Job Summary
The Chief EPMO Officer leads and governs enterprise-wide project, program, and portfolio management for Power International Holding. The role is the central oversight function for all contracting projects, ensuring delivery on time, within cost, and to quality standards.
Operating at the intersection of operational teams and senior leadership, the Chief EPMO Officer consolidates project status across all active contracts and escalates risks, issues, and critical decisions to senior management for timely intervention. The role strengthens delivery performance through data-driven decision-making, risk resilience, cost efficiency, resource optimization, and digital transformation of project operations.
The role requires regular engagement with project sites across multiple countries and the ability to translate complex project data into actionable insights for executives, ensuring on-ground realities are understood and factored into strategic decisions.
Experience in the Oil & Gas industry is mandatory for this role. Candidates without relevant Oil & Gas experience will not be considered.
Key Responsibilities 1. Project Performance Monitoring & Governance
- Monitor performance of all contracting entities against agreed schedules, budgets, and profitability targets.
- Track Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Cost Performance Index (CPI), and other key project management metrics.
- Oversee Earned Value analysis, contract asset valuation, and billing performance (IPA/IPC) across projects.
- Identify delays, cost overruns, and schedule slippages, and drive corrective action plans.
2. Project Site Visits & Field Engagement
- Conduct regular site visits to active projects across countries to assess project health and verify progress.
- Validate reported project metrics against on-ground reality and identify risks or issues requiring escalation.
- Provide field-based insights to support executive decision-making and strategic project planning.
3. Reporting & Executive Communication
- Consolidate project progress reports and performance data weekly and monthly.
- Develop dashboards and performance summaries that give executives clear insight.
- Present project status updates and recommendations to COOs, CEOs, and the Holding CEO.
- Ensure visibilityof critical risks, schedule risks, and financial impacts.
- Chair the Delivery Escalation Forum for critical risks requiring executive decision support.
4. Stakeholder Management
- Drive performance accountability with Project Directors, ensuring teams meet schedules and budgets.
- Update Executive Directors on project performance and elevate material issues.
- Exercise authority delegated by the Chief of Staff's office and Group CEO in delivery forums.
- Align on billing, cash flow, and contract asset performance across the portfolio.
5. Strategic Leadership & Growth
- Direct the prioritization, planning, and execution of the corporate project portfolio in line with strategy.
- Develop long-term EPMOmaturity roadmaps and transformation initiatives.
6. Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Develop EPMO governance frameworks, audit standards, and compliance measures.
- Lead enterprise risk management, change control oversight, and mitigation planning.
7. Digital Transformation & Innovation
- Implement digital PMO systems, dashboards, automation tools, and AI-supported reporting.
- Promote emerging technologies to enhance project visibility and predictability.
8. People, Culture & Organizational Leadership
- Build and lead high-performing teams through capability development.
- Drive a culture of accountability, excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction/Project Management, or a related field.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
- PMP certification (or equivalent) is preferred.
Experience
- Enterprise PMO leadership: 15-20+ years of experience, with early-career exposure to EPC, PPP, real estate, or contracting environments.
- Lifecycle execution: Proven record governing projects from opportunity qualification and structuring through execution and delivery.
- Executive and Board exposure: Extensive experience operating at Group and Board-facing levels.
Knowledge & Skills
- Full lifecycle project governance: Deep understanding of the development, structuring, contracting, and execution phases.
- Financial and commercial acumen: Strong capability in feasibility analysis, funding structures, cost control, and ROI management.
- Stakeholder integration: Ability to orchestrate legal, finance, commercial, contractual, and execution stakeholders.
- Risk and interface management: Expertise in managing cross-functional and cross-entity risks.
- Executive communication: Ability to translate complex project realities into clear decision insights.