Chief Delivery Officer

Confidential Careers; Doha; On-site; QAR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers is seeking an experienced Chief Delivery Officer in Doha to lead a high-stakes portfolio across energy, infrastructure and mining. The role will drive delivery from opportunity through operation, with accountability for schedule, costs, risks and governance.

The successful candidate will command 20+ years in major capital projects, including executive-level leadership, and oversee a USD 5bn+ portfolio and at least one USD 1bn+ asset owned end-to-end.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in major capital projects.
• 8+ years in an executive role.
• Experience managing a multi-project capital portfolio of USD 5bn+.
• Led at least one USD 1bn+ asset on the owner's side.
• Senior experience on both owner/developer and EPC contractor or PMC side.
• Experience negotiating delivery terms including JVs, concessions or project financing.
• Experience delivering projects in frontier or post-conflict environments.
• Engineering or related degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across the capital project portfolio.
• Assess project deliverability, CAPEX, schedules, risks and contracting strategies.
• Lead technical due diligence and investment decision delivery cases.
• Oversee EPC/EPCM and other delivery models.
• Manage major projects through construction, commissioning, acceptance and handover.
• Lead recovery of delayed or distressed projects.
• Oversee project governance, cost, schedule, risk, claims and reporting.
• Manage and develop senior Delivery Directors.

Skills

Executive leadership

Capital project delivery

Portfolio management

Contracting & financing

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Chief Delivery Officer

We are seeking an experienced Chief Delivery Officer to lead the delivery of a major international capital project portfolio across energy, infrastructure and mining. The role will oversee projects from initial opportunity assessment and investment decision through construction, commissioning and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across the capital project portfolio.


• Assess project deliverability, CAPEX, schedules, risks and contracting strategies.


• Lead technical due diligence and investment decision delivery cases.


• Oversee EPC/EPCM and other delivery models.


• Manage major projects through construction, commissioning, acceptance and handover.


• Lead recovery of delayed or distressed projects.


• Oversee project governance, cost, schedule, risk, claims and reporting.


• Manage and develop senior Delivery Directors.

Mandatory Requirements

• 20+ years' experience in major capital projects.


• 8+ years at executive level, such as VP Projects, Head of Capital Projects or equivalent.


• Accountable experience managing a multi-project capital portfolio of USD 5bn+.


• Must have led at least one USD 1bn+ asset on the owner's side from front-end development through investment decision to operation.


• Senior experience on both the owner/developer side and tier-one EPC contractor or PMC side.


• Experience negotiating delivery terms covering definitive agreements, JV agreements, concessions or project financing.


• Experience delivering projects in frontier or post-conflict environments.


• Engineering or related degree.


• Strong technical knowledge of FEL/stage gates, AACE estimate classes, P50/P90, integrated master schedules, EPC/EPCM, FIDIC, claims, project finance, JV/SPV governance, commissioning and handover