PMO Reporting Manager - Controls
Posted date [2026-07-05]
(ID: 47493)
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Job Description and Requirements
PMO Reporting Manager - ControlsJob Snapshot
Role: PMO Reporting Manager - Controls
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Experience: Minimum 15 years of PMO, project controls, or project reporting experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
PMO Reporting Manager - Controls in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced project controls and reporting professional who can lead PMO dashboards, portfolio reporting, KPI management, data quality, analytics, and executive performance reporting across major projects and programs. This role is suited for a detail-driven reporting manager with strong Power BI, Excel, project controls, cost, schedule, risk, change, and stakeholder communication experience.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Salary: 30000-45000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final
offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The PMO Reporting Manager - Controls will lead the reporting function for a project management office, ensuring that leadership receives accurate, consistent, timely, and decision-ready information across schedule, cost, risk, change, and overall project performance. The role strengthens programme visibility by standardizing dashboards, consolidating project data, improving automated reporting models, enforcing data quality controls, and helping project teams apply clear reporting standards across complex infrastructure and development portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, maintain, and standardize PMO reports, dashboards, KPI packs, executive summaries, and portfolio-level reporting templates.
* Consolidate project data from multiple workstreams into clear performance reports covering schedule, cost, risk, change, progress, and key delivery issues.
* Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc reports that present accurate project status, trends, forecasts, risks, and management actions.
* Align reporting outputs with project controls processes, including planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, change control, and performance measurement.
* Coordinate with project controls teams to ensure reporting data is integrated, consistent, validated, and suitable for senior decision-making.
* Manage and enhance reporting tools, dashboards, analytics models, and supporting data systems used by the PMO.
* Build and improve automated data models and reporting dashboards to reduce manual effort, improve cycle time, and increase reporting accuracy.
* Define and enforce data quality standards covering validation, completeness, accuracy, consistency, ownership, timeliness, and reporting governance.
* Act as the focal point for PMO reporting and communicate key trends, risks, issues, performance gaps, and corrective actions to leadership.
* Train and support project teams on reporting standards, dashboard use, data submission requirements, and PMO reporting best practices.
* Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, insight quality, data visualization, dashboard usability, and executive communication.
* Prepare clear presentations and analytical summaries for senior stakeholders, highlighting critical project performance signals and emerging risks.
* Support cost, schedule, risk, and earned value reporting by coordinating data inputs from planning, commercial, finance, project management, and controls teams.
* Monitor reporting compliance across projects and follow up with teams to close gaps in data quality, delayed submissions, or inconsistent formats.
* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve reporting structure, portfolio visibility, and management confidence in project performance information.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
* Minimum 15 years of experience in project controls, PMO reporting, project reporting, or programme performance management on major projects or programs.
* Strong experience producing portfolio reports, executive dashboards, KPI packs, performance summaries, and senior stakeholder presentations.
* Advanced skills in Power BI and Excel for analytics, dashboard development, data modelling, reporting automation, and performance visualization.
* Familiarity with cost management systems, ERP platforms, Earned Value Management, project controls tools, and integrated reporting environments.
* Strong analytical and numerical skills with high attention to detail and the ability to identify trends, gaps, risks, and inconsistencies.
* Good understanding of schedule, cost, risk, change, progress measurement, forecasting, and project performance reporting.
* Clear and concise communication skills with the ability to report confidently to senior stakeholders and project leadership.
* Organized, proactive, and able to work under time pressure while maintaining accuracy and reporting discipline.
* Collaborative working style with strong stakeholder management, teamwork, and cross-functional coordination skills.
* Ability to train project teams, improve reporting standards, and support consistent adoption of PMO processes.
* Practical mindset with the ability to turn complex project data into useful insights, management actions, and decision-ready reporting.
Skills Set
* PMO reporting
* Project controls reporting
* Portfolio reporting
* Power BI
* Microsoft Excel
* Dashboard development
* KPI management
* Data modelling
* Reporting automation
* Executive reporting
* Performance reporting
* Project status reports
* Schedule reporting
* Cost reporting
* Risk reporting
* Change control reporting
* Earned Value Management
* ERP systems
* Cost management systems
* Data quality standards
* Data validation
* Data completeness
* Data governance
* Project analytics
* Management presentations
* Executive summaries
* Forecasting
* Trend analysis
* PMO tools
* Project controls processes
* Stakeholder communication
* Reporting standards
* Continuous improvement
* Team training
* Programme reporting
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives the PMO Reporting Manager - Controls a senior role in strengthening project visibility and decision-making across major programs in Abu Dhabi Emirate. The position offers exposure to complex project portfolios, executive reporting, advanced analytics, automated dashboards, project controls governance, and high-impact performance management within a global organization focused on disciplined delivery and infrastructure excellence.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and infrastructure solutions company supporting major development programs across the Middle East. In the United Arab Emirates, Parsons delivers civil engineering, transportation, utilities, buildings, public realm, environmental, and smart infrastructure services through strong project controls, technical expertise, disciplined reporting, and quality-focused project delivery.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The PMO Reporting Manager - Controls will lead the reporting function for a project management office, ensuring that leadership receives accurate, consistent, timely, and decision-ready information across schedule, cost, risk, change, and overall project performance. The role strengthens programme visibility by standardizing dashboards, consolidating project data, improving automated reporting models, enforcing data quality controls, and helping project teams apply clear reporting standards across complex infrastructure and development portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, maintain, and standardize PMO reports, dashboards, KPI packs, executive summaries, and portfolio-level reporting templates.
* Consolidate project data from multiple workstreams into clear performance reports covering schedule, cost, risk, change, progress, and key delivery issues.
* Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc reports that present accurate project status, trends, forecasts, risks, and management actions.
* Align reporting outputs with project controls processes, including planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, change control, and performance measurement.
* Coordinate with project controls teams to ensure reporting data is integrated, consistent, validated, and suitable for senior decision-making.
* Manage and enhance reporting tools, dashboards, analytics models, and supporting data systems used by the PMO.
* Build and improve automated data models and reporting dashboards to reduce manual effort, improve cycle time, and increase reporting accuracy.
* Define and enforce data quality standards covering validation, completeness, accuracy, consistency, ownership, timeliness, and reporting governance.
* Act as the focal point for PMO reporting and communicate key trends, risks, issues, performance gaps, and corrective actions to leadership.
* Train and support project teams on reporting standards, dashboard use, data submission requirements, and PMO reporting best practices.
* Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, insight quality, data visualization, dashboard usability, and executive communication.
* Prepare clear presentations and analytical summaries for senior stakeholders, highlighting critical project performance signals and emerging risks.
* Support cost, schedule, risk, and earned value reporting by coordinating data inputs from planning, commercial, finance, project management, and controls teams.
* Monitor reporting compliance across projects and follow up with teams to close gaps in data quality, delayed submissions, or inconsistent formats.
* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve reporting structure, portfolio visibility, and management confidence in project performance information.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
* Minimum 15 years of experience in project controls, PMO reporting, project reporting, or programme performance management on major projects or programs.
* Strong experience producing portfolio reports, executive dashboards, KPI packs, performance summaries, and senior stakeholder presentations.
* Advanced skills in Power BI and Excel for analytics, dashboard development, data modelling, reporting automation, and performance visualization.
* Familiarity with cost management systems, ERP platforms, Earned Value Management, project controls tools, and integrated reporting environments.
* Strong analytical and numerical skills with high attention to detail and the ability to identify trends, gaps, risks, and inconsistencies.
* Good understanding of schedule, cost, risk, change, progress measurement, forecasting, and project performance reporting.
* Clear and concise communication skills with the ability to report confidently to senior stakeholders and project leadership.
* Organized, proactive, and able to work under time pressure while maintaining accuracy and reporting discipline.
* Collaborative working style with strong stakeholder management, teamwork, and cross-functional coordination skills.
* Ability to train project teams, improve reporting standards, and support consistent adoption of PMO processes.
* Practical mindset with the ability to turn complex project data into useful insights, management actions, and decision-ready reporting.
Skills Set
* PMO reporting
* Project controls reporting
* Portfolio reporting
* Power BI
* Microsoft Excel
* Dashboard development
* KPI management
* Data modelling
* Reporting automation
* Executive reporting
* Performance reporting
* Project status reports
* Schedule reporting
* Cost reporting
* Risk reporting
* Change control reporting
* Earned Value Management
* ERP systems
* Cost management systems
* Data quality standards
* Data validation
* Data completeness
* Data governance
* Project analytics
* Management presentations
* Executive summaries
* Forecasting
* Trend analysis
* PMO tools
* Project controls processes
* Stakeholder communication
* Reporting standards
* Continuous improvement
* Team training
* Programme reporting
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives the PMO Reporting Manager - Controls a senior role in strengthening project visibility and decision-making across major programs in Abu Dhabi Emirate. The position offers exposure to complex project portfolios, executive reporting, advanced analytics, automated dashboards, project controls governance, and high-impact performance management within a global organization focused on disciplined delivery and infrastructure excellence.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and infrastructure solutions company supporting major development programs across the Middle East. In the United Arab Emirates, Parsons delivers civil engineering, transportation, utilities, buildings, public realm, environmental, and smart infrastructure services through strong project controls, technical expertise, disciplined reporting, and quality-focused project delivery.
