PMO - Senior Consultant

Job Summary: 

 We are seeking a talented and energetic individual with a strong PMO background to ensure a high quality of service to our customers. This person will be responsible for the overall success of the project, driving the methodology, project templates, deliverables, and project plan while engaged on the project.  

Duties/Responsibilities: 

Key Responsibility areas 

• Project Governance 

• Planning, Control and Project Reporting 

• Scope / Change Management 

• Resource / Budget Management 

• Document Management  

Key Responsibilities 

• Prepare, analyze and produce reports to senior management (e.g. Planned Vs Actual for Project Cost, Schedule, Budget, Revenue, Profitability Report, and Milestone Progress). 

• Resource usage tracking and ensure the optimized usage of resources 

• Recommend effective methods of reporting financial performance and usage metrics using data modeling, dashboards and statistical analysis 

• Act as a Centre of Excellence for all Project Management and Program Management processes 

• Applies appropriate judgment to escalate to management based on the visible trends in financial and project tracking data 

Competency: 

(Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) 

• Working experience in project management office for 6 - 8 years  

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy 

• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings e.g. using PowerPoint slides and appropriate reporting media 

• Strong drive to continuous improvement 

• Experience dealing with a virtual team running across multiple locations, time-zones, and cultures. 

• Demonstrated ability to balance the need for agility with the need to ensure that key documentation and processes are followed 

• Demonstrated ability to influence without formal authority 

• Good communication skills  

Experience - preferred  

• Educated to degree level 

• Strong drive and affinity towards applied project management and application of PMO standards and tools 

• Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences 
   

Qualifications – Highly desired 

• You hold or are working towards a relevant PM qualification i.e. PMP or Prince2  

Position Type and expected hours of work: 

• Full time exempt during Apex IT hours of business 

• Partial hours during the work week based in India hours