PMO Projects Specialist

Job description / Role

- Control, guide and monitor Orpic Minor projects implementation philosophy through established Stage-Gate Process and approved guideline. Communicate project progress with all leaders and key stakeholders on regular basis.
- Conduct quality audit to identify ineffective and insufficient activities or processes used on the project or its financial transactions.
- Identification of Quality improvements if and when possible.
- Implementation of approved change requests, corrective actions, and preventive actions are implemented
- Maintain all projects documents and information on a centralised location, which is accessible by all key stakeholders
- Ensure all assigned projects go through approved stage gate process.
- Support all functions to endorse stage gate process
- Ensure compliance to all relevant safety, quality, security and environmental management procedures and controls across PMO to guarantee employee safety, security, legislative compliance, delivery of high quality products/service and a responsible environmental attitude.
- Schedule regular board meetings.
- Provide periodic projects report and progress of all assigned projects

PMO Project Specialist reports to Manager PMO.

Key decisions having significant impact on PMO Project Specialist are referred to Manager PMO for approval before implementation.

The job holder is accountable to monitor implementation progress of assigned project and its budget profile.

All Orpic project leaders, team leaders, business integration services, Function/Department managers, the CEO and All Staff

Requirements

Minimum qualification required is a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Certification in Project Management is an advantage.

Project management experience and proven record in delivering projects expectations on quality, time and budget, general knowledge of refining and petrochemical industry and processes.

The most important qualifications are personal attributes – this is a position for young, intelligent, hardworking and high potential Omanis who can quickly gain an overview of the whole of Orpic activities

Leadership skills, People Management, Communication and interpersonal skills, Project Management skills, Analytical Skills, Influencing and negotiation, Strategic thinking and planning.

About the Company

Orpic is one of Oman’s largest and most rapidly growing businesses in the Middle East oil industry. Orpic’s refineries in Suhar and Muscat, as well as the aromatics and polypropylene production plants in Suhar, provide fuel, chemicals, plastics and other petroleum products, to Oman and the world.

Owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Oman Oil Company SAOC, Orpic’s impressive integration of refinery and plant operations coupled with its ambitious growth plans, has cemented its position as one of the industry’s most forward-thinking companies. The company currently recruits around 2,600 employees who work towards the common goal of an integrated Omani refining and petrochemicals business expected to increase to 3,000 by 2020.

Orpic is committed to operating safely and reliably, while paying due care to the environment and the communities within which it operates. The company strongly believes in serving Oman with pride.