▷ High Salary! 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

First 90 Days (Outcome-Oriented)

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.