PwC Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Chief Operating Officer (Oil and Gas Upstream), Chief Operating Officer (Power-Generation/Distribution)

PwC Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Chief Operating Officer (Oil and Gas Upstream), Chief Operating Officer (Power-Generation/Distribution)

Our Client is an emerging conglomerate with strong presence in the oil and gas sector and a strategic focus on growing a diversified business portfolio spanning all critical sectors (manufacturing, agriculture, mining and distributive trade etc). The Group is transitioning from largely entrepreneurial to a more institutional governance mode, to enable effectiveness in managing an expanding business portfolio and the challenge of implementing an ambitious growth strategy. These developments have combined to create exciting career opportunities at executive leadership, operational management professional level positions.

PoOST TITLE:   Chief Operating Officer (Oil and Gas Upstream) – Ref: EX-03

THE ROLE:

These roles provide leadership and strategic management of business operations to achieve set P&L objectives. The overall focus is to grow the customer base, market share, profit margins and ensure operational effectiveness while, driving the implementation of policies and standards that alien with the Group’s vision and business philosophy.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develops and aligns company business objectives with the vision and long-term strategies of the Group
• Communicates the Group’s vision and long-term business strategy and ensures that the company operates in line with Group’s governance policies, standards and values
• Ensures effective implementation of the company’s business strategies, growth plans and budgets in support of the Group long term business direction
• Puts adequate operational systems and controls in place to ensure proper monitoring of the company’s performance against plans and budgets.
• Ensures that company operations and performance culture comply with approved financial, business and risk management objectives as well as applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Monitors and directs members of the BU leadership team to effectively deliver on respective functional programmes, achieve set targets and improve overall performance.
• Ensures proper adherence to the organization’s Health & Safety policies across all functional units.
• Facilitates resolution of high-priority issues between departments and acts as the organization’s ambassador and spokesman in matters involving external stakeholders.
• Reports regularly to the Group’s Executive management Board on company performance target achievements (i.e. financial results, market  performance of products, organisational development plans and overall business performance).

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• The right person for these business leadership roles must be able to deliver within tight timeframes, cope well with pressure and solve complex operational problems. The person must have excellent analytical, business development and strategic planning management capacity, excellent customer relationship management ability, interpersonal, project and change management skills; self-motivated, diligent and enthusiastic with a winning mentality.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Applicant should have first degree in Geology, Mechanical, Petroleum or degree in Chemical Engineering
• Post graduate business degree (including MBA) will be an advantage.
• 15 years post qualification work experience of which 7 must have been at management level in an Engineering, Construction, procurement and maintenance business environment.

POST TITLE:   Chief Operating Officer (Power-Generation/Distribution)

THE ROLES:

These roles provide leadership and strategic management of business operations to achieve set P&L objectives. The overall focus is to grow the customer base, market share, profit margins and ensure operational effectiveness while, driving the implementation of policies and standards that alien with the Group’s vision and business philosophy.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develops and aligns company business objectives with the vision and long-term strategies of the Group
• Communicates the Group’s vision and long-term business strategy and ensures that the company operates in line with Group’s governance policies, standards and values
• Ensures effective implementation of the company’s business strategies, growth plans and budgets in support of the Group long term business direction
• Puts adequate operational systems and controls in place to ensure proper monitoring of the company’s performance against plans and budgets.
• Ensures that company operations and performance culture comply with approved financial, business and risk management objectives as well as applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Monitors and directs members of the BU leadership team to effectively deliver on respective functional programmes, achieve set targets and improve overall performance.
• Ensures proper adherence to the organization’s Health & Safety policies across all functional units.
• Facilitates resolution of high-priority issues between departments and acts as the organization’s ambassador and spokesman in matters involving external stakeholders.
• Reports regularly to the Group’s Executive management Board on company performance target achievements (i.e. financial results, market  performance of products, organisational development plans and overall business performance).

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• The right person for these business leadership roles must be able to deliver within tight timeframes, cope well with pressure and solve complex operational problems. The person must have excellent analytical, business development and strategic planning management capacity, excellent customer relationship management ability, interpersonal, project and change management skills; self-motivated, diligent and enthusiastic with a winning mentality.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Applicant must have first degree and a professional certification in Engineering (Mechanical, Power, electrical etc)
• Post graduate business degree (including MBA) will be an advantage.
• 15 years post qualification work experience of which 7 must have been at management level in a power utility business (generation, transmission, distribution) environment.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 22nd June, 2011.

MODE OF APPLICATION:

If you meet the requirements above, please forward your application and a copy of your resume electronically to clientrecruit@ng.pwc.com , quoting the relevant reference code for the position applied at the top right-hand corner.

Application closes on 22nd June, 2011. Please not that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.