About the Role
This position is crucial in supporting the development and execution of strategic and business plans by coordinating corporate and departmental initiatives, monitoring performance through the Balanced Scorecard and KPIs, and applying PMO practices. The role focuses on effective planning, performance reporting, stakeholder coordination, and change management to achieve business objectives.
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Role Accountability
Strategic & Business Planning
- Support the annual business planning cycle by coordinating departmental plans, initiatives, and targets in alignment with corporate strategic objectives.
- Analyze internal and external business data to support planning assumptions, priorities, and decision-making.
- Consolidate business plans and prepare reports and presentations for management review.
Strategy Execution & PMO
- Apply PMO methodologies and tools to monitor strategic initiatives and internal business projects, including project charters, milestones, action plans, and status reports.
- Track initiative progress, identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and recommend corrective actions.
- Coordinate with initiative owners and relevant departments to follow up on deliverables, resolve implementation challenges, and escalate delays.
Performance Management (BSC & KPIs)
- Support the implementation and maintenance of the Balanced Scorecard framework, including KPI definitions, targets, and measurement methodologies.
- Collect, validate, and consolidate performance data to prepare periodic KPI dashboards and management reports.
- Analyze performance trends and gaps, highlight deviations from targets, and recommend improvement opportunities.
Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement
- Support change impact assessments and the preparation of communication and implementation plans for strategic and business improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate with relevant departments to facilitate stakeholder engagement, alignment, and implementation readiness.
- Monitor change adoption, gather stakeholder feedback, and report implementation challenges and resistance to management.
PMO Governance & Process Improvement
- Develop and maintain PMO and business planning procedures, guidelines, templates, and documentation in line with company governance requirements.
- Support the continuous improvement of planning, performance monitoring, and PMO methodologies and tools.
- Maintain accurate records of business plans, strategic initiatives, project progress, and performance results.
Key Accountability Areas
- 2–5 years of relevant experience in business planning, strategic planning, PMO, business performance management, or related functions, preferably within the energy, engineering, EPC, or industrial sectors.
- Knowledge of strategic and business planning processes, corporate performance management, and Balanced Scorecard methodologies.
- Understanding of project management principles, including project planning, progress tracking, risk management, and reporting.
- Experience in KPI monitoring, data analysis, performance dashboards, and management reporting.
- Familiarity with change management, stakeholder coordination, and business process improvement.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with working knowledge of Power BI and project management tools.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Academic Qualification
Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering
Work Experience
4 to 6 Years
Technical / Functional Competencies
- Accountable
- Communication
- Creativity
- Customer Service Oriented
- Delegation
- Initiative
- Leadership
- MS Office
- Negotiation
- Presentation
- Project Management
- Research Analysis
- Resource Management
- Results Oriented
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Well Organized
- Work under Pressure
