Owner s PMO (Construction - Major Projects Advisory)

Manager – Major Projects Advisory / Owner's PMO

Experience: 8–12 Years

Level: Manager

Function: Major Projects Advisory / Infrastructure & Capital Projects

Job Overview :

We are seeking an experienced Manager – Major Projects Advisory to support clients in the planning, governance, procurement, and delivery of major capital projects and infrastructure programs.

The role will act as part of an Owner's PMO (Project Management Office) / Owner's Representative team, providing oversight and advisory support throughout the entire project lifecycle, from business case development and project planning to procurement, engineering, construction, commissioning, and final handover.

The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing effective project governance, coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders, monitoring project performance, managing commercial and contractual matters, and providing strategic recommendations to senior management.

This position combines project management, commercial management, and consulting capabilities, requiring the ability to manage complex projects while delivering practical, value-driven recommendations to clients.

Responsibilities :

1. Owner's PMO & Project Governance

• Establish and manage the Owner's PMO framework for major projects and capital programs.
• Develop project governance structures, including decision-making processes, approval authorities, stage gates, and escalation protocols.
• Develop and maintain Project Execution Plans (PEP), RACI matrices, project procedures, reporting templates, and management routines.
• Coordinate project owners, consultants, engineering teams, EPC contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain project decision, action, issue, and interface registers.
• Support project assurance, health checks, gateway reviews, and readiness assessments.
• Provide project governance support and recommendations to Project Directors and senior management.

2. Project Planning, Scheduling & Controls

• Oversee integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, permitting, commissioning, and operational readiness.
• Monitor project milestones, critical paths, dependencies, delays, and schedule recovery plans.
• Review contractor and consultant schedules and assess project progress against approved baselines.
• Establish project performance dashboards covering cost, schedule, procurement, risk, engineering, construction, HSE, and quality.
• Identify potential project delays and performance issues, recommending corrective actions and recovery strategies.
• Ensure effective implementation of project controls systems and reporting processes.

3. Procurement & Contracting Management

• Develop and support project procurement and contracting strategies.
• Advise on contracting models, including EPC, EPCM, design-build, traditional contracting, and multi-package contracting.
• Develop procurement plans, tender schedules, scopes of work, RFPs/RFQs, and tender documentation.
• Coordinate tender processes, bidder clarifications, and technical and commercial evaluations.
• Support commercial negotiations and contract award recommendations.
• Monitor procurement progress, critical equipment, long-lead items, and contractor/vendor contractual obligations.

4. Commercial & Contract Management

• Establish and monitor contract administration and commercial management frameworks.
• Monitor contract performance, payment milestones, variations, claims, and contractual obligations.
• Assess contractor change requests and their cost and schedule implications.
• Support commercial negotiations and resolution of contractual issues and disputes.
• Implement change-control procedures and ensure appropriate approvals for project changes.
• Monitor committed costs, actual expenditure, forecast costs, and potential commercial exposures.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, technical, and procurement teams on contractual matters.

5. Cost & Financial Management

• Support the development and monitoring of project budgets and cost baselines.
• Monitor actual expenditure, commitments, forecast-to-complete, and estimate-at-completion.
• Review contingency utilization and identify potential cost overruns.
• Support CAPEX prioritization, investment assessments, business cases, and evaluation of major project changes.
• Provide financial and commercial insights to support management decision-making.

6. Risk & Issue Management

• Establish and maintain project risk, issue, and opportunity management frameworks.
• Facilitate risk assessment workshops with project stakeholders and workstream leaders.
• Identify, assess, and monitor potential risks affecting project costs, schedules, and delivery.
• Develop mitigation plans, assign risk owners, and track corrective actions.
• Escalate critical risks and emerging issues to appropriate management and governance committees.

7. Stakeholder Management & Coordination

• Develop and implement project stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Coordinate engagement with project owners, government agencies, regulators, contractors, consultants, communities, investors, lenders, and other relevant parties.
• Manage interfaces between project stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and senior management presentations.
• Monitor stakeholder commitments, approvals, and outstanding actions.
• Support the resolution of stakeholder conflicts and project interface issues.

8. Permitting, Design & Engineering Oversight

• Monitor project permitting and regulatory approval requirements in line with project schedules.
• Coordinate activities related to licenses, permits, land requirements, and regulatory approvals.
• Monitor engineering and design progress against agreed deliverables and milestones.
• Coordinate design reviews, owner approvals, design changes, and multidisciplinary engineering interfaces.
• Assess the impact of design changes on project costs, schedules, and constructability.
• Ensure technical decisions, deviations, and approvals are properly documented and governed.

9. Construction, Commissioning & Operational Readiness

• Monitor construction progress and major project delivery milestones on behalf of the project owner.
• Review contractor performance and identify potential delivery, HSE, quality, and construction issues.
• Coordinate owner-side decisions and interventions required to prevent project delays.
• Support commissioning, testing, and operational readiness planning.
• Monitor handover activities, including documentation, training, asset information, punch-list closure, and transition into operations.

10. Executive Reporting & Decision Support

• Prepare management reports and presentations for CEOs, Boards, Steering Committees, and Project Directors.
• Develop executive dashboards covering project schedules, costs, procurement, contracts, risks, engineering, construction, HSE, and quality.
• Identify deviations from approved project baselines and recommend corrective actions.
• Translate complex technical, commercial, and project-related information into clear management insights.
• Prepare decision papers and recommendations to support strategic project decisions.

In addition to project delivery oversight, the role will contribute to Major Projects Advisory engagements by:

• Leading day-to-day delivery of consulting engagements and individual workstreams.
• Structuring complex client issues and developing practical, value-driven recommendations.
• Managing multidisciplinary consulting teams and ensuring timely delivery of project outputs.
• Building and maintaining relationships with senior client stakeholders and project leadership.
• Reviewing and quality-assuring consulting deliverables, reports, and presentations.
• Managing engagement plans, budgets, resources, and delivery schedules.
• Preparing proposals, scopes of work, and client presentations.
• Supporting business development activities and identifying opportunities for additional advisory engagements.
• Coaching and developing Associates and Senior Associates.
• Contributing to the development of project management methodologies, tools, and advisory capabilities.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Economics, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• 8–12 years of relevant professional experience, preferably combining consulting/advisory experience with major capital project exposure.
• Demonstrated experience in Project Management Offices (PMO), Project Management Consultancy (PMC), Owner's Engineer, Owner's Representative, or major project delivery environments.
• Proven experience managing or advising on large-scale, multidisciplinary capital projects.
• Strong exposure to several of the following areas:
• Project governance and PMO management.
• Procurement and contracting strategy.
• Project planning, scheduling, and controls.
• Commercial and contract management.
• Cost and CAPEX management.
• Risk and opportunity management.
• Claims and variations management.
• Stakeholder and interface management.
• Engineering and construction oversight.
• Commissioning and operational readiness.
• Experience working with senior client stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to translate complex project matters into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a high-pressure consulting environment.

Preferred Industry Experience:

Experience in one or more of the following sectors would be advantageous:

• Energy, Power & Utilities.
• Renewable Energy.
• Oil & Gas.
• Mining and Natural Resources.
• Transportation and Infrastructure.
• Data Centers.
• Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities.
• Large-scale Real Estate Developments.