Project Governance and Readiness Manager Featured job

Posted time 06/05/2026 Location Oman Job type Full-time, Long-Term Contract

Overview
A leading organization in the mining/resources sector is seeking a Project Governance & Readiness Manager to lead and institutionalize project governance across a major portfolio of capital projects. This role acts as the custodian of governance frameworks, ensuring robust stage-gate compliance, investment assurance, and execution readiness prior to project advancement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain end-to-end project governance frameworks, including stage-gate processes, RACI structures, and decision criteria
  • Lead stage-gate documentation, compliance, and audit processes across all project phases (Gate 0–5)
  • Drive execution readiness assessments (Gate 3 to Gate 4), ensuring projects meet technical, commercial, regulatory, and operational requirements
  • Conduct governance audits and assurance reviews, identifying gaps and enforcing corrective actions
  • Provide portfolio-level insights to leadership to support investment decisions and prioritization
  • Act as a gatekeeper for capital investment decisions, ensuring only fully compliant and ready projects proceed
  • Manage post-implementation reviews (PIR) and institutionalize lessons learned across the project lifecycle

Requirements

  • Proven experience in project governance, project controls, or PMO leadership within large-scale capital projects (mining, oil & gas, infrastructure, or similar)
  • Strong expertise in stage-gate frameworks, risk management, and investment assurance
  • Demonstrated ability to lead audit, compliance, and readiness assessments
  • Experience working with senior stakeholders and investment committees
  • Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline (advanced certifications preferred)

Why Apply?

  • Strategic, high-impact role influencing multi-billion-dollar investment decisions
  • Opportunity to shape governance frameworks within a growing project portfolio
  • Leadership exposure across executive and investment committee levels

Interested, share your CV to ccbmanpower@gmail.com