Head of Technical Services

Position Overview

OBEK Group Head of Technical Services (HTS) is the leader of the group's technical services micro enterprise. The HTS provides corporate technical authority and execution assurance across Obek Group EPC/EPCIC projects, ensuring disciplined excellence, standards compliance, digital/data integrity, and project controls maturity. HTS drives both the technical backbone (engineering, standards, digital, commissioning, integrity) and project services backbone (planning, cost, risk, contracts, reporting) to deliver safe, reliable, cost-efficient projects.

This position offers a great opportunity for career growth.

Key Accountabilities

• Technical Authority (TA-1): Define and govern standards, approve deviations/waivers, conduct technical audits
• Discipline Excellence: Lead Centers of Excellence (process, mechanical, civil, E&I, subsea, power, wells, environmental)
• Digital & Data Backbone: Govern CDE, BIM, EDMS, digital completions; ensure data integrity and handover
• Project Services Oversight: Drive planning, cost control, risk management, contracts administration, and PMO consistency
• Commissioning & Asset Integrity: Oversee completions, start-up readiness, and asset integrity frameworks
• Governance & People Development: Lead approximately 18 Micro Enterprises, develop deputies and technical career pathways
• Value Creation: Drive value engineering savings, risk mitigation, and schedule certainty via internal chargeback model

Key Deliverables

• Obek Technical Standards Library
• Approved stage-gate reviews (Gate 0–5)
• Technical assurance reports and audit close-outs
• Digital engineering, BIM, and CDE deliverables
• Monthly project dashboards (cost, schedule, risk)
• Commissioning/turnover dossiers and handover packages
• Asset Integrity, RBI, and RCM frameworks and CMMS builds
• Environmental/permit approvals with zero lapses
• Chargeback catalog and SLA performance reporting

Critical Competencies

• Technical authority across oil & gas, petrochem, power, and civil infrastructure EPC/EPCIC projects
• Project Controls expertise