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Chief Operating Officer
About this role
The position is for a Chief Operating Officer at Aldelia Limited, based in Lagos. The COO will provide executive leadership across the company’s operations, ensuring safe, predictable, profitable and client-accepted delivery of services. The role covers overseeing operational performance, project delivery, asset readiness, resource utilisation and service execution across multiple functions such as Engineering, Project Delivery, Asset Integrity & O&M, Marine & Logistics, Supply Chain and Workshop/Equipment. The advert describes Aldelia as a recruitment firm specialising in Oil & Gas, with a global management strategy and local delivery through regional teams. The role requires translating backlog and pipeline into capacity and delivery plans, improving operational efficiency, and leading recovery when projects are at risk. It also involves executive collaboration with the CEO, MD, CFO and other leaders, and ensuring governance and performance reporting across operations.
What you would do
- Lead safe, predictable and profitable delivery across operating functions.
- Translate approved backlog and pipeline into 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 customer performance objectives.
- Integrate readiness across Engineering, Project Delivery, Operations, Asset Integrity/O&M, Marine/Logistics, Supply Chain and Workshop/Equipment.
- Ensure availability and utilisation of critical people, equipment, materials and resources.
- Identify capacity constraints, capability gaps and operational risks impacting delivery or growth.
- Maintain visibility of mobilisation and operational readiness across projects and service lines.
- Drive operational improvement, resource utilisation and delivery efficiency.
- Ensure decisions are supported by reliable, traceable performance information.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management or related field.
- Postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Business, Management or related field is an advantage.
- 10-15 years of senior operational leadership experience, preferably in oil and gas, energy services or similar environments.
- Strong experience in multi-project, field-based or integrated technical operations.
- Proven ability in project delivery, mobilisation, planning, capacity management and performance recovery.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across relevant operations functions.
- Strong understanding of HSEQ, quality, client acceptance and governance.
- Experience managing operational performance, project economics, resource utilisation and delivery efficiency.
- Experience working with C-Suite executives, clients and senior stakeholders.
- Knowledge of project and operational management within oil and gas/energy services.
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