What Are You Going To Do 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. Oversee data security, management and governance. Manage strategic technology partner relationships. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr