lumpur to lead strategic workforce planning and resource management across its Oil & Gas project portfolio. The role requires coordinating with PMU leadership, HR, regional teams, and other stakeholders to ensure timely deployment of qualified personnel.

You will lead capacity planning, identify manpower gaps, and drive capability development across the Project Management function, including succession planning

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic workforce planning for multi-project portfolios.
• Strong ability to mobilise and deploy project teams effectively.
• Proven capability to balance resource demand, cost, and timing.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce capacity planning across active projects, bids and opportunities.
• Ensure optimal deployment of project personnel based on competencies and availability.
• Analyse manpower demand to identify gaps and critical roles.
• Develop resourcing strategies including internal deployment, reallocation and external hiring.
• Manage resources across global projects and locations.

Skills

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Talent development

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Project Resources to lead strategic workforce planning and resource management across our portfolio of Oil & Gas projects.

The role is responsible for ensuring the optimal deployment of project personnel, anticipating resource requirements, identifying manpower gaps, and driving capability development across the Project Management function. The successful candidate will work closely with PMU leadership, HR, regional teams, and other key stakeholders to ensure the right resources and capabilities are available to support current and upcoming projects.

What We’re Looking For

• An experienced project professional with a strong understanding of how project teams are structured, mobilised, and deployed.
• Strong ability to anticipate manpower requirements across multiple concurrent projects and upcoming prospects.
• Commercially savvy with the ability to balance project requirements, resource availability, and cost considerations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities across Project Management, HR, regional teams, and support functions.
• A people-focused leader who can develop talent, manage expectations, and build future Project Managers and Project Directors.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Workforce Planning

• Lead workforce capacity planning across active projects, bids, and upcoming project opportunities.
• Ensure effective deployment of project personnel based on project requirements, individual competencies, experience, availability, and development needs.
• Analyse project manpower demand against resource availability to identify upcoming gaps, surpluses, and critical roles.
• Develop appropriate resourcing strategies including internal deployment, resource reallocation, and external hiring.
• Maintain visibility of project resources and assignments across global projects and locations.

Project Resource Management

• Lead resource planning across a portfolio of EPCC, EPCI, EPCIC, T&I and decommissioning projects, including wellhead platforms, central processing facilities, and subsea pipelines.
• Work closely with project teams to ensure timely mobilisation of critical Project Management Team personnel following project award.
• Manage competing resource requirements across multiple projects and regions.
• Optimise resource utilisation while managing project requirements, resource costs, G&A expenses, and potential under-recovery.

Resource Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate the Project Resource Committee (PRC) together with HR to provide visibility of anticipated project resource requirements and functional manpower gaps.
• Build strong working relationships across HR, Regions, TEPS, support functions, and Project Management teams.
• Facilitate discussions on project manpower requirements, recruitment needs, resource deployment, and talent development.
• Promote transparent communication on resource assignments and workforce planning decisions.

Capability & Talent Development

• Lead capability development initiatives under the Project Management Academy (PMA), including coordination and rollout of project management learning modules.
• Coordinate competency assessments to identify capability gaps among project personnel and project leaders.
• Develop career pathways for project personnel progressing towards Project Manager and Project Director positions.
• Drive succession planning for critical project management roles.
• Support the development of Graduate Management Trainees and interns through structured placements, rotations, and performance monitoring.
• Participate in PMU improvement initiatives including Lessons Learned and Bid Kick-Off activities.
• Monitor resource effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve workforce planning and deployment processes.
• Promote best-practice sharing, capability development, and continuous improvement across the Project Management community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent from a recognised institution.
• Registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM).

Experience

• Minimum 15 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry, with relevant project management experience.
• Experience in EPCIC and/or Transportation & Installation (T&I) projects is preferred.
• Strong exposure to project resource planning, workforce deployment, project execution, and multidisciplinary project environments.