Chief Delivery Officer - Energy, Infrastructure and Mining

About the role

An experienced Chief Delivery Officer is sought to lead the delivery of a major international capital project portfolio spanning energy, infrastructure and mining. The role oversees 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

Required profile

• 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+
• Has 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 a 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

Required skills

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