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<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <b>Position Summary</b>&nbsp;<br><b>Location </b>Muscat <p><b>Tax | Business Tax – Associate / Senior Associate (Omani National)</b></p><br><p>When you work for us, you commit to a career at one of the largest and most prestigious professional services firms in the world. Looking for a rewarding career? Take a closer look at Deloitte &amp; Touche ME. It has received numerous awards in the last few years which include Best Employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, and the Middle East Training &amp; Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).</p><br><p>Our region encompasses diverse tax laws and is part of what makes a career in tax with Deloitte &amp; Touche Middle East a truly stimulating experience. With many corporations operating across several borders, your knowledge of tax will be key to making sure our clients stay on the right side of tax laws and minimize their tax costs. Your people skills will also be engaged as you form a close working relationship with clients, while your technical knowledge will be stretched as you develop expertise across the board in consulting, business, finance and law to craft commercially sound solutions. As you gain experience, you will do so with the full support of a firm that believes in helping you grow and providing you with the skills to succeed.</p><br><p><b>Our Purpose</b></p><br><p>Deloitte makes an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most—for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations and supporting our communities.</p><br><p>Our shared values guide the way we behave to make a positive, enduring impact:</p><br><ul> <li>Lead the way </li> <li>Serve with integrity </li> <li>Take care of each other </li> <li>Foster inclusion </li> <li>Collaborate for measurable impact</li> </ul><p>As an Associate / Senior Associate in our Business Tax team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our clients meet their tax compliance obligations while identifying tax planning opportunities. You will work with a diverse range of clients across various industries, providing them with expert tax advice and services. Your expertise will help clients navigate the complexities of local and international tax laws, ensuring compliance and optimizing their tax strategies. As this position is specifically targeted towards Omani nationals, an understanding of the local market and business environment is advantageous.</p><br><p><b>Key Responsibilities:</b></p><br><ul><li>Tax Compliance and Advisory: Assist clients in meeting their tax compliance obligations, while identifying potential tax planning opportunities.</li><li>Client Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, providing them with tailored tax advice and solutions.</li><li>Research and Analysis: Conduct in-depth research on complex tax issues and provide comprehensive analyses and recommendations.</li><li>Project Coordination: Manage multiple client engagements and coordinate projects and deliverables with the tax team.</li><li>Knowledge Development: Stay updated with the latest tax laws and regulations in Oman and internationally, sharing insights with the team and clients.</li><li>Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with colleagues in the tax team and across other departments to deliver holistic solutions to clients</li></ul><p><b>Leadership Capabilities: </b></p><br><ul> <li>Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make </li> <li>Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders </li> <li>Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people </li> <li>Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction</li> </ul><p><b>Qualifications:</b></p><br><ul> <li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field.</li> <li>Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in tax, preferably with a focus on business tax compliance and advisory services.</li> <li>Relevant professional certifications such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent are preferred.</li> <li>Strong understanding of Omani and international tax laws, regulations, and practices.</li> <li>Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to build and maintain client relationships, with a focus on delivering high-quality service.</li><li>Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.</li><li>Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and manage multiple priorities.</li></ul>For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button below. <br> </div>

<p>Provide robust production-engineering expertise to the subsurface development of the Operated Assets Subsurface function, under the direction of the TL Production Engineer BISAT Development, by supporting field-based production activities, planning production, well design, and completion, and applying production-engineering practices to well and reservoir management, well design and completion, and Integrated Production Modelling (IPM), in order to optimise well and field performance and support the safe, reliable, and efficient production of significant oil and gas deposits.</p><p>The position will act in accordance with the OQEP's Mission, Vision, Values &amp; Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and international standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, QHSE &amp; Energy Management System requirements standards, Omani's government &amp; other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.</p><p><strong>Main tasks and responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Provide robust technical production-engineering expertise, support, and innovative solutions for the execution of the production-engineering process, ensuring common engineering principles and concepts are applied; may handle a large scope of activities simultaneously and provide guidance to junior engineers and trainees.</li><li>Optimise well production through daily well-surveillance monitoring and troubleshooting of well-performance issues.</li><li>Hold direct responsibility for a range of activities including well surveillance, frac-job design and implementation, well testing, artificial-lift selection and design, completion and workover design and execution, well-intervention proposals, and well-stimulation design and execution.</li><li>Analyse and interpret field information using available engineering tools, making recommendations to optimise production and support field development.</li><li>Contribute to monthly production planning and reservoir-surveillance planning as required.</li><li>Hold direct responsibility for monitoring well failure rates, conducting the required Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), and recommending solutions to reduce such rates.</li><li>Participate in integrated field studies for maturing hydrocarbon resources.</li><li>Evaluate well and reservoir performance and recommend production-improvement opportunities.</li><li>Provide production-engineering input to business planning and well proposals, and participate in the preparation of development plans and optimisation studies to maximise project value.</li><li>Work closely with Reservoir Engineers and Geologists to maximise the value of assigned assets.</li><li>Ensure all evaluations are documented and related data is handled in accordance with the Company's Data Management Standards.</li><li>Work safely and proactively promote the Company's occupational health, safety, security, and environment culture, ensuring compliance with HSE and process-safety requirements and participating in HSE programs.</li><li>Fulfil stand-by / on-call duties when required.</li><li>Perform other similar duties as assigned by the TL Production Engineer BISAT Development.</li></ul><p><strong>Key interactions</strong></p><ul><li>Internal: TL Production Engineer BISAT Development and the Subsurface &amp; Operation 60&amp;48 team, and enabling functions (Reservoir Engineering, Geoscience, Well Delivery, Operations, Facilities, and HSSE).</li><li>External: Contractors, service providers, and technical consultants; OQ Group (parent-company interfaces, as applicable).</li></ul><p><strong>Notable Working Conditions</strong></p><p>Combination of field operational environment and office-based technical work; regular presence at well sites and operating facilities to support well surveillance, production troubleshooting, well interventions, stimulation, workover activities, and production optimisation. The role may require working in remote operational areas, exposure to live production environments, and participation in stand-by / on-call duties as required.</p><p><strong>Background and experience</strong></p><p><strong>Competencies and skills</strong></p><ul><li>A minimum of 6+ years' relevant experience in production engineering within the upstream oil and gas industry.</li><li>Experience in production optimisation, well surveillance, and troubleshooting of well-performance issues.</li><li>Experience in artificial-lift selection and design, completion and workover design, well intervention, and stimulation.</li><li>Experience in well testing, frac-job design, and RCFA.</li><li>Proficiency in industry-standard production-engineering and nodal-analysis tools (e.g., PROSPER/GAP or equivalent).</li><li>Good understanding of reservoir behaviour, production operations, and completion procedures.</li><li>Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment with Reservoir Engineers and Geologists.</li><li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), with proficiency in written and spoken English.</li></ul><p><strong>Behavioral / Leadership Competencies:</strong></p><ul><li>Analytical thinking and sound engineering judgement.</li><li>Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.</li><li>Effective communication of technical insights and risks.</li><li>Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement.</li><li>Accountability and results orientation.</li><li>Commitment to HSSE, process safety, integrity, and high technical standards.</li></ul><p><strong>Technical Competencies:</strong></p><ul><li>Production optimisation and well-performance management.</li><li>Artificial lift, completion, and workover design.</li><li>Well intervention, stimulation, and frac-job design.</li><li>Well surveillance, testing, and RCFA.</li><li>Integrated Production Modelling (IPM) and nodal analysis.</li><li>Data management and technical reporting.</li></ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p><strong>Education requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor s degree in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent</li><li>Master s degree (preferred)</li><li>Language requirements Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required).</li></ul><p><strong>Background and experience</strong></p><p><strong>Competencies and skills</strong></p><ul><li>A minimum of 6+ years' relevant experience in production engineering within the upstream oil and gas industry.</li><li>Experience in production optimisation, well surveillance, and troubleshooting of well-performance issues.</li><li>Experience in artificial-lift selection and design, completion and workover design, well intervention, and stimulation.</li><li>Experience in well testing, frac-job design, and RCFA.</li><li>Proficiency in industry-standard production-engineering and nodal-analysis tools (e.g., PROSPER/GAP or equivalent).</li><li>Good understanding of reservoir behaviour, production operations, and completion procedures.</li><li>Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment with Reservoir Engineers and Geologists.</li><li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), with proficiency in written and spoken English.</li></ul><p><strong>Behavioral / Leadership Competencies:</strong></p><ul><li>Analytical thinking and sound engineering judgement.</li><li>Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.</li><li>Effective communication of technical insights and risks.</li><li>Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement.</li><li>Accountability and results orientation.</li><li>Commitment to HSSE, process safety, integrity, and high technical standards.</li></ul><p><strong>Technical Competencies:</strong></p><ul><li>Production optimisation and well-performance management.</li><li>Artificial lift, completion, and workover design.</li><li>Well intervention, stimulation, and frac-job design.</li><li>Well surveillance, testing, and RCFA.</li><li>Integrated Production Modelling (IPM) and nodal analysis.</li><li>Data management and technical reporting.</li></ul>

<p>Responsible for managing, planning, and administering the Contracts and Procurement that include the Procurement &amp; Supplier Performance Management, Contracting at OQ8, under delegated authority of VP SCM. Acting as single point of accountability for Contracts and Procurement services, support provider and owner of the Procurement and Contract standards at Corporate and operational level, through Providing direction to the diverse teams and processes that includes (1) Procurement, (2) Contracts, (3) Strategic Contracts, and (4) Supplier and Performance Management; in order to achieve a positive supplier performance on balanced forms of contract and effective policies and procedures, to support business value and gain commercial advantage to OQ8 while ensuring material and service contract availability to internal customers.</p><p>The position will act in accordance with OQ8 s Mission, Vision, Values &amp; Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani s government &amp; other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.</p><p><b><br>Main Accountabilities:</b></p><p>Strategic Business Plan &amp; Risk Management</p><p>Oversees the development and execution of Contracts and Procurement and long-term strategic plan in alignment with the function and organization strategies. Oversees development of Contracts and Procurement business plans to ensure the achievement of function and organization financial and strategic objectives.</p><p>Oversees risk Management and ensure compliance with Local Government procurement and tendering guidelines while seeking to adopt innovative, best practice &amp; Contracts and Procurement solutions; in order to deliver business value, gain commercial advantage to OQ8 while applying best in class process.</p><p>Procurement</p><p>Overseas procurement strategy execution through best-in-class sourcing and negotiation strategy</p><p>Oversee the evaluating processes (including complex commercial aspects of procurement) and the direction on complex negotiation &amp; decisions on price and terms.</p><p>Oversee the cross-functional annual procurement planning process in order to ensure timely and effective service delivery to internal customers.</p><p>Capitalize on Procurement opportunities caused by changing market forces through heightened market intelligence and awareness to gain commercial advantage for the organization.</p><p>Oversee marketing strategy for category-based / category planning process across categories, ensuring the growth of opportunities and business targets through category &amp; market analysis.</p><p>Supplier Management</p><p>Oversees the Local Supplier Development through the implementation of a comprehensive development program for local suppliers under specific requirements (including Procurement, OMT Contracts, Corporate Contracts, Project Contracts, Materials, Inventory, Warehouse Procurement and Contracts, Logistics, &amp; Purchase Performance, Capital Projects).</p><p>Provide a reliable platform to enhance capabilities of Local suppliers, and set processes parameters, monitoring, and altering key variables for the capacity building initiative; in order to provide a reliable platform for training and ensure that suppliers are assessed for further enhancement.</p><p>Manage supplier relations through initiative-taking engagement initiatives, smooth transaction process and complaints management to achieve a positive supplier experience.</p><p>Overseas and lead Planning, Market Intelligence &amp; Strategy initiatives, and teams to achieve positive supplier experience. Ensuring effective and efficiency processes and heightened market intelligence.</p><p>Performance Management</p><p>Oversees the Capacity building initiatives &amp; performance of direct and indirect staff, aligning those initiatives with the human resources processes and systems, to ensure the transfer of knowledge to local staff and motivate employees with the right balance of technical and functional capabilities.</p><p>Oversees Contracts &amp; Procurement employees competence development.</p><p>Oversee building and retaining capabilities within Contracts &amp; Procurement</p><p>Lead and guide a motivated, engaged, high performing and capable team in order to deliver the department business plan.</p><p>Lead the Talent and Performance Management at Contracts &amp; Procurement for its direct and indirect reports, defining workforce requirements, recruiting, training, and developing talent, aligned with the human resources processes and systems, to ensure capable, qualified, and initiative-taking employees with the right balance of technical and functional capabilities.</p><p>Contracts</p><p>Oversee the contract strategy execution through the implementation of best-in-class sourcing and negotiation strategies that are aligned with organization s policy to ensure the right contracts are in place to deliver value to internal customers.</p><p>Oversee the development and implementation of improved contractual documents through the alignment of stakeholders to achieve balanced forms of contract that protect OO8 and obtain supplier acceptance.</p><p>Oversees contract management processes to ensure the delivery of required supplier performance, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that OO8 s procurement solutions meet the needs of industry and internal customers.</p><p>Strategic Contracts</p><p>Provide support to the Contract Holders and Owners of Strategic Contracts as defined in the Terms of Reference</p><p>Oversees and lead the audit queries for Contract-related matters within the Strategic Contracts</p><p>Develop &amp; implement all transformation initiatives related to strategic contracts.</p><p>Tender Committees</p><p>Oversee the full cycle for the Internal Tender Committee and Board Tender Committee, including facilitating meetings, presenting, recording minutes, and follow up action items till closure.</p><p>Monitoring &amp; Reporting</p><p>Monitor Contracts &amp; Procurement financial performance (OPEX and CAPEX) against the approved budget to ensure alignment with set budget guidelines, identify areas of unsatisfactory performance, and recommend performance improvement opportunities.</p><p>Ensure that Contracts &amp; Procurement recommendations and reports are accurate, relevant, and timely that will lead to stakeholders being able to make informed and timely decisions. Present regular and ad-hoc management reports on new opportunities, highlight critical issues and challenges, and provide strategic insight to ensure effective decision-making.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p>Bachelor s degree in accounting, Operation Management, Supply Chain, Quantity Surveying or relvent field.</p><p>Master s degree or any other qualification - Preferred but not required.</p><p>Minimum 14 years of relevant working experience handling Contracts and Procurement processes or relevent field.</p><p>Solid knowledge and strong working experience in:</p><ul><li>Procurement</li><li>Financial management - Project financing</li><li>Downstream Operations Oil &amp; Gas context</li><li>Mega Projects execution in Oil &amp; Gas experience</li><li>JV and stakeholder management</li><li>Middle East experience is an asset.</li><li>Procurement and Contract standards for Middle East</li><li>Local supplier development</li><li>C&amp;P Talent Development</li><li>Knowledge of strategic sourcing and category management concepts.</li><li>Abreast of leading practices in procurement processes and systems.</li><li>Strong understanding of contract management.</li><li>Good understanding of business and governance structure.</li><li>Ability to lead all procurement and contracts activities, tactically and strategically.</li><li>Omani and international Law</li></ul><p>Leadership &amp; Soft:</p><ul><li>Capable of inspiring and leading change.</li><li>Committing Personally,</li><li>Focusing on Results,</li><li>Serving Customers for Business</li><li>HSSE focus.</li><li>Self-starter, independent</li><li>Strong communication skills.</li><li>Able to build suitably synergies in multidisciplinary teams.</li><li>Capacity to manage and resolve general complex issues when strategic thinking is required within broad functional policies and objectives.</li><li>Proven ability to manage stakeholder interests, as well as influence and negotiate with them.</li><li>Strong technical, commercial and communication skills.</li><li>People management</li><li>Planning and organizing</li><li>Systemic thinking</li><li>Business Acumen</li><li>Decisiveness</li><li>Technical and commercial instinct</li></ul><p>Technical:</p><ul><li>Computer Literacy including MS Office suit and ERP / SAP.</li><li>Procurement.</li><li>Contract.</li><li>Category Manager.</li><li>Strategic sourcing.</li><li>Procurement systems.</li><li>Contract management.</li><li>Policies and procedures.</li></ul>

<p>Responsible for managing, planning, and administering the Contracts and Procurement that include the Procurement &amp; Supplier Performance Management, Contracting at OQ8, under delegated authority of VP SCM. Acting as single point of accountability for Contracts and Procurement services, support provider and owner of the Procurement and Contract standards at Corporate and operational level, through Providing direction to the diverse teams and processes that includes (1) Procurement, (2) Contracts, (3) Strategic Contracts, and (4) Supplier and Performance Management; in order to achieve a positive supplier performance on balanced forms of contract and effective policies and procedures, to support business value and gain commercial advantage to OQ8 while ensuring material and service contract availability to internal customers.</p><p>The position will act in accordance with OQ8 s Mission, Vision, Values &amp; Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani s government &amp; other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.</p><p><strong>Main Accountabilities:</strong></p><p><strong>Strategic Business Plan &amp; Risk Management</strong></p><p>Oversees the development and execution of Contracts and Procurement and long-term strategic plan in alignment with the function and organization strategies. Oversees development of Contracts and Procurement business plans to ensure the achievement of function and organization financial and strategic objectives.</p><p>Oversees risk Management and ensure compliance with Local Government procurement and tendering guidelines while seeking to adopt innovative, best practice &amp; Contracts and Procurement solutions; in order to deliver business value, gain commercial advantage to OQ8 while applying best in class process.</p><p><strong>Procurement</strong></p><p>Overseas procurement strategy execution through best-in-class sourcing and negotiation strategy</p><p>Oversee the evaluating processes (including complex commercial aspects of procurement) and the direction on complex negotiation &amp; decisions on price and terms.</p><p>Oversee the cross-functional annual procurement planning process in order to ensure timely and effective service delivery to internal customers.</p><p>Capitalize on Procurement opportunities caused by changing market forces through heightened market intelligence and awareness to gain commercial advantage for the organization.</p><p>Oversee marketing strategy for category-based / category planning process across categories, ensuring the growth of opportunities and business targets through category &amp; market analysis.</p><p><strong>Supplier Management</strong></p><p>Oversees the Local Supplier Development through the implementation of a comprehensive development program for local suppliers under specific requirements (including Procurement, OMT Contracts, Corporate Contracts, Project Contracts, Materials, Inventory, Warehouse Procurement and Contracts, Logistics, &amp; Purchase Performance, Capital Projects).</p><p>Provide a reliable platform to enhance capabilities of Local suppliers, and set processes parameters, monitoring, and altering key variables for the capacity building initiative; in order to provide a reliable platform for training and ensure that suppliers are assessed for further enhancement.</p><p>Manage supplier relations through initiative-taking engagement initiatives, smooth transaction process and complaints management to achieve a positive supplier experience.</p><p>Overseas and lead Planning, Market Intelligence &amp; Strategy initiatives, and teams to achieve positive supplier experience. Ensuring effective and efficiency processes and heightened market intelligence.</p><p><strong>Performance Management</strong></p><p>Oversees the Capacity building initiatives &amp; performance of direct and indirect staff, aligning those initiatives with the human resources processes and systems, to ensure the transfer of knowledge to local staff and motivate employees with the right balance of technical and functional capabilities.</p><p>Oversees Contracts &amp; Procurement employees competence development.</p><p>Oversee building and retaining capabilities within Contracts &amp; Procurement</p><p>Lead and guide a motivated, engaged, high performing and capable team in order to deliver the department business plan.</p><p>Lead the Talent and Performance Management at Contracts &amp; Procurement for its direct and indirect reports, defining workforce requirements, recruiting, training, and developing talent, aligned with the human resources processes and systems, to ensure capable, qualified, and initiative-taking employees with the right balance of technical and functional capabilities.</p><p><strong>Contracts</strong></p><p>Oversee the contract strategy execution through the implementation of best-in-class sourcing and negotiation strategies that are aligned with organization s policy to ensure the right contracts are in place to deliver value to internal customers.</p><p>Oversee the development and implementation of improved contractual documents through the alignment of stakeholders to achieve balanced forms of contract that protect OO8 and obtain supplier acceptance.</p><p>Oversees contract management processes to ensure the delivery of required supplier performance, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that OO8 s procurement solutions meet the needs of industry and internal customers.</p><p><strong>Strategic Contracts</strong></p><p>Provide support to the Contract Holders and Owners of Strategic Contracts as defined in the Terms of Reference</p><p>Oversees and lead the audit queries for Contract-related matters within the Strategic Contracts</p><p>Develop &amp; implement all transformation initiatives related to strategic contracts.</p><p><strong>Tender Committees</strong></p><p>Oversee the full cycle for the Internal Tender Committee and Board Tender Committee, including facilitating meetings, presenting, recording minutes, and follow up action items till closure.</p><p><strong>Monitoring &amp; Reporting</strong></p><p>Monitor Contracts &amp; Procurement financial performance (OPEX and CAPEX) against the approved budget to ensure alignment with set budget guidelines, identify areas of unsatisfactory performance, and recommend performance improvement opportunities.</p><p>Ensure that Contracts &amp; Procurement recommendations and reports are accurate, relevant, and timely that will lead to stakeholders being able to make informed and timely decisions. Present regular and ad-hoc management reports on new opportunities, highlight critical issues and challenges, and provide strategic insight to ensure effective decision-making.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p><strong>Education requirements</strong></p><p>Bachelor s degree in accounting, Operation Management, Supply Chain, Quantity Surveying or relvent field.</p><p>Master s degree or any other qualification - Preferred but not required.</p><p><strong>Background and experience</strong></p><p>Minimum 14 years of relevant working experience handling Contracts and Procurement processes or relevent field.</p><p>Solid knowledge and strong working experience in:</p><p>Procurement</p><p>Financial management - Project financing</p><p>Downstream Operations Oil &amp; Gas context</p><p>Mega Projects execution in Oil &amp; Gas experience</p><p>JV and stakeholder management</p><p>Middle East experience is an asset.</p><p>Procurement and Contract standards for Middle East</p><p>Local supplier development</p><p>C&amp;P Talent Development</p><p>Knowledge of strategic sourcing and category management concepts.</p><p>Abreast of leading practices in procurement processes and systems.</p><p>Strong understanding of contract management.</p><p>Good understanding of business and governance structure.</p><p>Ability to lead all procurement and contracts activities, tactically and strategically.</p><p>Omani and international Law</p><p><strong>Competencies and skills</strong></p><p><strong>Leadership &amp; Soft:</strong></p><p>Capable of inspiring and leading change.</p><p>Committing Personally,</p><p>Focusing on Results,</p><p>Serving Customers for Business</p><p>HSSE focus.</p><p>Self-starter, independent</p><p>Strong communication skills.</p><p>Able to build suitably synergies in multidisciplinary teams.</p><p>Capacity to manage and resolve general complex issues when strategic thinking is required within broad functional policies and objectives.</p><p>Proven ability to manage stakeholder interests, as well as influence and negotiate with them.</p><p>Strong technical, commercial and communication skills.</p><p>People management</p><p>Planning and organizing</p><p>Systemic thinking</p><p>Business Acumen</p><p>Decisiveness</p><p>Technical and commercial instinct</p><p><strong>Technical:</strong></p><p>Computer Literacy including MS Office suit and ERP / SAP.</p><p>Procurement.</p><p>Contract.</p><p>Category Manager.</p><p>Strategic sourcing.</p><p>Procurement systems.</p><p>Contract management.</p><p>Policies and procedures.</p>

<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p>Provide SAP-specific technical guidance and design assurance under the delegated authority of the SAP Technical Manager. The role acts as a Subject Matter Expert for SAP technical architecture, integration standards, clean-core alignment, security-by-design, and solution scalability across SAP landscapes. It contributes to technical standards and reference patterns, reviews SAP technical designs before implementation, and works closely with SAP Basis, Integration, Security/GRC, ABAP, and delivery teams to support SAP solutions that are secure, compliant, resilient, and aligned with OQ architecture principles and business priorities. The role provides SAP-specific technical design assurance within the SAP Technical domain and aligns with OQ architecture principles, target-state direction, and cross-platform standards.</p><p>The position will act in accordance with the Group s Mission, Vision, Values &amp; Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani s government &amp; other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.</p><p><strong>Main tasks and responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>SAP System Architecture</strong></p><ul><li>Provide expert-level guidance and design assurance for SAP technical architecture, including SAP S/4HANA landscapes, technical components, integration touchpoints, and architecture principles, to support scalability, performance, reliability, resilience, and clean-core alignment.</li><li>Collaborate with SAP Basis, Integration, SAP Security/GRC, ABAP, infrastructure teams, SAP-managed service counterparts, and business stakeholders to review and align SAP technical architecture with business needs, approved standards, and OQ s SAP operating model.</li><li>Review SAP technical designs before build and provide recommendations through the Manager SAP Technical approval route to ensure alignment with approved architecture, security, compliance, integration, and governance standards.</li></ul><p><strong>Application</strong></p><ul><li>Provide expert SAP technical guidance and design assurance to support SAP solutions being designed, enhanced, and integrated in line with approved standards, business requirements, clean-core principles, and OQ s SAP operating model.</li><li>Review SAP technical specifications and solution designs before build to ensure alignment with architecture standards, extensibility patterns, interface requirements, security-by-design, and compliance expectations.</li><li>Provide technical guidance to demand, delivery, SAP Basis, Integration, SAP Security/GRC, ABAP, and business teams to ensure proposed SAP changes are technically feasible, scalable, supportable, and aligned with business priorities.</li><li>Promote SAP technical best practices, knowledge sharing, and design consistency across SAP application changes, enhancements, integrations, and technical solution decisions.</li><li>Identify SAP technical risks related to application changes and recommend mitigation actions covering integration impact, system compliance, security, performance, resilience, and operational supportability.</li></ul><p><strong>SAP Development and Customization</strong></p><ul><li>Provide design assurance and technical input for SAP development and customization delivered by ABAP, Fiori/UI5, integration, vendor, and delivery teams.</li><li>Review custom development approaches for alignment with clean-core principles, approved extensibility patterns, coding standards, security expectations, upgrade impact, and operational supportability.</li><li>Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for custom development deliverables without owning ABAP, Fiori/UI5, or integration delivery execution.</li></ul><p><strong>SAP Integration and Interface Management</strong></p><ul><li>Provide high-level SAP technical architecture input on integration and interface requirements to ensure alignment with approved SAP standards, business needs, security requirements, and OQ s SAP operating model.</li><li>Review SAP integration designs at architecture and risk level to identify key risks related to data flow, security, performance, resilience, monitoring, and operational supportability.</li><li>Coordinate with SAP Basis, Integration, SAP Security/GRC, ABAP, SAP-managed service counterparts, and vendors to support integration-related technical reviews and issue resolution.</li><li>Support the definition and improvement of SAP interface documentation, monitoring expectations, error-handling principles, and ownership clarity across integration touchpoints without replacing SAP Integration Expert ownership of detailed integration design and delivery.</li></ul><p><strong>SAP Upgrade and Migration</strong></p><ul><li>Support SAP upgrades, release changes, and platform transitions by providing SAP technical governance input from planning and preparation through execution readiness and post-go-live stabilization.</li><li>Provide technical review of upgrade and migration impacts covering OQ-owned dependencies, interfaces, security, testing, business continuity, operational readiness, and SAP-managed service responsibility boundaries.</li><li>Coordinate with SAP Basis, SAP-managed service providers, project delivery, functional teams, integration, security, and business stakeholders to ensure technical risks and dependencies are identified, tracked, and addressed.</li></ul><p><strong>SAP Performance Optimization</strong></p><ul><li>Identify performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities within SAP systems by reviewing system metrics, technical patterns, workload trends, interface behaviour, and operational feedback.</li><li>Recommend and coordinate performance improvement actions with SAP Basis, SAP-managed service providers, infrastructure, integration, ABAP, functional, and vendor teams, within the applicable OQ and SAP responsibility boundaries.</li><li>Support review of performance testing and benchmarking outcomes to assess system performance, scalability, and reliability under different workloads and usage scenarios.</li></ul><p><strong>SAP Security and Compliance</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate with SAP Security/GRC, SAP Basis, Integration, ABAP, infrastructure, SAP-managed service counterparts, and vendors to review security-by-design requirements during SAP technical design and architecture review.</li><li>Provide SAP technical input on access governance, privileged access, segregation of duties, logging, monitoring, auditability, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements in coordination with SAP Security/GRC control owners and without owning operational access administration.</li><li>Review SAP technical changes and solution designs to identify security, compliance, resilience, and operational risks before implementation into production environments.</li></ul></div></section><section><p class="heading">Desired Candidate Profile</p><p class="paragraph"></p><ul><li>Minimum Qualifications for this position are a bachelor s degree in IT or related disciplines.</li><li>Master s degree in relevant field.</li><li>Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required).</li><li>A minimum of 8 10 years experience in SAP technical architecture or senior SAP technical roles, with exposure to standards, design review, and cross-team technical advisory activities.</li><li>Hands-on background in SAP technical roles, with expertise in SAP system architecture, integration architecture review, clean-core principles, and technical design assurance.</li><li>Experience with enterprise applications integrated with SAP, such as laboratory, environmental, operational, or other business systems used in OQ s landscape.</li><li>Experience in application development methodologies and integration techniques sufficient to review and govern designs without owning development or integration delivery.</li><li>Working experience in industries like Oil &amp; Gas, Energy and Utilities is preferable.</li><li>Experience reviewing or contributing to enterprise integration, APIs, and service-oriented architecture solutions.</li><li>Working knowledge of OQ s SAP-enabled Oil &amp; Gas business processes across relevant areas such as finance, procurement, maintenance, supply chain, projects, reporting, integrations, and asset operations.</li><li>Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, BW/BI, SAP GRC, Solution Manager, SAP BTP/CPI, SAP Cloud Connector, the SAP RISE operating model, SAP-managed service responsibilities, and related SAP technical components used across OQ s landscape.</li><li>Ability to assess SAP technical requirements in an Oil &amp; Gas operating context without assuming ownership of functional solution design, ABAP development, SAP Basis operations, SAP Security/GRC administration, or detailed integration delivery.</li><li>Strong stakeholder influence and collaboration skills, with the ability to guide technical teams and business stakeholders without direct reporting authority.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex SAP technical designs, identify risks, and recommend practical improvements.</li><li>Clear communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain SAP technical topics to technical, business, audit, and management stakeholders.</li><li>Good planning and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance business urgency, risk, compliance, technical impact, and operational stability.</li><li>Forward-thinking mindset, with the ability to promote continuous improvement, standardization, resilience, and future-ready SAP technical practices.</li><li>Strong accountability mindset and business results orientation, with focus on secure, compliant, supportable, and business-aligned SAP solutions.</li><li>Customer-focused approach, with the ability to maintain constructive relationships with internal teams, SAP, vendors, and business users.</li><li>Strong understanding of SAP technical architecture, SAP S/4HANA landscapes, the SAP RISE operating model, SAP-managed service responsibilities, and SAP technical components relevant to enterprise environments.</li><li>Working knowledge of SAP technologies such as ABAP, Fiori/UI5, integration tools, BW/BI, SAP Basis concepts, and cloud/private cloud services sufficient to review technical designs and identify key risks.</li><li>Ability to review SAP technical specifications, solution designs, and change proposals for alignment with clean-core principles, approved extensibility patterns, security-by-design, performance, resilience, and operational supportability.</li><li>Good understanding of SAP security and compliance concepts, including access governance, privileged access, technical/generic users, segregation of duties, logging, monitoring, auditability, and vulnerability remediation.</li><li>Practical understanding of SAP integration and interface concepts, including data flow, interface monitoring, error handling, security, and ownership clarity across integration touchpoints.</li><li>Ability to identify SAP technical risks and recommend practical mitigation actions covering integration impact, compliance, performance, resilience, and supportability.</li></ul><p></p></section>