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Vice President, Projects Delivery
- Permanent
- Muscat, Oman
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 22/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
07/09/2026
Location
Muscat, Oman
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
VP/Executive
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
22/10/2026
Job description
Five functional heads report into this Vice President, Projects Delivery role, covering Major Projects, Off-Plot Projects, Engineering, Project Technical Services, and Construction, with the position itself reporting to the Chief Operating Officer. Single point accountability for OQEP's entire capital projects portfolio sits here, directing planning, engineering, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and close-out across every upstream project against agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and functionality. You own the project portfolio framework and master plan, optimising resources and deliverability in consultation with the business lines and OPMS guidelines. Integrated project reviews get governed across planning, design, and construction, maximising value and cost effectiveness at every stage. As the senior project authority, you set delivery standards, govern design integrity and contracting strategy, and ensure rigorous project controls and assurance across the portfolio. Health, safety, security, and environment standards run through every project activity, championed at the highest level alongside organisational capability building. Contracts, bidding documentation, and the selection of engineers, consultants, and contractors all fall under your governance, often chairing selection committees directly. Communication with executive leadership, the Board, business lines, and external partners stays proactive throughout, protecting both project outcomes and the Company's reputation.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage and deliver capital projects for the upstream portfolio from planning through commissioning and close-out
- Lead upstream project portfolio planning and resource optimisation with business lines and the Projects Centre of Excellence
- Direct integrated project reviews across planning, design, and construction to maximise deliverability and cost-effectiveness
- Build and maintain an overarching project portfolio framework, including scheduling, planning systems, and performance reporting
- Oversee the integrated OQEP capital project master plan and set project strategies, policies, and procedures
- Set portfolio design and construction standards and govern design reviews for new construction
- Integrate project and capital-plan budgets to maximise deliverability and govern cost control across the portfolio
- Administer portfolio and integrated facilities contracts, including construction bidding and contracting documentation
- Chair or participate in selection committees to evaluate qualified engineers, consultants, and contractors
- Implement facilities design guidelines and maintain the technical knowledge base for OQEP's physical facilities
- Ensure the inspection, commissioning, and close-out process adheres to standards, contracts, codes, and regulations
- Establish robust project controls, risk management, and assurance across the portfolio
- Champion a strong health, safety, security, and environment culture across all project activities
- Cultivate proactive communication with executive leadership, the Board, business lines, and external partners
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, with a master's degree preferred
- Bring a minimum of 14 or more years of progressively responsible experience in capital project delivery within the oil and gas industry
- Show proven experience leading a projects function or department as a single point of accountability
- Carry extensive experience directing multiple large or major capital projects across their full lifecycle
- Demonstrate strong expertise in project controls, cost and schedule management, risk management, and assurance
- Apply demonstrated experience in contracting strategy, tendering, and contractor or consultant management
- Supervise project managers and multidisciplinary construction professionals
- Read, analyse, and interpret construction drawings, specifications, codes, and regulations
- Communicate fluently in written, read, and spoken English