Job Purpose
Lead the Project Management Office (PMO) in enhancing centralized project management activities across the organization, including the establishment of governance, project monitoring, and successful delivery of all projects undertaken by MDEC. The role is responsible for ensuring a strong governance posture, effective oversight, and alignment of project initiatives with corporate priorities, approved budgets, and reporting requirements. Key responsibilities encompass both strategic oversight and project coordination to support informed decision-making and ensure delivery outcomes meet the organisation's objectives.
Key Functions Will Include
- Drive and coordinate project management governance (RMK, Belanjawan & all MDEC Projects).
- Ensure compliance with project governance best practice standards, reporting requirements, and internal controls.
- Enhance project control mechanisms, including standard operating procedures, templates, and tools for enterprise-wide adoption.
- Oversee RMK12, Belanjawan and corporate projects reporting and submissions.
- Lead and drive the adoption of project management best practices across the organisation.
Duties And Responsibilities
Project Management Governance
- Provide strategic leadership in the implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise project management frameworks and governance structures.
- Oversee compliance with project governance standards, reporting requirements, and project management best practices.
- Drive enhancement of project control mechanisms, including standard operating procedures, templates, and tools for enterprise-wide adoption.
- Monitor project portfolio performance, risks, and key milestones to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and timely escalation where required.
- Collaborate with divisional PMOs, department heads, and senior leadership to ensure consistency and alignment in project governance and delivery priorities.
Overseeing RMK12, Belanjawan and All MDEC Project Deliveries
- Oversee the consolidation and validation of project inputs for RMK12, Belanjawan and all MDEC Projects by ensuring accurate, timely, and complete data submissions from all relevant divisions.
- Lead high-level communications with internal stakeholders and project teams to validate project outcomes, progress, and impact against agreed KPIs.
- Provide oversight and governance of reporting structures, timelines, and milestones to support effective coordination across Project Teams, Divisions, Vendors, and Senior Management.
- Support management reporting by highlighting delivery risks, dependencies, and corrective actions where necessary.
Project Governance, Risk & Compliance Oversight
- Provide oversight of project-level and portfolio-level risks, issues, and mitigation actions.
- Support coordination with relevant risk management and internal audit functions to ensure governance, compliance requirements, and audit observations related to projects are appropriately addressed.
- Ensure governance decisions, escalations, and key approvals are properly documented and traceable.
Project Management Best Practices & Adoption
- Champion the adoption of project management best practices across MDEC.
- Drive adoption of standardised project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid) across divisions, where applicable.
- Lead capability-building initiatives, including training, knowledge sharing sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project management maturity.
- Act as a strategic advisor to divisional PMOs, project managers, and teams on governance, delivery, and best practice implementation.
- Oversee periodic review and refinement of project management processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and stakeholder engagement.
- Support additional monitoring scopes and workloads as assigned by the Head of Division or Head of Department.
- Support other units’ delivery within the Corporate Strategy Department as and when required
Qualifications
- Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant discipline.
- Minimum 8–10 years’ working experience in project management, PMO, programme management, or related enterprise level functions, preferably at a Senior Manager or Manager position.
- Experience in enterprise or centralised PMO governance, reporting, and stakeholder coordination is preferred.
Soft Skills
- Strategic thinking and leadership in planning, execution, and performance management.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to drive structured problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Strong sense of accountability, attention to detail, and governance discipline.
- Ability to work collaboratively across divisions and manage competing priorities.
- Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines when required.
Technical Skills
- Good understanding of MDEC’s vision, mission, culture, roles, initiatives, and processes
- Possessing a good level of MDEC institutionalisation knowledge is an added advantage.
- Strong understanding of enterprise or centralised project management and PMO governance.
