Enoc Tasjeel LLC Careers – For Project Management Office Senior Manager Jobs in UAE

Job Purpose

Principal Account abilities

• Develop and manage the execution of project management plans in order to ensure seamless operations that facilitate the achievement of Group IT objectives and the overall IT strategy.

• Provide data and reports to the IT Director and section heads periodically, and as requested, and highlight areas of improvement in order to support in decision-making and operational excellence.

• Report on performance results, identify performance gaps and ramifications, and recommend corrective actions that mitigate risks in order to minimize operational interruptions and ensure timely objective and target achievement.

• Deliver major projects and programs within ENOC in an efficient, cost effective and timely manner.

• Lead the development of project management documents such as project plans, project charters, resource agreements, resource breakdown structures, responsibility assignment matrix and resource dependency documents and templates.

• Track and oversee program/project progress against the project plan and ensure that tasks are completed within agreed milestones, resources and budget in order to facilitate timely delivery.

• Track and monitor resource allocation and utilization on a regular basis.

• Flag any foreseeable delays and ensure that they are accounted for in an updated project plan in order to ensure that interdependent projects/elements are not affected.

• Develop and lead the implementation of a risk and issue management framework for identifying, assessing and mitigating program/project risks in order to prevent IT project interruptions.

• Formulate strategy and processes for detecting, assessing and mitigating program/project related risks in order to ensure timely delivery within the agreed upon constraints.

• Communicate with IT management in order to keep them well-informed on project status by providing an overview of progress against predefined plans.

• Ensure the successful tracking of programs/projects through all phases from planning and building to implementation and testing.

• Oversee periodic research to identify innovative and emerging portfolio management methodologies that can potentially improve delivery and efficiency.

• Track, report and communicate benefits realization for all major projects and programs.

• Review and approve the PMO budget.

• Manage and report on PMO financial spending.

• Oversee the development of PMO initiatives TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and ROI (Return on Investment).

• Formulate workforce planning reports and talent acquisition plans.

• Set performance management objectives for all reportees and perform mid-year and year-end performance reviews.

• Manage the team’s productivity to achieve the set KPIs and service levels.

• Develop and coach the team to enhance their knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Manage and resolve team conflicts.

• Oversee the formulation of reports regarding the performance of the different projects and submit to management and project board as required in order to ensure that they remain abreast on project status.
• Ensure the needs of all respective stakeholders are met in a timely manner in order to facilitate operational excellence.

• Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Business field or equivalent.

• MBA or Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems is preferable.

• Required professional certifications: Industry certification in project management (e.g. PRINCE II, PMP, etc.).

• 13+ years of Information Technology experience.

• 5+ years of relevant working experience.

• Working experience in multiple industries (e.g. Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, Retail, Government…) is preferable.

• Working experience in IT and/or portfolio management, program management and project management.

• Working experience in setting up and running a Project Management Office.