Chief Technology Officer

This search procedure has been closed (17-12-2019).
Field
Technology
Salary
Salary undisclosed
Location
South-Africa
Employment
Permanent
Headhunter
Lothar Associates

The organisation

Our client is a company in the oil & gas industry in the southern part of Africa.

The position

We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to provide sound technical leadership in the new Downstream Project. (Oil & Gas industry).

  • The CTO will be in charge of all Project Technology and technological resources
  • The CTO is responsible for overseeing all technical aspects of the Project
  • The CTO will establish Project Technology vision, strategies, and plans
  • You will communicate with project executives, stakeholders and customers to ensure our available Project’s technologies are used appropriately
  • The CTO will also focus on maintaining and improving all technological issues on this Project
  • Strategic thinking and strong business acumen are essential in this role.

If you are also an excellent communicator and public speaker, we’d like to meet you.

Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Develop technical aspects of the Project’s strategy to ensure alignment with business goals. Also establish the Project’s technical vision and leads all aspects of the Project’s technological development
  • Ensuring technology standards and best practices are met
  • Works in a consultative fashion with other department heads, as an advisor of technologies that may improve their efficiency and
  • effectiveness
  • Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage
  • Supervise Project infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency
  • Studying current and new industry trends, technologies, and developments
  • Monitor KPIs and budgets to assess technological performance
  • Provide leadership to department heads in a fashion that use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and
  • adjustments to technology
  • Sharing technological visions, opportunities, and risks Project-wide
  • Studying Project systems to evaluate effectiveness and make recommendations for improvement
  • Ensuring company’s technological processes and service comply with all requirements, laws, and regulations
  • Selection and acquisition of complimenting technologies
  • Aptitude for technology innovation, facilitating R&D and budgeting
  • Market research and expertise on project economics/lifecycle and net present value analyses.

Candidate profile

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor or Masters degree in chemical engineering or equivalent
  • At least 15 year’s experience in a senior project position responsible for Refinery and/or Petrochemical Plant Technologies
  • Good command of the English language, both written and spoken.
  • Willingness to relocate to the southern part of Africa.

Abilities

  • Ability to actively communicate, inspire and motivate all levels of staff
  • Ability to think and act strategically and proactively
  • Well versed in current latest technological trend
  • Strong writing and presentation skills
  • Excellent analytical and time-management skills.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the form below.

This search procedure has been closed (17-12-2019).

About this headhunter - Lothar Associates

Lothar Associates is specialized in Executive Search, (Technical) Recruitment, Interim Management and Career Consultancy for professionals and managers with a BSc and or a MSc degree.

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