Chief Technology Officer - Heavy Construction & Contracting

Chief Technology Officer

This Senior Executive role as Chief Technology Officer will drive our heavy-construction contracting business into the next era of data-driven, robotics-enabled excellence. You will be the architect of our technological evolution- shaping systems that deliver safer, faster and more profitable projects in the most challenging environments.

As CTO, you will define and own the end-to-end technology vision, translating frontier-site challenges into transformative solutions. You will lead research, development and large-scale deployments of autonomous earth-moving equipment, laser-guided screeds, drones, humanoid robots and BIM-based digital twins. Working closely with a high-caliber team of engineers, data scientists and field technologists, you will integrate AI-powered analytics, IoT telemetry and robust cyber-physical security to optimize safety, quality and profitability.

In partnership with the executive leadership team, you will secure buy-in and resources for strategic initiatives, build cap-ex business cases, and champion operator adoption through tailored training and change-management programs. Your mission is to ensure that every project benefits from best-of-breed solutions, while upholding the highest standards of data governance, cloud resilience and regulatory compliance. This role reports directly to the GM / CEO, with a dotted line to the Board of Directors, and demands both a hands-on technologist's curiosity and a strategist's business acumen.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Roadmapping Craft a 35-year technology strategy and translate it into annual plans, budget requests and KPIs. Lead cap-ex / business cases that clearly articulate ROI, TCO and risk mitigation for autonomous and digital-twin investments.
• Automation & Robotics Deployment Scout, evaluate and integrate autonomous earth-moving systems, laser-guided screeds, drones, computer-vision safety platforms and humanoid robots. Oversee pilot program design, vendor selection, lab prototyping and phased field rollouts- iterating rapidly based on lessons learned.
• Digital Construction & Data Analytics Implement BIM-based digital twins across project lifecycles for real-time progress tracking and predictive "what-if" simulations. Architect IoT telemetry frameworks and predictive-maintenance analytics to optimize equipment uptime, utilization and labor productivity.
• Innovation Portfolio Management & R&D Oversight Establish an R&D lab governance model : ideation pipelines, vendor partnerships, university collaborations and pilot-to-scale processes. Oversee research and development projects end-to-end, ensuring they deliver cost-effective, competitive products and smoothly transition from prototype to production.
• Stakeholder Enablement & Change Management Translate site-level pain points into executive-level business cases, presentations and ROI dashboards. Design operator training programs, "train-the-trainer" models and digital adoption frameworks to drive sustained utilization of new tools.
• Governance, Security & Regulatory Compliance Partner with shared-services IT to define architecture standards, data-governance policies, cloud-security controls and cyber-physical safety protocols. Ensure all technological processes and services comply with industry regulations (e.g., OSHA, ISO 19650 for BIM), UAV / autonomous-systems requirements, and internal audit mandates.
• Team Leadership & Culture Building Head up a lean internal technology team; matrix-manage field-IT, data-science and cybersecurity resources. Foster a culture of "safety-first innovation" through regular learning forums, hackathons and cross-functional working groups.
• Technology Vigilance & Industry Trends Stay ahead of technology trends and developments in the UAV and autonomous-systems industry to keep the company at the cutting edge. Maintain a "watch list" of emerging tools and approaches, running regular horizon-scanning and feasibility assessments.
• Executive Collaboration & Resource Growth Collaborate with the executive team to identify and secure the technological resources and capabilities needed for strategic growth. Advocate for investments in talent, infrastructure and partnerships that bolster our competitive position.

The above list of responsibilities is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation.