Overview
Senior Associate – Project Management Office Jobs in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates at Modon
Title: Senior Associate – Project Management Office
Company: Modon
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Job Purpose
The Senior Associate – PMO serves as the central governance, assurance, and portfolio management authority for Modon Communities’ strategic initiatives. The role ensures projects are aligned with business objectives, delivered through the organization's Trimodal Execution Framework, and achieve measurable operational and financial outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Demand Management & Project Intake
- Review and validate business cases, project proposals, and transformation requests.
- Prioritize initiatives using standardized scoring criteria based on strategic value, ROI, and resource availability.
- Assign projects to the appropriate execution pathway:
- Pace 1: Kaizen Sprints
- Pace 2: Tactical A3
- Pace 3: DMAIC
2. Governance & Compliance
- Enforce the Trimodal Execution Framework across business units and support functions.
- Monitor project health, schedule adherence, scope control, and governance compliance.
- Manage escalation of major project risks, budget overruns, and scope changes.
3. Portfolio & Delivery Management
- Govern enterprise-wide strategic, operational, and capital projects.
- Manage cross-project dependencies and stakeholder alignment.
- Track milestones and hold project owners accountable for delivery commitments.
4. Financial & Resource Management
- Monitor CAPEX/OPEX budgets, burn rates, and variance reporting.
- Support enterprise resource planning and capacity management.
- Coordinate with Procurement to align vendor performance with PMO standards.
5. Executive Reporting & Analytics
- Develop and maintain enterprise portfolio dashboards using BI tools.
- Provide predictive insights on risks, delays, and budget concerns.
- Deliver accurate executive reports and portfolio status updates.
6. Continuous Improvement & Value Realization
- Track project benefits and long-term ROI.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews for major initiatives.
- Train stakeholders on PMO frameworks and governance requirements.
- Maintain lessons-learned repositories and institutional knowledge.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Quality Management, Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or related field.
- MBA, MSc Project Management, or Engineering Management preferred.
Mandatory Certifications
- PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent.
- Agile certification (CSM or PMI-ACP).
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt minimum; Black Belt preferred.
Experience
- 5–8 years in PMO, Enterprise Portfolio Management, or Strategy Execution.
- Experience managing enterprise-level strategic portfolios and governance frameworks.
- Exposure to real estate development, community management, asset management, or infrastructure sectors preferred.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across Finance, HR, Procurement, IT, Legal, and operational business units.
- Vendor, contract, and change management experience.
Technical Skills
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, Planview, Smartsheet, or similar PPM tools.
- Strong Power BI, data modeling, analytics, and dashboard development capabilities.
- Knowledge of process mapping tools such as ARIS or Visio.
- Financial modeling, benefits realization, and ROI tracking expertise.
- Advanced risk management and RAID framework experience.
- Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, and Agile delivery environments.
Core Competencies
- Strong governance and auditing mindset.
- Ability to balance Agile, Lean, and traditional project methodologies.
- Executive-level communication and reporting skills.
- Strategic foresight and proactive risk management.
- Stakeholder management, influence, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
- High resilience and ability to operate in complex, fast-paced environments.
