We are delivering a large-scale infrastructure project structured into multiple parallel construction streams, each led by senior construction and engineering managers.
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We require a Chief Operating Officer to integrate, coordinate and drive performance across all project divisions, ensuring alignment on programme, cost control, quality, safety, and reporting.
This is a senior operational leadership role responsible for unifying all construction activities into one cohesive, high-performance delivery structure.
This is a leadership role for an individual who takes full ownership, thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, and is unwavering in their commitment to excellence. The ideal candidate will bring energy, curiosity, and a proactive, hands‑on approach — transforming planning into a strategic engine of innovation, efficiency, and sustainability while delivering maximum commercial value and advancing the company’s mission to accelerate the global transition to clean energy.
Purpose of the Role
- Integrate all construction streams into a unified execution framework
- Align senior managers on programme, cost, quality and HSE
- Ensure standardised reporting, controls and governance
- Remove operational silos and drive accountability
- Provide consolidated operational leadership to the Executive Team and Board
Key Responsibilities1. Integrated Operational Leadership
- Lead and align all construction streams under a single operational structure
- Drive collaboration between divisions to prevent duplication, gaps or conflict
- Ensure consistent construction standards and methodologies
- Consolidate all schedules into a single master integrated programme
- Monitor critical path and performance trends
- Chair weekly executive construction reviews
3. Budget & Commercial Oversight
- Oversee consolidated project financial performance
- Monitor cost control across all divisions
- Identify early commercial risks
- Ensure procurement and contractor alignment
4. HSE & Quality Leadership
- Implement uniform safety governance across the project
- Standardise QA/QC systems and reporting
- Lead executive-level safety audits and reviews
5. Executive Reporting & Governance
- Provide consolidated reporting to Board through Chairman
- Standardise dashboards and performance metrics
- Ensure transparent and accurate progress measurement
- Act as senior operational interface with key stakeholders
6. Contractor & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the xwzovoh senior escalation point for major contractors
- Coordinate contractor interfaces
- Maintain oversight of regulatory and compliance matters
- Proven leadership of large-scale infrastructure or energy construction projects
- Strong multi-stream integration capability
- Advanced programme and performance management skills
- Commercial and contractual acumen
- Ability to lead and unify senior leaders
- Structured, decisive and delivery-focused
Experience & Qualifications
- 15+ year’s experience, ideally in the construction sector
- 8+ years in senior leadership
- Experience managing complex projects divided into multiple work packages
- Degree in Engineering / Construction Management (MBA advantageous)
- Renewable energy / industrial infrastructure experience preferred
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