Chief Delivery Officer

Description

Build and run a predictable, on-time, on-budget, on-spec delivery engine across multi-site programs. Institutionalize governance from scope to handover; strengthen commercial discipline and collections; elevate quality, safety, and compliance. Apply best practices from infrastructure/construction to Technavious projects, including data centers and allied industrial/campus builds.

• Accelerate & Institutionalize: Drive margin and schedule recovery on at-risk projects; enforce close-out discipline; stand up Centers of Excellence (Planning/P6, QA-QC, EHS, Commissioning); finalize talent and succession plans.
• Assess & Stabilize: Portfolio health review; freeze baseline WBS/cost codes; activate Delivery Control Tower; resolve priority risks; launch ERPNext delivery dashboards (v1).
• Standardize & Control: Publish Delivery Playbook (stage-gates, PMO templates, ITPs, HSE starter kit, change-control); clean up variation/claims backlog; deploy vendor scorecards.
• People & Organization: Build and mentor Project Directors/PMs/Planners/QA-QC/EHS/Commissioning; KRAs, utilization/bench plans, succession and recognition tied to predictability, safety and client satisfaction.
• Digital, Analytics & ERPNext: Operationalize ERPNext for milestones, approvals, WIP/EAC, VoC, NCRs, HSE, punch-lists; standardize document control (CDE) and actionable delivery dashboards; drive lessons-learned cycles.

Requirements

First 90 Days (Outcome-Oriented)

• Education/Certifications: B.E./B.Tech (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical). PMP/PRINCE2 preferred; LEED/IGBC and commissioning/safety certifications are a plus.
• Statutory & Code Compliance: Timely approvals/NOCs (fire, CEIG/electrical inspectorate, environmental, factory inspector, local bodies); NBC/IS/IEC/IE rules adherence; for DC programs, TIA-942/Uptime/ASHRAE readiness and client certifications (ISO/SOC/GDPR as applicable).
• EHS: HSE management system (ISO 45001/14001), JSA/JHA, PTW, LOTO, lifting plans, incident investigation, audits; subcontractor HSE compliance and leading-indicator improvement.
• Core Skills: Program controls (P6/MSP, EVM, cost control, WIP/EAC), contracts/claims (FIDIC/NEC, change orders, EOT, LD mitigation), QA/QC and EHS systems, statutory approvals/NOCs, close-out/DLP, stakeholder management with client PMOs and OEM/EPC partners.
• Design Coordination & Constructability: BIM/CDE governance (Revit/Navisworks), clash detection, RFIs/RFCs, value engineering; interface control with OEMs/EPC/GCs.
• Tools: ERP (ERPNext/SAP/D365), BIM (Revit/Navisworks), CDE, Power BI.
• Commissioning, Handover & DLP: Standard FAT/SAT/IST scripts and evidence packs; complete handover documentation (as-builts, O&M, spares/tools, training, warranties) and structured DLP closure.
• Background: Senior leader from infrastructure/construction/EPC delivering complex multi-site programs (industrial plants, logistics/warehousing, metros/rail, airports, hospitals, IT parks/campuses, utilities). Data-center exposure is welcome but learnable.
• Commercials, Contracts & Collections: Contract administration (FIDIC/NEC), change control, claims/EOT; accurate progress measurement, billing certification, invoicing and collections; subcontractor frameworks and scorecards.
• Quality (QA/QC): QMS with ITPs/ITRs, submittal control, FAT/supplier audits, site QA audits, CAPA; constructability reviews, mock-ups and first-time-right practices to minimize rework.

Benefits

Competitive fixed plus performance-linked variable; ESOP eligibility per board policy. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance