Business Support Lead - Oil & Gas Projects

About the role

The Business Support Lead supports the Business Manager in driving effective project and contractor performance across the Concept Study, FEED and execution phases. The role anticipates issues, identifies and mitigates risks and supports timely corrective actions to minimise adverse cost, schedule and delivery impacts. It reports to the Business Division Manager and involves frequent contact with project departments, engineering, project controls, contracts, procurement, finance, SHES and operations, as well as engineering consultants, FEED/EPC contractors and service providers.

Key responsibilities

• Support the business manager with project reporting, schedule control, cost monitoring and change management.
• Evaluate and analyse EPC contractor project controls performance in planning, progress measurement and reporting.
• Identify and deliver dashboards, weekly and monthly reports, risk assessments, action tracking and KPI reports.
• Compile stakeholder reporting and communications, including presentations, reports and decision-support materials.
• Take part in evaluating contractor proposals, change requests and scope variations on schedule, cost and business impact.
• Support project schedule development, corrective actions and recovery plans.
• Coordinate business governance and assurance, including deliverables for management reviews, audits and assurance.
• Coordinate business planning, contracts, procurement and subcontracting.
• Support phase transitions and lead closeout and handover reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, commercial, marketing, sciences, engineering, project management, supply chain, law, communication, technology, mathematics or statistics.
• 8 years' experience in a business-related function, including 4 years in the oil and gas industry.
• 1 year in a supervisory or acting role, or overseeing contractor/subcontractor/service/vendor personnel.
• Experience with oil and gas companies, EPC contractors, subcontractors, vendors or service companies.

Required skills

• Planning, scheduling, cost control, estimating, claim management, risk and change management, procurement and contract management.
• SME-level competence in the candidate's specific business discipline and knowledge of international standards and best practices.
• Strong knowledge of dashboards, data analytics and SAP.