Senior Analyst, Strategy Project Management

·        Maintain portfolio-level tracking of approved strategic and transformation initiatives, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues.

·        Prepare and update executive dashboards, status reports, and steering committee packs for the Senior Manager, the Director, and executive management.

·        Support the operation of the company management system, including meeting routines, KPI reporting cycles, action logs, and follow-up on decisions taken by top and middle management.

·        Flag deviations, delays, and cross-initiative conflicts to the Senior Manager, with an initial view on root cause and possible resolution.

·        Maintain the EPMO’s standards, templates, and tools, and support initiative owners in applying them consistently.

·        Contribute milestone and portfolio inputs to the 10-year plan and annual budgeting cycle.

·        Own the consolidated portfolio view of strategic and transformation initiatives, ensuring it is complete, current, and reconcilable to initiative owners’ own reporting.

·        Design and produce executive dashboards, steering committee materials, and decision-ready status packs for the Senior Manager, the Director, and executive management.

·        Operate the company management system cadence, including meeting routines, KPI selection and cascade, action logs, and follow-up with top and middle management.

·        Challenge initiative owners constructively on milestone credibility, dependency risk, and execution readiness, and escalate material deviations to the Senior Manager.

·        Maintain and improve EPMO standards, templates, and tools, and coach initiative owners and the Analyst on their consistent application.

·        Quality-control the portfolio data, reporting, and deliverables produced by the Analyst.

·        Support Stage-Gate and Front-End Loading governance for capital initiatives within the portfolio, in line with the framework set by the Senior Manager.

·        Support the 10-year planning and annual budgeting process by aligning portfolio milestones and resource assumptions.

·        Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, project management, finance, or a related field from a recognised university.

·        Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.

·        Consulting route: 3 to 4 years in a strategy, transformation, or capital projects advisory firm, including at least 2 years at Associate or Consultant level, or equivalent.

·        Corporate PMO route: 5 to 7 years in an enterprise, corporate, or transformation PMO, of which at least 3 years at portfolio or programme level.

·        Capital projects route: 7 to 9 years in project controls, planning, or PMO within an owner’s team or EPC contractor, of which at least 3 years at portfolio or programme level rather than single-project level.

·        Either of the first two routes is preferred. Experience in industrial, manufacturing, oil and gas, or other capital-intensive sectors is strongly preferred.

·        Strong expertise in portfolio governance, milestone and dependency management, and execution tracking across multiple parallel initiatives.

·        Practical command of management system mechanics, including meeting routines, KPI definition and cascade, action tracking, and follow-up discipline with senior stakeholders.

·        Working knowledge of project and portfolio governance frameworks, including PMBOK, ISO 21502, and Stage-Gate or Front-End Loading logic for capital initiatives.

·        Strong problem-solving mindset and the ability to manage multiple ongoing priorities under time pressure.

·        Ability to challenge senior stakeholders constructively while maintaining effective working relationships across functions.

·        Effective communicator with solid stakeholder management abilities across departments and levels of seniority.