OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE, UPSTREAM

We have been retained by our client to identify and recruit an Operations Executive for the Upstream O&G sector.  Our client is a multi-billion dollar firm providing design, engineering, and construction services for many of the world's largest energy infrastructure projects within the oil, gas, and petrochemical markets.  The company is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves and is consistently ranked by Engineering-News Record as one of the Top 10 International Contractors serving the Oil & Gas market sector.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing an aggressive growth plan on an international basis. This position requires an outstanding leader with a unique set of business, financial management, project management, and operations experience to meet projected growth, revenue and profit figures.

This position will be located in North America.

The primary responsibilities of this position include:

• International operations responsibility for the performance of all EPC services within the Upstream Oil & Gas division.
• Ensure that day-to-day operations are effectively and efficiently coordinated, implemented, and conducted within the framework of the overall corporate strategy.
• Develop business in the upstream oil and gas industry by attracting clients from previous business relationships and developing those relationships on a global basis.
• Responsible for establishing and measuring operational goals based on sales, profit, and other performance criteria.
• Ensure business unit achieves agreed upon financial goals while maximizing opportunities to achieve the mission of the organization.
• Advise the management team on key planning issues and make recommendations on key strategic decisions.
• Establish global operational processes and manage process improvement.
• Set operational and/or performance goals for which are aggressive, achievable, and meet or exceed long-term goals.

Key skills and experience that our client desires include:

• Minimum of 20 years’ operations management within the EPC industry in the Oil & Gas sector, with a strong focus on construction services and project management for large, upstream O&G projects on a global basis. 
• Successful track record of successful project execution and ability to manage multiple major projects simultaneously.
• Currently managing operations with P&L responsibility of at least one billion dollars in annual revenue.
• In-depth knowledge of the upstream O&G industry with significant experience focused on construction services for major projects including offshore systems, onshore O&G production, onshore pipelines, gas processing, LNG liquefaction plants and regasification terminals.
• Experience on a global scale with project execution and contractual and commercial practices for lump-sum, self-perform contracts.
• A strong industry network and extensive client contacts within the LNG market sector.
• Ability to assess management capabilities and needs, with methods to attract, recruit, and retain a talented management team to meet those needs.
• Must have a reputation of conducting business honestly with the ability to maintain confidences.
• Integrity and strong sense of ethical standards is imperative. 
• B.S. in Engineering (or related discipline)

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