Capital Projects Delivery Lead at WTS Energy

Job Summary

• Our Client is seeking a Capital Projects Delivery Lead to oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of surface facility capital projects within the oil and gas sector.
• This role involves managing pipelines, processing plants, gas conditioning, produced water treatment, and waste management systems to ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• The Capital Projects Delivery Lead will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, enforce compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, and engage with regulators, contractors, and host communities.
• Candidates can expect to lead full project lifecycles, optimize capital expenditure, and drive continuous improvement initiatives while fostering strong stakeholder relationships and ensuring operational readiness.
• Responsibilities
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• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of surface facility capital projects, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and regulatory standards
• Manage the full project lifecycle, including concept selection, FEED, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover
• Oversee project delivery to ensure compliance with scope, cost, schedule, quality, and HSE requirements while proactively managing risks and resolving issues
• Develop and control CAPEX budgets, monitor expenditures, and implement cost control measures to optimize capital expenditure
• Lead contractor prequalification, bid evaluation, and contract award processes, ensuring adherence to local content regulations and supply chain risk mitigation
• Direct construction and commissioning activities, ensuring operational readiness and seamless handover to operations with complete documentation and training
• Promote and enforce a strong health, safety, security, and environmental culture, ensuring compliance with relevant environmental regulations and achieving Goal Zero
• Engage and coordinate with regulators, joint-venture partners, host communities, and internal stakeholders to secure necessary permits and maintain positive relations
• Identify and manage technical, commercial, and regulatory risks, implementing governance frameworks and ensuring compliance with corporate governance and audit requirements
• Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary project teams, fostering collaboration across engineering, operations, finance, and commercial functions to drive performance and capability building

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a recognized institution
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in oil and gas operations, including at least 5 years in a project leadership role overseeing capital projects
• Proven expertise in managing the full project lifecycle of surface facility capital projects, including pipelines, processing plants, gas conditioning, produced water treatment, and waste management systems.