Lead Commercial Evaluations and Process

Client of Paragon Global Engineering; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Paragon is seeking a Lead Commercial Evaluations and Process in Dubai, UAE, to drive economic evaluations and business cases for growth opportunities in oil and gas. The role covers M&A, concessions and expansion projects, developing robust economic models, and presenting results to senior management.

You will lead process improvements across the Growth Office using Lean Six Sigma and BPMN to maximize value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering Management or Business Management, or closely related discipline.
• Lean six sigma certification and Master's Degree is a plus.
• Minimum 10-12 years of experience in Business Management, Business development, Engineering, and Project management, across Upstream and integrated Oil/Gas projects.
• Good understanding of cross-functional and stakeholder dynamics in large and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Economic and Commercial Evaluation and Analysis: Conduct framing meetings to identify growth opportunities and define scenarios.
• Liaise with technical teams to prepare assumptions and inputs for economic evaluations.
• Evaluate growth opportunities using economic analysis (NPV, IRR, payback period).
• Prepare presentations for the growth opportunity to present results to management.
• Maintain records of inputs, assumptions, results and recommendations.
• Participate in commercial negotiations.
• Develop and Maintain Economic Models: Develop or modify economic models for growth opportunities.
• Ensure models align with contract types (PSC, Tax & Royalty, R-Factor).
• Maintain the economic models and keep up to date with terms and calculation methodologies.
• Process & Performance Management and Reporting: Lead mapping and improvement of processes using Lean Six Sigma or BPMN.
• Standardize workflows and ensure knowledge transfer and adoption of best practices.
• Monitor KPIs to evaluate effectiveness of Growth Office processes.
• Monitor growth initiatives, identify trends, gaps and risks; develop mitigation plan.
• Build and update dashboards and reports to communicate portfolio performance and risks.
• Prepare periodic monthly quarterly annual reports and presentations for leadership.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly portfolio reports, dashboards and management presentations.
• Monitor Growth Office monthly performance and update risk register.

Skills

Economic evaluation

Economic modelling

NPV IRR analysis

Stakeholder management

Project management

M&A evaluation

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering Management or Business Management

Lean Six Sigma certification

Master's Degree (plus)

Job description

Lead Commercial Evaluations and Process

Paragon is supporting an Oil and Gas operator in the search for a Lead Commercial Evaluations and Process position in Dubai UAE.

Job Purpose

Responsible for the economic evaluation of the company s growth opportunities Mergers and Acquisitions projects concessions amalgamation extension to support the management in the decision-making process Provide expert advice to the management on the commerciality of the growth opportunities Responsible for the commercial analysis and the presentation of the results and outcome of the company s growth opportunities through reporting and slide packs preparation Develop and maintain the economic commercial models Support in the development of the Growth s Business Plan reflecting the company s mandates and long-term strategic direction Interface with Technical and Value Assurance Team in developing business cases inputs of growth opportunities to perform the economic commercial analysis Support Business Portfolio amp Process Manager in performing advanced and strategic analysis and implementing process optimization across the Growth portfolio to identify inefficiencies and maximize value

Key Responsibilities

Economic and Commercial Evaluation and Analysis

• Conduct framing meetings to better identify the growth opportunity and define the scenarios sensitivities needed in the analysis
• Liaise with the technical teams to prepare all the assumptions and inputs needed for the economic commercial evaluations
• Evaluate the growth opportunity by means of economic analysis including the calculation of important metrics such as NPV IRR payback period through economic modelling
• Prepare presentations for the growth opportunity to present the results to the management team to help support the decision-making process
• Maintain and keep records of all relevant inputs assumptions results and recommendations related to the growth opportunity
• Participate in the commercial negotiations

Develop and Maintain Economic Models

• Develop new and or modify existing economic models to be implemented in the growth opportunities evaluation
• Ensure the implementation of different types of models that are appropriate to each growth opportunity and adhering to its type of commercial contract i e PSC Tax amp Royalty R-Factor
• Maintain the economic models and ensure they are up to date with the latest commercial terms and calculation methodologies

Process amp Performance Management and Reporting

• Lead the mapping assessment and improvement of business processes across the Growth Office team using methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma or BPMN to eliminate inefficiencies and enhance value delivery
• Head and follow up the standardisation of key workflows and procedures within the Growth Office Team to guarantee the execution knowledge transfer and adoption of best practices
• Monitor continuously and follow up KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of Growth Office processes
• Monitor and evaluate performance of growth initiatives identifying trends gaps and risks and developing mitigation plan
• Build and update dashboards executive and internal reports to communicate portfolio performance value creation and key risks to top management
• Support in preparing periodic monthly quarterly annual reports and presentations for executive leadership IFC and the Board
• Prepare monthly and quarterly portfolio reports dashboards and management presentations
• Monitor Growth Office monthly performance and update Growth Office risk register

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering Management or Business Management, or closely related discipline
• Certificate:Lean six sigma certification & Master's Degree is a plus
• Minimum 10 - 12 years of experience in Business Management, Business development, Engineering, and Project management, across a diverse range of Upstream and integrated Oil/Gas projects.
• Good understanding of cross-functional and stakeholder dynamics in large and complex projects

Core Competences

• Economic evaluation and modelling (NPV, IRR, scenarios) across PSC, Tax & Royalty and R-Factor regimes
• M&A and concession evaluation, including support in commercial negotiations
• Portfolio prioritisation and business planning aligned with company strategy
• Process improvement and KPI reporting (Lean, Six Sigma, BPMN)
• Executive-level presentations for senior leadership, the IFC and the Board
• Independent judgment and strong cross-functional collaboration