Senior Executive (PMO – Planning)

Zohorecruit; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, seeks a Senior Executive (PMO) Planning to lead end-to-end project master programmes for property developments. You will align planning, execution, cashflow, stage billing and sales projections while proactively identifying risks and proposing mitigation strategies to management.

Key duties include creating integrated timelines using MS Project with WBS and resource loading, establishing baselines, and ensuring schedules meet regulatory milestones;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field.
• 4–6 years experience in project planning within property development or construction.
• Strong understanding of Malaysian development processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Project skills.
• Cashflow and stage billing integration.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex schedules into executive-level insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop fully integrated project timelines using Microsoft Project, including WBS, dependencies, resource allocation, and cost loading.
• Establish baseline programmes and maintain controlled updates.
• Ensure timelines reflect Malaysian regulatory approvals and development milestones.
• Create coordinated master programmes integrating project execution, cashflow, stage billing, and sales projections.
• Coordinate with Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Business Development teams.
• Support management reporting and decision-making.
• Develop timelines for feasibility studies, land acquisition, and development option reviews.
• Support scenario planning and management review sessions.
• Monitor progress against baselines, identify delays, resource constraints, and bottlenecks, and prepare progress/variance reports.

Skills

Microsoft Project

WBS

Resource allocation

Cost loading

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field

Job description

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Posted on 04/24/2026

The Senior Executive (PMO) Planning is responsible for developing, integrating, and controlling end-to-end project master programmes for property development projects.

This role ensures alignment between project planning, execution, cash flow, stage billing, and sales projections, while proactively identifying risks, delays, and proposing realistic mitigation strategies to management.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning, Scheduling & Controls

• Develop fully integrated project timelines using Microsoft Project, including WBS, dependencies, resource allocation, and cost loading
• Establish baseline programmes and maintain controlled updates
• Ensure timelines reflect Malaysian regulatory approvals and development milestones

Integrated Development, Cashflow & Sales Timeline

• Create coordinated master programmes integrating project execution, cashflow, stage billing, and sales projections
• Coordinate with Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Business Development teams
• Support management reporting and decision-making

Business Development & Management Review Planning

• Develop timelines for feasibility studies, land acquisition, and development option reviews
• Support scenario planning and management review sessions

Project Monitoring & Delay Identification

• Monitor progress against baselines
• Identify delays, resource constraints, and bottlenecks
• Prepare progress and variance reports
• Propose realistic mitigation strategies including resequencing and resource optimisation
• Evaluate cost, risk, and feasibility of mitigation options
• Advise management on schedule trade-offs
• MS Project Master Programme
• Stage billing and sales-aligned schedules
• Progress and variance reports

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field
• 4 –6 years experience in project planning within property development or construction
• Strong understanding of Malaysian development processes
• Advanced Microsoft Project skills
• Cashflow and stage billing integration
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate complex schedules into executive-level insights

Strong understanding of:

• Property development life-cycle (Business development – Land Purchase – Planning – Pre construction – Launch – Construction – Handover)