Reporting to the Managing Director and part of the Executive Committee, the position is to be (ideally) located in Dubai, due to its central location and the large client concentration;
The CTO/Technology Leader will work with the leadership team to set clear priorities and goals for technology innovation, development and management;
Define the company’s overall technology strategy to support business objectives;
Identify and assess potential targets for acquisition;
Strengthen and expand the company portfolio of process technologies/solutions targeting the energy industry and the transition to clean energy;
Lead new development and improvement efforts across organization technologies/solutions;
Be the repository of the company’s core process design knowledge, return of experience and spearhead innovation and dissemination;
Protect company technical knowledge and expertise via patents, secrecy and/or controlled access to critical information;
Lead Pilot and Demonstration units’ initiatives;
Technical Leader for Consulting projects (feasibility studies, pre-FEED) involving new technologies and complex process schemes;
Support Proposals Managers and Sales teams in taking ‘new technology’ offerings to the market with the objective of creating and occupying a ‘niche’;
Ensure close collaboration across departments to drive strategic initiatives, including understanding of the alignment between market needs and technology strategies;
Create strategic plans and set timelines for evaluation, development, and deployment of all technological developments;
Provide advice and direction on ‘Technology Risk’ on complex or novel processes;
Continuously improve Company design tools, systems (including Software Simulations) Procedures and Design Guidelines to best meet the needs of the business;
Provide technology training and mentoring to technical staff;
Adapt the product portfolio to the market changes and opportunities;
Increase competitiveness and/or differentiation of products/technologies through innovation & improvement;
Monitor industry innovations and improvements in the old and new Energy landscape and assess their impact on technologies/solutions;
Establish dialogue with key client technologists to identify process improvements and new business opportunities as identified by their own operations;
Participate in project model reviews focusing on optimizing process designs when requested;
Participate in troubleshooting underperforming systems to identify improvement solutions;
Be responsible for the collection and analyses of equipment performance data leading to product optimization;
Provide leadership and support of Health, Safety & Environment culture and values.
Essential Skills And Knowledge
Science or Engineering Degree with minimum of 20 years conventional and/or renewable energy industry or related industry experience;
Strong skills in strategic planning, goal setting, processes development, budgeting, and creating opportunities for professional development within technology teams;
Creative and Innovation driven;
Excellent communication, leadership, and strategic thinking abilities with a problem-solving aptitude;
Solid understanding of broad technology trends and the ability to align innovation with business goals;
Strong communication with ability to convey technical topics in easy-to-understand business terms and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners.