Business Support Lead
Location: Doha, Qatar
Industry: Oil & Gas (LNG)
Department: Major Projects
Contract Type: 3-year contract (with possibility to extend)
Job Purpose
Lead and support business functions across project controls, planning, contracts, procurement and subcontracting activities throughout the Concept Study, FEED and Project Execution phases. Monitor and analyse project and contractor performance, provide strategic business support and advice, and ensure project objectives are achieved while meeting stakeholder and business requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Business Manager with project reporting, schedule control, cost monitoring and change management to ensure timely and accurate delivery of business-related activities across all project phases.
- Evaluate and analyse project and EPC contractor performance in planning, progress measurement and reporting, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Identify and coordinate project team requirements, including dashboards, weekly and monthly reports, risk assessments, action tracking and KPI reports to facilitate effective management decision-making.
- Coordinate and consolidate inputs from project management team members to prepare management reports, presentations and decision-support materials, ensuring clear and effective communication with stakeholders.
- Participate in the evaluation of contractor proposals, change requests and scope variations, assessing their cost, schedule and overall business impacts.
- Support the development and maintenance of project schedules, corrective actions and recovery plans, taking into consideration project risks, interfaces and dependencies.
- Coordinate business governance and assurance requirements, including the collection and review of project deliverables for management reviews, audits and assurance activities.
- Coordinate business planning, contracts, procurement and subcontracting activities to support project delivery, ensuring alignment with project scope, schedule, commercial requirements and priorities.
- Support project transitions across Concept Study, FEED and Execution phases, ensuring effective documentation and transfer of key decisions, assumptions, risks, actions, cost and schedule information, and business requirements.
- Lead the preparation of project phase closeout and handover reports, documenting project performance, key decisions, risks, lessons learned and outstanding actions to support subsequent phases and continuous improvement.
Minimum Requirements
Education:- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law, Communications, Technology, Mathematics, Statistics or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in a business-related function or discipline.
- At least 4 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a supervisory or acting capacity, or experience overseeing contractor, subcontractor, service provider or vendor personnel.
- Experience working with Oil & Gas companies, EPC contractors, subcontractors, vendors or service providers within the Oil & Gas industry.
- Strong knowledge of project business disciplines, including:
- Planning and scheduling
- Cost control and estimating
- Claims and risk management
- Change management
- Procurement
- Pre-award and post-award contract management
- Project reporting and support services
- Lessons learned and continuous improvement
- Knowledge of relevant international standards, industry best practices and methodologies.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) level competence in the candidate's specific business discipline.
- Good understanding of relevant business processes and procedures.
- Experience applying risk assessment approaches in decision-making.
- Strong computer and software skills, particularly in dashboards, data analytics and SAP.
- Experience supporting large-scale integrated operating and project execution organizations.
Key Competencies
- Project business management and coordination
- Project controls and performance monitoring
- Cost, schedule and risk management
- Contracts, procurement and subcontract management
- Management reporting and data analytics
- Contractor performance evaluation
- Business governance and assurance
- Stakeholder management and communication
- Project phase transition and closeout
- Leadership and problem-solving