Senior Officer – PMO (Project Specialist)

About the role

The Project Specialist supports the Project Manager by coordinating project activities, maintaining governance standards and ensuring accurate tracking, reporting and communication across all project workstreams. The role is central to delivering Center of Excellence projects in the Aviation & Aero Engine MRO division, using structured project management practices and tools such as Microsoft Project. It is based in Al Ain, UAE.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor all project workstreams and team activities against objectives, timelines, milestones and deliverables, escalating deviations or delays
• Develop and maintain the integrated project schedule in Microsoft Project, keeping baselines, milestones and dependencies accurate
• Prepare governance materials such as dashboards, status reports, presentations and management updates for steering committees and management reviews
• Facilitate coordination among stakeholders, organize meetings, prepare agendas and minutes and follow up on actions and decisions
• Maintain centralized project records and documentation, supporting audit readiness and compliance with project controls
• Keep risk and issue registers, track mitigation actions, identify blockers and escalate critical items
• Support procurement documentation and vendor coordination, liaising with finance, procurement, IT and operations

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration or a related technical field
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in project coordination, PMO support or project controls in a structured project management environment
• Preferred: project management certification or coursework such as PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2 Foundation or Microsoft Project training
• Experience in procurement and vendor coordination support is a plus

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Planner and Excel dashboards
• Other project tracking tools
• Cross-functional team coordination, schedule management, governance reporting, risk and issue tracking and stakeholder communication

To apply, candidates submit a resume/CV and a passport-size photograph through the online application form.