PMO Engineer

About Dar wa Emaar

Dar wa Emaar is a leading real estate development company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on delivering developments that shape communities and create lasting value. The company is seeking a PMO Engineer to enhance project governance, improve performance visibility, and support consistent delivery across its development portfolio.

Role Overview

The PMO Engineer will support the development and implementation of project management standards, reporting frameworks, and control processes across Dar wa Emaar’s projects. This full-time role involves working closely with project managers and internal departments to transform project data into actionable insights, identify delivery risks, and facilitate informed management decisions. The position requires strong analytical skills, sound knowledge of project controls, and the ability to challenge incomplete information and follow up on agreed actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of PMO policies, procedures, templates, and project governance standards across the development portfolio.
• Consolidate and validate project information covering schedules, budgets, procurement, risks, changes, and key milestones.
• Prepare portfolio dashboards, management reports, and executive presentations that highlight performance, exceptions, and required decisions.
• Monitor project performance against approved baselines and KPIs; investigate variances and follow up on corrective actions.
• Review project schedules and progress updates, challenging inconsistent assumptions, unsupported progress, and unrealistic forecasts.
• Maintain portfolio milestone trackers and identify dependencies, approval bottlenecks, and cross-project delivery risks.
• Support project budget monitoring and cost reporting in coordination with project teams, Finance, and Commercial departments.
• Maintain consolidated risk, issue, change, and action registers, ensuring clear ownership, deadlines, and escalation.
• Coordinate project reviews, governance meetings, and stage-gate assessments; track decisions and actions through to closure.
• Monitor compliance with reporting requirements, approval workflows, and document control standards.
• Support resource planning and highlight capacity constraints that may affect project delivery.
• Improve reporting tools and data quality, reducing manual effort and strengthening the reliability of management information.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement across Dar wa Emaar’s project delivery processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills.
• Sound knowledge of project controls.
• Ability to challenge incomplete information and ensure follow-up on agreed actions.

Work Location

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.