Global Discipline Director Completions (Calgary)

Role Overview

We are conducting a global search for a Global Discipline Director of Completions (GDD). In this role, the GDD of Completions is accountable for establishing global best practices, governance, and technical excellence across all stages of project completions (Stage 1 to Stage 5). The role places strong emphasis on Stage1 (S1) completions and turnover from Construction to Commissioning, as well as turnover from the project entity to owners/operations. A critical expectation is to champion the completions discipline across the organization, ensuring project teams are fully supported in applying best practices, maturing their completions strategies, and successfully progressing through each stage of the completions lifecycle. The GDD is responsible for driving strong alignment between Construction and Commissioning and establishing processes that create a pull effect from Commissioning on Construction, improving work sequencing, mechanical completion predictability, and overall project delivery schedule. Additionally, the GDD of Completions ensures that completions processes are fully integrated with operational readiness, enabling seamless transition to operations, high‑quality turnover, and effective asset start‑up. We are looking for professionals who think and act like owners, thrive on creating new approaches and improving processes, and can bridge technical execution with strategic foresight to deliver exceptional client value. Most importantly, you will inspire, develop, and lead our teams with a focus on developing future excellent completions professionals, sustaining the growth of our expertise for decades to come. Candidates must be willing to travel to meet teams and clients including remote project sites as required, and participate in site assignments, sometimes requiring fly‑in/fly‑out arrangements for periods of time.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership : Define and lead global strategy for completions excellence across Stage1 to Stage5, driving standardization and consistency across all regions and projects. Establish and promote global best practices for S1 completions, construction‑to‑commissioning turnover, and final handover to operations. Champion completions within the organization by strengthening its visibility, strategic importance, and cross‑disciplinary integration. Develop processes that create a commissioning‑driven pull on construction, enabling early system readiness and accelerated project delivery. Drive alignment between Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Operations to support end‑to‑end completions maturity.
• Technical Excellence & Discipline Governance : Develop and maintain global standards, specifications, procedures, and tools for all completions stages. Govern the successful application of completions practices, including systemization turnover requirement integrations with construction schedule, coordination and alignment with site quality with regards to minimum requirements, tracking of records via digital tools, closure and tracking of Non‑Conformity Reports (NCRs) and TQ (Technical Queries), walk‑downs and punch list management, etc.
• Project Support : Support projects in completions planning, turnover sequencing, and readiness assessments. Ensure projects receive hands‑on guidance in applying best practices and progressing through Stages1‑5. Conduct reviews to assess compliance, readiness, and risk levels, providing expert recommendations. Support the construction team with alignment with construction work packaging (CWP) strategies that reflect commissioning priorities and system readiness goals. Travel to remote sites when required, including fly‑in/fly‑out assignments if required.
• Integration with Operational Readiness : Ensure completions processes directly support operational readiness requirements, including data, documentation, training, maintenance planning, and operational acceptance criteria. Provide guidelines to systematically attain alignment between completion milestones and operations’ needs on all Hatch projects to ensure full readiness for safe and efficient start‑up.
• Digital & Data Leadership : Responsible for Hatch’s completions system (iPasCS) as well as the team administrating the tool. Responsible for Hatch’s global strategy and governance for digital completions systems and ensure integration with project data environments.
• People Leadership & Talent Development : Develop and maintain competency frameworks, training programs, and capability‑building initiatives. Mentor completions team members and overall project teams in best practices, completions requirements and their role in the overall picture. Promote a culture where completions excellence is recognized as a critical driver of predictable, safe, and efficient project execution.
• Stakeholder & Client Engagement : Serve as the global representative for completions matters with clients, partners, regulators, and industry bodies. Support business development teams in shaping completions strategies for project proposals and pursuits. Position the organization as an industry leader in completions and commissioning integration.

Qualifications

• Experience: 15+ years in completions, commissioning, construction, or major project execution.
• Proven leadership in managing completions across multiple projects.
• Ability to implement commissioning‑driven pull systems to improve construction sequencing and delivery.
• Deep understanding of completions stages (S1‑S5), systemization, turnover, transfer of care, custody and control (TCCC), ITP management, walk‑downs and punch listing, completions systems, commissioning acceptance and client acceptance.
• Demonstrated experience working with site contractors, including understanding of construction work processes, contractor deliverables, interface management and progress verification.
• Strong familiarity with quality documentation, including inspection test records, quality turnover packages, redlines/as‑built, test packs, and final handover documentation.
• Experience with digital completions platforms and integration with engineering and construction data systems.
• Deep experience in one of our three main sectors: Metals, Energy, Infrastructure.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and change‑leadership skills.

Attributes

• Safety‑conscious and ethical.
• Cooperative, committed to long‑term success, not transactional.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ambition to grow into influential leadership roles.
• Client relationship, communication and team building acumen.
• Ability to interact and connect with all levels of the organization.
• Competent technical communicator and able to adapt to the audience (empathy).
• Ability to navigate diverse cultural and geographic differences while maintaining standardized service delivery.
• Critical thinking skills to troubleshoot issues and implement solutions in fast‑paced, high‑pressure environments.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Hatch is an Equal Prospect Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.