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Project Management Office (PMO) Executive

Batu Kawan, Penang

Full-time

Summary

Want to build your project management career while gaining visibility across multiple real-world automation projects? Join us as a PMO Executive and work at the centre of project governance, planning and performance — partnering with Project Managers and cross-functional teams to keep projects on track, risks visible and management informed.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the implementation and continuous improvement of project management standards, processes, tools and templates.

  • Ensure projects follow established governance requirements, reporting standards and internal processes.

  • Support Project Managers in developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, milestones and resource requirements.

  • Coordinate project information and activities across multiple teams to ensure alignment with key timelines and deliverables.

  • Track and consolidate project progress, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and action items across multiple projects.

  • Prepare clear and timely project dashboards, status reports and management updates.

  • Monitor project timelines and highlight delays, deviations and critical issues requiring management attention.

  • Support tracking of project budgets, costs, forecasts and resource utilization.

  • Assist with project cost analysis and identify potential budget or resource gaps for follow-up.

  • Maintain project risk and issue registers, ensuring mitigation actions, owners and deadlines are properly tracked.

  • Escalate significant project risks, delays and unresolved issues to the relevant stakeholders.

  • Maintain accurate project documentation, meeting minutes, decisions, action trackers and project records.

  • Ensure project documentation is properly maintained for traceability, governance and audit readiness.

  • Support project review and post-project evaluation to capture lessons learned and improvement opportunities.

  • Identify opportunities to improve project visibility, reporting efficiency and overall project delivery performance.

Job Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering or a related discipline.

  • Minimum 3–5 years of experience in PMO, Project Coordination, Project Management Support or a related role.

  • Experience working in industrial automation, engineering, manufacturing, technology or project-based environments is an advantage.

  • Good understanding of project management methodologies, project lifecycle and governance principles.

  • Experience in tracking project schedules, milestones, risks, issues, budgets and action items.

  • Able to prepare and maintain project dashboards, reports and management presentations.

  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word; experience with project management or dashboard tools is an advantage.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, gaps and potential project risks.

  • Excellent organization and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail.

  • Able to manage and prioritize information across multiple projects simultaneously.

  • Strong communication, coordination and stakeholder management skills.

  • Confident working with Project Managers, cross-functional teams and management to follow up on project commitments and actions.

  • Proactive and disciplined with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.

  • Able to work independently while collaborating effectively in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

How to apply?

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