About the Role
The company is seeking a Manager of Roads Maintenance to oversee the inspection, maintenance, and operational safety of the city’s road network and associated assets. In this role, you will translate operational priorities into risk-based maintenance programs, ensuring that roads remain safe, reliable, and serviceable for residents, visitors, and city operations. The position combines contractor management, defect resolution, road safety improvements, and budget oversight, alongside the coordination of roadworks, emergency maintenance, and the handover of new road assets.
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver preventive, corrective, and emergency road maintenance programs based on asset condition and operational risk.
- Manage inspections of pavements, footways, crossings, signs, markings, barriers, and associated road drainage.
- Oversee maintenance contractors, work orders, and service levels, verifying quality and timely completion.
- Lead defect prioritization and corrective actions, coordinating road safety inspections and engineering improvements.
- Prepare maintenance budgets, forecasts, and procurement scopes, monitoring expenditure and maintenance backlogs.
- Coordinate permits, lane closures, diversions, and emergency call-outs with relevant operational teams and authorities.
- Support new-road handover and operational readiness, maintaining accurate asset records and reporting maintenance performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in roads or highway maintenance and operations.
- At least 3 years in a supervisory or management role overseeing contractors, maintenance delivery, and road safety activities.
- Demonstrated experience delivering preventive and reactive maintenance on live urban or highway networks.
- Strong capability in inspections, pavement rehabilitation, temporary traffic management, contract management, budgets, and asset handover.
- Professional working proficiency in English and familiarity with asset management systems and GIS; relevant certifications and experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region are preferred.
