PMO Associate

Job Title: PMO Associate
Location: BGC, Taguig
Work Set Up: Hybrid (Mon-Thurs onsite & Fri WFH; With fieldwork)
Contract Type: 12 months (renewable contract)

The Ideal Candidate
He/She must have a strong background in project scheduling, progress tracking, budget monitoring, and stakeholder coordination. Experienced in maintaining project plans, dashboards, and status reports, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met on time. The candidate should be capable of identifying project risks, escalating delays, and supporting teams in keeping projects on schedule and within budget. Experience in infrastructure, energy, renewable energy, or large-scale project environments is highly desirable.

Role Overview
The PMO Associate will support renewable energy projects in the Philippines from origination through construction readiness, with particular focus on permitting, stakeholder coordination and project monitoring and control. The ideal candidate would have direct experience in development works leading up to financial close, with direct experience in construction and execution considered an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

Project Development Support

• Support the Project Manager, EPC Manager and Construction Manager in the development of renewable energy projects in the Philippines from origination through construction and commissioning.
• Prepare, review and keep up-to-date project development and construction timelines. Monitor project development progress, key milestones, schedules and budgets.
• Monitor project progress against approved plans and schedules and provide the Project Manager with updates on project progress, risks and issues.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad hoc project timeline updates and status reports
• Maintain project risk registers, assist in identifying project challenges and recommend corrective actions.
• Organize and manage the database of project documents, records, contracts, correspondences and other project files. Ensure proper document control and version management.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the direct manager.

Required Qualifications

• Must have3-5 years of experience in project timelines, overall project tracking, budgetting, and scheduling control within development of power, renewable energy, or any other infrastructure
• projects.
• 3-5 years of experience in Project Management Office (PMO) function
• Highly responsible and motivated individual who thrives in a highly effective and innovative environment
• Graduate of a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Paralegal or related fields.

Relevant Skills

• Project management: strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies and software - proficiency in MS Project is a must
• Stakeholder management: can coordinate with partners and maintain key stakeholder relationships
• Strong communication skills: Fluent in English and Filipino with strong communication (verbal or written) skills
• Team-oriented: ability to take initiative and work proactively within a lean team and manage different workstreams simultaneously.
• Able to handle desk and groundwork and willing to travel to project sites
• Detail-oriented, well organized, and able to learn quickly and independently with strong analytical skills

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.