Head of EPC

Position overview

Role: Head of EPC, Group-level leadership position. Reports to: Group CEO. Scope: Lead major capital projects across petrochemicals, refining, LNG, energy and process industries.

Essential Functions

Lead the Group’s major capital projects from concept and feasibility through commercial development, FEED, investment readiness, EPC execution, commissioning, and operational handover. Act as the owner’s senior project leader, ensuring safe, timely and cost-effective delivery through strong technical oversight, project governance, and contractor management. Reporting to the Group CEO, the role will work closely with the Board, investors, lenders, regulators, joint venture partners, and technology providers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Group's petrochemical, refinery, LNG, energy, and process plant projects.
• Define project strategy, scope, stage gates, CAPEX, schedules, contracting models, and resources.
• Direct feasibility, FEED, engineering assurance, technology selection, and execution planning.
• Partner with Finance and Commercial on project economics, funding readiness, and FID.
• Set EPC/EPCM contracting strategy; manage tendering, negotiations, and contractor awards.
• Oversee engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up, and operational handover.
• Protect the owner's interests through EPC oversight, contract changes, claims, and delivery assurance.
• Establish project controls, performance reporting, forecasting, change control, and risk governance.
• Ensure HSE, quality, regulatory, and environmental compliance across all project phases.
• Resolve technical interfaces, project risks, cost overruns, schedule delays, and contractor issues.
• Engage the Board, Group CEO, investors, lenders, authorities, JV partners, and technology providers.
• Build and lead high-performing multinational, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Perform other duties supporting the Group's major capital projects and operational objectives.

Deliverables

• Investment-ready project strategies, FEED deliverables, cost/schedule baselines, and well-supported FID recommendations.
• Safe, compliant delivery against approved project CAPEX, milestones, quality standards, and commissioning readiness targets.
• Effective EPC contractor governance, executive reporting, and a capable project team supporting successful operational handover.

Education and professional qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Postgraduate degree in Engineering, Project Management or Business advantageous.
• Professional engineering or project management credentials advantageous.

Experience:

• At least 20 years of EPC, major capital project delivery, or project development experience, preferably in petrochemicals, refining, LNG, energy, or process industries.
• Proven leadership from FEED through EPC, commissioning, and start-up; delivery of US$2-5 billion projects desirable, with US$10-20+ billion mega-project exposure a strong advantage.
• Experience on both owner/developer and EPC contractor sides highly preferred

Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:

• Project lifecycle leadership: concept, feasibility, FEED, FID, EPC, commissioning, and start-up
• EPC/EPCM contracting, procurement, contractor oversight, and claims management
• Project economics, CAPEX management, scheduling, cost controls, and financing readiness
• Project governance, risk management, change control, and commercial judgement - Advanced
• Executive presence, Board-level communication and investor, lender, and government engagement
• Strategic thinking, complex problem-solving, and decisive project leadership
• HSE, quality, regulatory assurance and commissioning governance
• Multinational team leadership, coaching and cross-functional coordination
• Strong written and verbal English communication and executive reporting