Chief Operating Officer

Job title : Chief Operating Officer

The Role

• The Chief Operating Officer (COO) will provide executive leadership across the company's operations, ensuring the business converts its technical and operational capabilities into safe, predictable, profitable and client-accepted delivery.
• The role will oversee operational performance, project delivery, asset readiness, resource utilisation and service execution across the business.
• The COO will translate approved business priorities, backlog and pipeline into realistic capacity, mobilisation and delivery plans; drive operational efficiency and performance improvement; lead recovery where projects or services face material risks; and ensure Engineering, Project Delivery, Asset Integrity & O&M, Marine & Logistics, Supply Chain, Workshop/Equipment and other operational functions remain aligned to delivery objectives.

What You’ll Do

Operational & Project Delivery

• Lead safe, predictable and profitable delivery across the company's operating functions.
• Translate approved backlog and pipeline into realistic capacity, mobilisation and delivery plans.
• Monitor project and service performance, including schedule, margin, quality, client acceptance and cash milestones.
• Lead recovery actions where projects or services are at risk of schedule, margin, quality or customerperformance objectives.
• Integrate Engineering, Project Delivery, Operations, Asset Integrity/O&M, Marine/Logistics, Supply
• Chain and Workshop/Equipment readiness.

Operational Readiness & Performance

• Ensure the availability and effective utilisation of critical people, equipment, materials and operational resources.
• Identify capacity constraints, capability gaps and operational risks that may affect delivery or growth.
• Maintain visibility of mobilisation and operational readiness across projects and service lines.
• Drive operational improvement, resource utilisation and delivery efficiency.
• Ensure operational decisions are supported by reliable and traceable performance information.

HSEQ, Quality & Client Delivery

• Maintain strong HSEQ and quality standards across operations and project delivery.
• Ensure client requirements and acceptance criteria are incorporated into delivery planning and execution.
• Monitor material HSEQ, quality and client-acceptance risks and ensure timely corrective action.
• Ensure operational and technical requirements are not compromised by schedule, commercial or client pressure.
• Work with relevant teams to resolve operational issues while maintaining required control standards.

Growth & Operational Capability

• Align operational capacity with approved business growth and expansion priorities.
• Build the leadership capability, processes and resources required to support sustainable growth.
• Strengthen operational discipline across project delivery, asset management, logistics, supply chain and
• service centres.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, utilisation, reliability and service delivery.
• Ensure critical operational roles have appropriate capability, succession and development plans.

Executive Leadership & Governance

• Work closely with the CEO, MD, CCO, CFO and other members of the C-Suite on business and operational priorities.
• Provide clear, evidence-based reporting on operational performance, risks, recovery actions and decisions required.
• Lead integrated delivery and recovery reviews and participate in executive operating and portfolio reviews.
• Ensure material operational, financial, technical, HSEQ, contractual and client risks are identified and escalated appropriately.
• Promote accountability, integrity, disciplined execution and continuous improvement across theoperating function.

What We Are Looking For

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional or technical qualifications are an advantage.
• Postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Business, Management or a related field is an advantage.

Experience

• 10–15 years of senior operational leadership experience, preferably within the oil and gas, energy services, engineering or other complex project-based environment.
• Strong experience managing multi-project, field-based or integrated technical operations.
• Proven experience in project delivery, mobilisation, operational planning, capacity management and performance recovery.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across Engineering, Project Delivery, Asset Integrity/O&M,
• Marine/Logistics, Supply Chain and/or Workshop operations.
• Strong understanding of HSEQ, quality, client acceptance and operational governance.
• Experience managing operational performance, project economics, resource utilisation and delivery efficiency.
• Experience working closely with C-Suite executives, clients and other senior stakeholders.

Knowledge & Proficiency

• Strong understanding of project and operational management within the oil and gas/energy services sector.
• Knowledge of engineering and technical service delivery, asset integrity and O&M.
• Understanding of marine/logistics, supply chain and equipment/workshop operations.
• Strong commercial understanding of project margins, cash milestones and operational performance.
• Knowledge of HSEQ, quality, risk management and operational controls.
• Proficiency in operational reporting, performance management and relevant business systems.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic and operational leadership.
• Project and service delivery management.
• Capacity and resource planning.
• Performance monitoring and recovery.
• Commercial and operational judgement.
• HSEQ, quality and risk leadership.
• Stakeholder and client management.
• Cross-functional team leadership.
• Decision-making and problem-solving.
• Strong communication, accountability and integrity.