Director - Governance, Risk & Performance Management

UCC Holding; Doha; On-site; QAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

UCC Holding seeks a Group Governance & Assurance Manager to lead performance governance, operating-model compliance and commitment assurance across the Contracting & Construction sector. The role reports to the Group Chief Integration & Performance Officer and oversees governance calendars, reviews and assurance processes to drive informed decisions and corrective actions across operating companies.

Key responsibilities include managing tender governance, ensuring cross-unit process adoption,

Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of governance forums and performance reviews in multi-business organisations.
• Strong knowledge of construction commercial management, project controls, cost, margin and cash forecasting.
• Knowledge of tender governance, bid approval, delegation of authority and risk-and-opportunity management.
• Ability to structure a process architecture, operate change control and assess process compliance across business units.
• Ability to test assumptions, facilitate performance discussions and drive senior stakeholder actions.

Responsibilities

• Governance Calendar and Forums: design and manage governance calendar, TOR and decision rights for ExCom and project reviews.
• Review Packs and Forum Preparation: prepare standard packs using consolidated performance data and challenge inputs.
• Project Review Consolidation: consolidate financial and commercial reviews for an integrated performance view.
• Decision and Action Management: maintain group decision and action log and drive closure.
• Performance Intervention and Recovery: monitor triggers and coordinate recovery plans for underperforming projects.
• Process Architecture and Library: maintain process architecture and library across the group.
• Process Change Control: operate a single change-control route for processes and tools.
• Change Management Compliance: track adoption and report compliance findings to governance forums.
• Tender Compliance and Approval Gates: administer tender governance, checks, Go/No-Go and bid approvals.
• Tender Assurance and Handover: run tender assurance cadence and handover from tender to execution.
• Risk and Opportunity Management: lead risk-and-opportunity framework and maintain top-risk view for ExCom.
• Lessons Learned: capture lessons and feed back into Group processes.

Skills

Governance & performance mgmt

Construction commercial mgmt

Tender, risk & assurance

Process architecture

Executive forum support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/QS/Construction Mgmt

Master's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

The Group Governance & Assurance Manager leads performance governance, operating-model compliance and commitment assurance across the Contracting & Construction sector. Reporting to the Group Chief Integration & Performance Officer, the role runs the management routines and assurance processes that turn performance information into decisions, corrective action and disciplined commitment across operating companies and major construction programmes.

The role manages the Group governance calendar and forums, consolidates financial and commercial project reviews, and maintains the decision, action and intervention framework. It establishes and governs common Group processes, procedures and workflows, and ensures that approved processes are adopted across business units and operations.

The Group Governance & Assurance Manager also administers tender compliance, approval and assurance before commitment, and leads the risk-and-opportunity process through delivery, so that issues are addressed early, opportunities are captured and lessons are fed back into how the Group bids and delivers work.

Job Responsibilities

1. Governance Calendar and Forums

Design and manage the Group governance calendar, terms of reference and decision rights for Group ExCom, BU ExCom, project review and bi-weekly forums.

2. Review Packs and Forum Preparation

Prepare standard review packs and briefings using consolidated performance data, and challenge inputs before they reach executive forums.

3. Project Review Consolidation

Consolidate financial and commercial project reviews and provide an integrated view of performance, risks, actions and decisions.

4. Decision and Action Management

Maintain the Group decision and action log and drive actions to closure with accountable owners.

5. Performance Intervention and Recovery

Monitor intervention triggers, maintain the project watch-list, and coordinate and track recovery plans for underperforming projects and business units.

6. Process Architecture and Library

Maintain the Group process architecture and process library, coordinating functional process owners in developing and updating standard processes.

7. Process Change Control

Operate a single change-control route for Group processes, procedures, workflows and tools.

8. Change Management Compliance

Track adoption of approved processes by business unit, run periodic compliance reviews and report findings to governance forums.

9. Tender Compliance and Approval Gates

Administer the tender governance framework, including compliance checks, Go / No-Go and bid approval gates, and alignment with the delegation of authority.

10. Tender Assurance and Handover

Run the tender assurance review cadence and ensure a structured handover from tender to execution.

11. Risk and Opportunity Management

Lead the Group risk-and-opportunity framework, standard registers and review cadence, and maintain the Group top-risk and opportunity view for ExCom.

12. Lessons Learned

Capture lessons from project reviews, interventions and post-award outcomes and feed them into Group processes and tendering.

Job Knowledge and Skills

1. Governance and Performance Management

Advanced understanding of management systems, governance forums, decision rights and performance review in multi-business organisations.

2. Construction Commercial and Project Controls

Strong knowledge of construction commercial management, project controls, forecasting of cost, margin and cash, and contract risk.

3. Tender, Risk and Assurance Practice

Knowledge of tender governance, bid approval, delegation of authority and risk-and-opportunity management in contracting environments.

4. Process and Compliance Management

Ability to structure a process architecture, operate change control and assess process compliance across business units.

5. Challenge and Influence

Ability to test assumptions, faciliti­ate difficult performance discussions and hold senior stakeholders to actions and deadlines.

Job Experience

Commercial, Project Controls or Governance: 12+ years of relevant experience

Progressive experience in commercial management, project controls, performance governance or risk management within contracting, EPC, infrastructure or construction organisations.

Management Experience: 5+ years in a management role

Demonstrated accountability for governance, review or assurance processes across multiple projects or business units.

Project Reviews and Recovery: Proven experience

Experience consolidating project reviews and supporting performance interventions or recovery plans with measurable outcomes.

Tender and Risk Governance: Proven experience

Experience operating tender approval, bid assurance and risk-and-opportunity processes on large, multidisciplinary projects.

Executive Forum Support: Proven experience

Ability to prepare and support executive forums and to align senior stakeholders around actions and decisions.

Competencies

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Quantity Surveying or Construction Management)

Master's degree (or any related field)

Master's degree (Business Administration) - preferred