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Chief Operating Officer
Aldelia Limited • Lagos
Posted: 15 October 2026Deadline: 29 October 2026
📋 Requirements
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management or a related discipline.
📝 Description
- •The Role
- •The Chief Operating Officer COO will provide executive leadership across the company's operations, ensuring the business converts its technical and operational capabilities into safe, predictable, profitable and client-accepted delivery.
- •The role will oversee operational performance, project delivery, asset readiness, resource utilisation and service execution across the business.
- •The COO will translate approved business priorities, backlog and pipeline into realistic capacity, mobilisation and delivery plans; drive operational efficiency and performance improvement; lead recovery where projects or services face material risks; and ensure Engineering, Project Delivery, Asset Integrity & O&M, Marine & Logistics, Supply Chain, Workshop/Equipment and other operational functions remain aligned to delivery objectives.
- •What You’ll Do
- •Operational & Project Delivery
- •Lead safe, predictable and profitable delivery across the company's operating functions.
- •Translate approved backlog and pipeline into realistic capacity, mobilisation and delivery plans.
- •Monitor project and service performance, including schedule, margin, quality, client acceptance and cash milestones.
- •Lead recovery actions where projects or services are at risk of schedule, margin, quality or customerperformance objectives.
- •Integrate Engineering, Project Delivery, Operations, Asset Integrity/O&M, Marine/Logistics, Supply
- •Chain and Workshop/Equipment readiness.
- •Operational Readiness & Performance
- •Ensure the availability and effective utilisation of critical people, equipment, materials and operational resources.
- •Identify capacity constraints, capability gaps and operational risks that may affect delivery or growth.
- •Maintain visibility of mobilisation and operational readiness across projects and service lines.
- •Drive operational improvement, resource utilisation and delivery efficiency.
- •Ensure operational decisions are supported by reliable and traceable performance information.
- •HSEQ, Quality & Client Delivery
- •Maintain strong HSEQ and quality standards across operations and project delivery.
- •Ensure client requirements and acceptance criteria are incorporated into delivery planning and execution.
- •Monitor material HSEQ, quality and client-acceptance risks and ensure timely corrective action.
- •Ensure operational and technical requirements are not compromised by schedule, commercial or client pressure.
- •Work with relevant teams to resolve operational issues while maintaining required control standards.
- •Growth & Operational Capability
- •Align operational capacity with approved business growth and expansion priorities.
- •Build the leadership capability, processes and resources required to support sustainable growth.
- •Strengthen operational discipline across project delivery, asset management, logistics, supply chain and
- •service centres.
- •Identify opportunities to improve productivity, utilisation, reliability and service delivery.
- •Ensure critical operational roles have appropriate capability, succession and development plans.
- •Executive Leadership & Governance
- •Work closely with the CEO, MD, CCO, CFO and other members of the C-Suite on business and operational priorities.
- •Provide clear, evidence-based reporting on operational performance, risks, recovery actions and decisions required.
- •Lead integrated delivery and recovery reviews and participate in executive operating and portfolio reviews.
- •Ensure material operational, financial, technical, HSEQ, contractual and client risks are identified and escalated appropriately.
- •Promote accountability, integrity, disciplined execution and continuous improvement across theoperating function.
- •What We Are Looking For
- •Education
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management or a related discipline.
- •Relevant professional or technical qualifications are an advantage.
- •Postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Business, Management or a related field is an advantage.
- •Experience
- •10–15 years of senior operational leadership experience, preferably within the oil and gas, energy services, engineering or other complex project-based environment.
- •Strong experience managing multi-project, field-based or integrated technical operations.
- •Proven experience in project delivery, mobilisation, operational planning, capacity management and performance recovery.
- •Experience leading cross-functional teams across Engineering, Project Delivery, Asset Integrity/O&M,
- •Marine/Logistics, Supply Chain and/or Workshop operations.
- •Strong understanding of HSEQ, quality, client acceptance and operational governance.
- •Experience managing operational performance, project economics, resource utilisation and delivery efficiency.
- •Experience working closely with C-Suite executives, clients and other senior stakeholders.
- •Knowledge & Proficiency
- •Strong understanding of project and operational management within the oil and gas/energy services sector.
- •Knowledge of engineering and tec