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Director Project Management Office Jobs in Riyadh at Egis in the UK
Title: Director Project Management Office
Company: Egis in the UK
Location: Riyadh
Egis is a global consulting and engineering firm working in construction, transport and mobility services. Joining our Group and its 16,000 employees means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.
Globally, we are delivering some of the most iconic projects which help connect people, protect our environment and meet emission reduction targets. We work in the transport and energy sectors, providing consultancy, engineering and operations services for clients such as major airports, governments, regulators, cities and rail and road operators.
The Project Management Office Director develops and implements PMO processes and policies, directs project management staff, and works with other department leaders to define, prioritise, and develop projects and programs.
This is an exciting time to join Egis, working in a leadership position, playing an integral part in helping Egis meet our future goals.
As the PMO Director, you shall manage all governance & departmental sub-functions within a broader departmental set of functions, including, corporate, governance, setting business planning, investment, operations, delivery, and steady state delivery including O&M / project lifecycle.
You shall take responsibility for the creations of functional strategies, developing budgets, policies and procedures to support the functional infrastructure.
This role is working for our Saudi Arabia Region. We are happy to support individuals looking to relocate to Saudi Arabia.
Responsibilities
Continuously improve project management toolkits and methodologies
Define the overall objectives and key deliverables for the project
Develop and utilise strong working relationships to ensure thorough and effective management of assigned project initiatives
Drive the training on project methodology and other trainings as needed, including the evolution of materials
Provide Program Management and project team oversight
Establish project benchmarks and performance KPI metrics, measuring the performance of these
Develop and adjust staffing model to support the evolving functions and program demands
Translate the project vision into program high level scope, design and executables
Lead the analysis, selection and roll-out of PMO tools that enable the integrated delivery model.
Develop the organisation structure and functions strategy, providing optimal portfolio value analysis and delivery strategy. This includes documenting all key decisions and action items.
Own the governance plan for stage-gate decision process’, approvals, and core PMO leadership team meetings.
Ensure functional area deliverables are understood, cross-functionally aligned, execution of deliverables and timelines are on track.
Bring a deep background in Portfolio, Program & Project management.
Partner with the Leadership Directors to facilitate an effective, cross-functional governance process to enable portfolio status and health.
Leads project quality and analytical functions to mitigate and address project delivery challenges in the support of continuous improvement efforts.
Leads preparation of regular, thorough, and articulate executive KPI summaries for senior leadership on project and team performance.
Leads interviewing and hiring process in assigned areas and provides direct input into performance evaluations.
Partner with the HR Director to facilitate an effective, cross-functional governance process to enab…
