Chief Delivery Officer

Chief Delivery Officer (CDO) – Data Center Infrastructure & Construction Delivery

Company: Technavious Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Function: Portfolio Delivery & Program Controls

Location: Chennai / Mumbai

Reports to: COO

Role Purpose

Build and run a predictable, on-time, on-budget, on-spec delivery engine across multi-site programs. Institutionalize governance from scope to handover; strengthen commercial discipline and collections; elevate quality, safety, and compliance. Apply best practices from infrastructure/construction to Technavious projects, including data centers and allied industrial/campus builds.

Key Deliverables (What Success Looks Like)

• Delivery Governance & PMO: Stage-gate framework from SOW to handover/DLP; portfolio control tower with WBS, baselines, risk/issue registers, dashboards; proactive recovery planning.
• Planning, Budgeting & Scheduling: Integrated master schedules (resource- and cost-loaded) across CSA/MEP/ELV/OEM; long-lead and interface plans; delay analysis and acceleration strategies.
• Commercials, Contracts & Collections: Contract administration (FIDIC/NEC), change control, claims/EOT; accurate progress measurement, billing certification, invoicing and collections; subcontractor frameworks and scorecards.
• Quality (QA/QC): QMS with ITPs/ITRs, submittal control, FAT/supplier audits, site QA audits, CAPA; constructability reviews, mock-ups and first-time-right practices to minimize rework.
• EHS: HSE management system (ISO 45001/14001), JSA/JHA, PTW, LOTO, lifting plans, incident investigation, audits; subcontractor HSE compliance and leading-indicator improvement.
• Statutory & Code Compliance: Timely approvals/NOCs (fire, CEIG/electrical inspectorate, environmental, factory inspector, local bodies); NBC/IS/IEC/IE rules adherence; for DC programs, TIA-942/Uptime/ASHRAE readiness and client certifications (ISO/SOC/GDPR as applicable).
• Design Coordination & Constructability: BIM/CDE governance (Revit/Navisworks), clash detection, RFIs/RFCs, value engineering; interface control with OEMs/EPC/GCs.
• Commissioning, Handover & DLP: Standard FAT/SAT/IST scripts and evidence packs; complete handover documentation (as-builts, O&M, spares/tools, training, warranties) and structured DLP closure.
• Business Metric: One of the key performance metrics will be Account farming and creating upsell opportunities.
• People & Organization: Build and mentor Project Directors/PMs/Planners/QA-QC/EHS/Commissioning; KRAs, utilization/bench plans, succession and recognition tied to predictability, safety and client satisfaction.
• Digital, Analytics & ERPNext: Operationalize ERPNext for milestones, approvals, WIP/EAC, VoC, NCRs, HSE, punch-lists; standardize document control (CDE) and actionable delivery dashboards; drive lessons-learned cycles.

Candidate Profile

• Background: Senior leader from infrastructure/construction/EPC delivering complex multi-site programs (industrial plants, logistics/warehousing, metros/rail, airports, hospitals, IT parks/campuses, utilities). Data-center exposure is welcome but learnable.
• Core Skills: Program controls (P6/MSP, EVM, cost control, WIP/EAC), contracts/claims (FIDIC/NEC, change orders, EOT, LD mitigation), QA/QC and EHS systems, statutory approvals/NOCs, close-out/DLP, stakeholder management with client PMOs and OEM/EPC partners.
• Tools: ERP (ERPNext/SAP/D365), BIM (Revit/Navisworks), CDE, Power BI.
• Education/Certifications: B.E./B.Tech (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical). PMP/PRINCE2 preferred; LEED/IGBC and commissioning/safety certifications are a plus.
• Leadership: Decisive, financially literate, escalation-savvy, crisp communicator, team builder and coach.

First 90 Days (Outcome-Oriented)

• Assess & Stabilize: Portfolio health review; freeze baseline WBS/cost codes; activate Delivery Control Tower; resolve priority risks; launch ERPNext delivery dashboards (v1).
• Standardize & Control: Publish Delivery Playbook (stage-gates, PMO templates, ITPs, HSE starter kit, change-control); clean up variation/claims backlog; deploy vendor scorecards.
• Accelerate & Institutionalize: Drive margin and schedule recovery on at-risk projects; enforce close-out discipline; stand up Centers of Excellence (Planning/P6, QA-QC, EHS, Commissioning); finalize talent and succession plans.

Interfaces, Authority & Work Model

Internal: CEO, Sales/Alliances, Finance/CFO, SCM, Legal, HR, CTO/Design, PMO, Regional Heads. External: Clients, EPC/GCs, consultants, OEMs, certifying bodies, regulators. Authority: Approve delivery budgets, resource plans, change orders/claims (per DOA), subcontractor awards, site governance decisions. Work model: Hybrid with frequent site travel; must lead in-person war rooms at critical milestones.

Compensation

Competitive fixed plus performance-linked variable; ESOP eligibility per board policy. Equal Opportunity Employer.