PMO Lead

1. Strategic & Governance Responsibilities

• Establish, implement, and govern the PMO framework, policies, and project governance standards across the organization.

• Align programs and projects with the company’s strategic objectives, business goals, and client commitments.

• Develop and maintain program roadmaps, master schedules, and delivery frameworks.

• Provide senior leadership and C-level executives with clear dashboards, insights, and performance analytics to support decision‑making.

• Identify portfolio‑level risks, constraints, and optimization opportunities.

• Oversee multiple construction programs and major projects across disciplines including civil, MEP, infrastructure, and fit‑out.

• Monitor and control project performance against scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and risk benchmarks.

• Ensure effective inter‑project coordination, dependency management, and resource optimization.

• Track and report KPIs, milestones, cash flow, contractual deliverables, and program health at portfolio level.

• Collaborate closely with engineering, planning, and project controls teams to ensure feasibility, constructability, and timeline adherence.

• Support project managers in planning, scheduling, progress tracking, and performance reporting.

• Monitor technical dependencies, bottlenecks, and quality assurance metrics.

• Ensure effective utilization of project management tools and systems (Primavera P6, MS Project, dashboards).

• Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and executive‑level reports for senior management, clients, and consultants.

• Act as a central coordination point between clients, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.

• Facilitate governance meetings, steering committees, and program review sessions.

• Translate technical and operational project updates into business and commercial implications for stakeholders.

• Establish and maintain risk management, issue escalation, and change control processes across all programs.

• Proactively identify schedule delays, cost overruns, performance gaps, and contractual risks, recommending mitigation actions.

• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, client requirements, and local regulations.

• Standardize project management methodologies, tools, templates, and reporting formats (PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile/Hybrid where applicable).

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance delivery efficiency, transparency, and reporting accuracy.

• Capture lessons learned and implement best practices across ongoing and future projects.

• Lead, mentor, and develop PMO analysts, planners, and project controls teams.

• Build PMO capability and promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and delivery excellence.

• Support cross‑functional teams to ensure projects deliver measurable business value.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or Business Administration.

• Master’s Degree is an advantage.

• Certifications (Preferred) : PMP / PgMP, PRINCE2, PMI‑RMP, Primavera P6 or equivalent.

  10–15 years of experience in construction or infrastructure projects (minimum 5 years in PMO / Program Management for Lead role).

• 5–8 years relevant experience may be considered for PMO Specialist level.

• Proven experience managing large‑scale or multi‑project portfolios, preferably in Qatar or the Middle East.

• Exposure to mega projects, EPC contracts, and government or semi‑government clients is highly desirable.