Director of Studies & Delivery Featured job

Posted time 26/10/2025 Location Oman Job type Full-time, Long-Term Contract

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Director – Studies & Delivery provides strategic and technical leadership for the front-end development of MDO’s mining and processing projects. This executive position oversees the entire value identification and study lifecycle – from concept to final investment decision – ensuring projects are technically sound, economically viable, and execution-ready. The role will also provide oversight on the value realization during the execution and operational delivery.

The role leads feasibility studies & engineering, defines execution strategies, and ensures robust technical planning to transition projects into delivery, in alignment with company’s technical governance framework, OIA investment policy and national development priorities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Project Development

  • Lead the planning and execution of all technical studies (Scoping, PFS, DFS, FEED) across MDO’s project portfolio.
  • Translate corporate objectives into fit-for-purpose project development strategies aligned with stage-gate / FEL methodologies.
  • Lead internal and third-party technical reviews, ensuring studies meet international reporting standards (e.g., JORC, NI 43-101).
  • Define project development pathways for upstream, midstream, and downstream assets under MDO’s investment mandate.

Technical Study Management

  • Ensure all studies comply with international reporting standards (JORC, NI 43-101), Omani regulations, and MDO technical governance.
  • Direct and review engineering design, metallurgical testing, infrastructure assessments, and economic modelling.
  • Coordinate internal and third-party inputs (EPCM firms, technical consultants, ESG experts) to deliver decision-quality study outputs.

Execution Strategy Formulation

  • Develop contracting strategies, operation strategies, tendering frameworks, and execution methodologies to support transition to Gate 4 (execution).
  • Lead the development of technical input into EPC/EPCM packages, construction strategies, and operational readiness plans.
  • Collaborate with the Director – Project Controls & Readiness to align schedule baselines, cost estimates, and risk profiles.

Project Delivery Oversight

  • Oversee project planning, contracting, and execution, ensuring compliance with delivery schedules and capital efficiency.
  • Establish project delivery frameworks, including EPC/EPCM selection, project controls, and stakeholder reporting mechanisms.
  • Ensure operational readiness plans and handover procedures are embedded in project execution.

Lifecycle Governance & Assurance

  • Manage project development through Gates 0 to 3, ensuring technical and economic readiness for investment approval.
  • Support CPTO in Gate 3 investment case validation and board-level technical reviews.
  • Ensure study documentation supports due diligence, financing, permitting, and partner engagement processes.

Stakeholder & Risk Management

  • Lead interface with Exploration, ESG, Investments, Finance, and Legal to ensure integrated project planning.
  • Drive early identification and mitigation of technical, commercial, and regulatory risks.
  • Maintain alignment with government stakeholders, JV partners, and community engagement priorities.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

  • Build and lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers, planners, and study managers.
  • Embed a culture of capital efficiency, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • Mentor Omani talent and contribute to national capacity-building objectives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mining, Process, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering; Master’s or MBA preferred.
  • PMP qualification is advantage
  • Minimum 15 years of experience in mining and industrial project development, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
  • Demonstrated experience in delivering full project lifecycle studies under FEL and stage-gate frameworks.
  • Proficient in project definition, cost estimation (AACEI classifications), and execution strategy development.
  • Deep understanding of JORC/NI 43-101, engineering design codes, and permitting frameworks.

Apply: jobs@ccbmanpower.com

Subject: Director of Studies & Delivery