Senior Project Engineer – PMO (United Arab Emirates) Dubai

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Project Management and possess over 10 years of industrial experience, with at least 5 years in project engineering. Proficiency in MS Power Apps, Power BI, and AI tools is required, along with excellent English communication skills.

Job Summary

About the job: 

Kent is looking for a Senior Project Engineer PMO to be based in the UAE. With
10+ years experience along with experience of  MS Power Apps / Power BI / AI. 

Skills and Responsibilities:  
Responsibilities:

Reporting into the PMO Operations Director, Senior Project Engineer PMO, will
support the global PMO team to ensure Kent project governance and assurance
processes are in place and that projects are following the ‘Kent way’ of
delivering projects.

This role will have the following key responsibilities:

•    Support the development of the suite of standard project management
procedures, processes, systems and tools and the roll out to the project
organization 
•    Support / lead the development and implementation of PMO digital
transformation projects and corporate PMO projects to support successful project
execution. Implement This involves coordinating across PMO and project
stakeholders to drive adoption and share insights.
•    Support the Project Criticality process by helping confirm criticality
classification at award and ensuring the correct level of PMO oversight and
assurance is triggered for each project.
•    Support and coordinate Kent project delivery assurance reviews (PDA),
assisting the PDA task force team with the reviews, and supporting projects to
address improvement areas 
•    Support delivery of Kent Start-Up process, this involves working closely
with the project teams to populate and maintain the Start-Up tool, verify
readiness across governance, scope, systems, plans, contracts and risk.
•    Coordinate delivery of the Project Excellence at Kent (PEAK) program in
liaison with PMO and regional leaders and participants
•    Assist in the development and implementation of a fit-for-purpose
competency management system for operations staff 
•    Contribute to the PMO community of practice throughout Kent operations to
share lessons learned, best practices and provide support where needed 
•    Support the operations and tendering teams in the preparation of technical
deliverables write ups, execution plans, fact sheets and other critical
deliverables as required by the project.  
•    Demonstrate all company’s core value principles, communications, actions,
and conveyances

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required
to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or
management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee’s
skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this
provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic
needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met
efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee’s current
workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience: 
Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification: 

•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Project Management 
•    PMI / PMP Certification desirable
Communication:
•    Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written
communication and skills.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

•    10+ years’ industrial experience, preferable at least 5 years in project
engineering
•    MS Office Proficient
•    MS Power Apps / Power BI / AI experience
•    Middle East experience is desirable
•    Able to self-management and delivery to agreed project milestones
•    Good relationship skills, able to establish solid working relationships
with stakeholders across all regions and functions within the organization
•    Collaborative team player

HSSEQ:
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and
Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the
host country.

Details about the role: 
Location:  Dubai 
Relocation required: No 
Travel required: Possibly 
Contract type: Permanent  
Experience level: 10+ years 
 

About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on
the ground, we’re the team for you. We’ve created a new breed of company –
future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy
sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We
know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate
people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest
projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can
all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of
family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements,
and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds,
cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to
perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time – to bring our world
the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making
this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs
define and direct us every day to be the very best – for ourselves, our clients,
our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us
[https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs]:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re
heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of
experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity
where all employees feel a sense of belonging.  

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents
and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what
ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

Responsibilities

The Senior Project Engineer will support the global PMO team by implementing project governance, assurance processes, and digital transformation initiatives. They will also coordinate project delivery reviews, start-up processes, and contribute to the development of standard project management procedures.

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