James Lascelles

Project Portfolio Manager at QatarEnergy Trading

Doha, Qatar

About

Strategic Project Portfolio Manager with 13 plus years of experience directing commercial, process and system projects. Proven track record of delivering tactical and long-term initiatives, with deep expertise in project management, change management, operational excellence, PMO, portfolio integration and data & digital implementation. Delivering in a variety of commodity Trading businesses such as LNG, Natural Gas, Power, Crude and Products has led to a detailed understanding of best practice Oil & Gas trading processes.

Experience

  • QatarEnergy (Doha, Qatar · On-site)
    • Project Portfolio Manager
      Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Senior Business Project Manager
      Oct 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Shell (13 yrs 3 mos)
    • Business Project Manager
      Jul 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Example Programme: Freight for the Future (Hybrid Agile Delivery) • Currently Business Programme Manager on LNG Freight for the Future. There are two key business objectives: o Improve vessel performance data accuracy and data analytics capability to support portfolio optimisation, route optimisation, tank pressure management, claims handling, emissions reporting and new technology decision-making (for all ~60 ships in the portfolio). o Streamline and automate the end-to-end freight life of a deal process from deal entry through to Settlements (enabled by the IMOS upgrade to the Cloud). • Established the delivery methodology (Agile/traditional hybrid), governance structure and status reporting approach. Driving the day-to-day working-level activities and successfully running the monthly Steering Committee meetings. • L2/3 Benefits: ~10% fuel savings. ~$ millions due to effective claims handling. Reduce operational risk. Increase Freight Trading, Freight Operations and Freight Settlements team capacity by ~20%.

    • Commercial Delivery Advisor
      Apr 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Example Project: Beacon Project Portfolio Solution (Agile Delivery) • As Product Owner and Business Project Manager, I gathered the requirements and owned the project plan to develop a custom, project portfolio management solution in Salesforce to: o Increase control and visibility of the project portfolio o Enable effective prioritization and optimisation of initiatives o Improve stakeholder capacity management o Progress the delivery of value in a structured and standard way • The project was delivered on budget and lasted five months from initiation to close. • L3 benefits: Increased efficiency and effectiveness of project portfolio management processes – identify, assess, execute and operate.

    • Project Delivery Manager
      Oct 2017 - Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Example Project: Endur Phase 2 (Hybrid Agile Delivery) • Based in Dubai, UAE for a year and a half as a leader on the Endur Phase 2 project to functionally upgrade the system and improve ETRM related processes. o APM Stream: Led the Active Position Manager module (APM) rollout – a fit for purpose, real-time P&L and exposure interface. o Parcel Pricing Stream: As cutover lead, accurately migrated ~7,000 deals to the new Parcel Pricing deal modelling functionality. o Pricing Optionality Stream: Owned the implementation of the Binomial Pricing Model to generate the Greeks – Delta, Gamma, Theta and Vega. • Successfully trained and engaged 50+ users across four different locations (Houston, London, Dubai and Singapore). • L2/3 benefits: ~Tens of millions due to improved hedging-decision-making. Reduction in operational risk. Increased Trading Analyst and Cargo Operations team capacity by ~15%.