Marafiq تعلن عن وظيفة مستشار تخطيط طويل الأمد في الجبيل

Job Purpose

To provide expert guidance, advice and support in long-term planning for Marafiq’s utilities service lines, by helping in setting long-term goals, developing strategies, providing insight into market trends, industry best practices, and potential opportunities for growth, in alignment with the company’s objectives, to sustain a competitive edge.

Role & Responsibilities

• Ensure effective cascading of the departmental strategy into operational business plans, to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing strategies.
• Contribute to the development of Marafiq’s Long-Term Strategy and associated strategic plan, considering market dynamics, competitor landscapes, and emerging growth opportunities to ensure a competitive advantage.
• Provide strategic expertise to leadership on future business scenarios, helping to shape the direction of Marafiq’s long-term business goals.
• Conduct market research and analysis to inform the long-term planning process, ensuring the company’s strategies are robust and adaptable to evolving market conditions.
• Design and develop scenarios to determine the potential impact on Marafiq’s operations and prepare risk strategies to mitigate these effectively.
• Prepare detailed reports on findings and forecasts, providing strategic recommendations to support management with business decision-making.
• Explore and evaluate potential business growth opportunities, both within and outside the Royal Commission (RC) areas, using Marafiq’s New Growth Opportunity Evaluation Procedure, to capitalize on these.
• Provide recommendations based on market dynamics, regulatory changes, technological advancements and customer needs, to identify and assess opportunities for new business, ensuring alignment with long-term supply and demand plans.
• Provide expert advice on exploring strategic options for Marafiq’s joint ventures and integrating these with Marafiq’s overall supply planning efforts to ensure long-term viability and success.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders to build high levels of trust and understanding, while upholding the highest standards of business ethics and integrity and promptly addressing critical issues, contributing to the realization of Marafiq's growth agenda.
• Lead the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes, and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement, and cost reduction.
• Provide input and implement policies, systems, and procedures for the assigned team, to ensure that relevant procedural requirements are fulfilled.

Minimum Education Requirements

▪ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, strategic management, Economics, or a related field.

▪ Preferred: A master’s degree in engineering or a related field.

Minimum Experience Requirements

▪ 10+ years of experience in utility projects, strategic planning, business development or related field.

▪ Experience in utilities or energy sector planning, managing utility projects, particularly in water, power, and wastewater sectors, strongly focusing on project sourcing and evaluation.

▪ Experience in conducting detailed feasibility studies and developing robust business cases.

▪ Strong understanding of utility projects' Techno-Commercial, financial, and operational aspects.

Professional Certification(s)

▪ Relevant certifications in Utilities Management, Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED); Certified Energy Auditor (CEA), Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.