Project Manager

Ready to run projects that actually move things forward? Working with us at MM Century means joining a practical professional services team that helps Malaysian businesses deliver clearer outcomes and calmer execution. We focus on reliable delivery, honest client communication, and improving how projects run day to day.

As a builder on our team you will design and scale repeatable project delivery patterns that keep multiple client engagements on track. You will create clear plans, monitor progress, and improve processes so projects finish on time, on budget, and with satisfied clients.

Your Growth & Impact

• Build repeatable delivery playbooks that strengthen your project portfolio and make future work easier to run.
• Expand your network through client-facing coordination and vendor management across local projects.
• Gain practical leadership skills by mentoring junior teammates and leading cross-functional meetings.
• Establish measurable success metrics so you can show clear impact in monthly reports and reviews.

Requirements

Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Create and maintain project plans with clear milestones, timelines, and assigned owners using tools like MS Project, Excel, or Jira.
• Track scope, schedule, and budget while updating stakeholders with concise status reports and forecast adjustments.
• Identify risks and issues early, log them, and follow through with mitigation actions until resolution.
• Coordinate handovers and acceptance with clients to ensure deliverables meet agreed quality and acceptance criteria.

Stakeholder & Team Coordination

• Run regular standups and milestone reviews to keep internal teams and clients aligned and informed.
• Manage expectations with clients, suppliers, and internal partners through clear agendas and follow-up notes.
• Facilitate decision points to avoid delays and keep approvals moving through the right channels.
• Support resource planning and task allocation to balance workloads across small project teams.

Process & Reporting

• Improve our project templates, checklists, and reporting formats to reduce rework and save time.
• Prepare concise weekly and monthly reports that highlight progress, blockers, and next actions.
• Collect lessons learned after each project and propose practical improvements for future engagement.
• Maintain basic project financial tracking, including expense monitoring against approved budgets.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, IT, or related field preferred, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on project coordination or project management experience in professional services or consulting.
• Experience working with clients and small cross-functional teams on scoped engagements is required.
• PM certifications such as PMP or Prince2 are a plus but not mandatory.

Hard Skills & Knowledge

• Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira, MS Project, Trello, or Asana and strong Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of both waterfall and Agile delivery approaches and when to apply each.
• Basic budgeting, forecasting, and expense tracking experience for small to medium projects.
• Ability to produce clear status reports, timelines, and simple risk registers for stakeholders.

Soft Skills & Qualities

• Strong verbal and written communication, able to present status updates and client notes clearly and calmly.
• Organised and detail oriented, with good time management across concurrent tasks.
• Collaborative team player who supports colleagues and helps resolve blockers practically.
• Problem solver with a pragmatic approach, able to prioritise work and make sound trade offs when needed.

Skills

Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Microsoft Excel, Jira, MS Project, Budgeting, Risk Management, Reporting, Agile Methodologies, Communication