About the Role / About the Job
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. We are looking for an exceptionally talented Program Director (Operations and Maintenance) to manage a large Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance portfolio on behalf of the client. You will lead workshops and meetings ensuring compliance with all management systems and developing relationships through establishing integrated teams within the O&M Contract.
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What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead workshops and meetings with the Client to ensure compliance with management systems and cultivate a collaborative environment for the O&M Contract.
- Provide cost management aligned with Client budgets, ensuring continued development of innovation and mentoring for the project.
- Offer leadership and management for the O&M Contract.
- Plan, organize, develop, and control activities to accomplish integrated service objectives.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team to ensure operational tasks are delivered on time, within scope, and budget.
- Monitor work in progress to maintain quality and deliverables.
- Oversee staffing development to meet key objectives.
- Identify key employees and candidates, planning for their long-term development.
- Act as the main contact for the Contract and maintain relationships with stakeholders, customers, and suppliers.
- Manage and mentor the team, measuring their performance.
- Provide daily guidance to the client.
- Collaborate closely with Project Directors and technical teams to achieve high-performance KPIs and maintain positive client relationships.
- Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting of all operational activities.
- Establish and implement strategies to drive efficiencies within the Contract.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Degree and Masters in Engineering discipline.
- Fluent in Arabic and English, with excellent written and verbal skills.
- Over 25 years of experience managing Operations and Maintenance Infrastructure, including highways and drainage asset management, ITS, customer liaison, and enabling projects.
- Must meet project management certification requirements.
- Proven ability to perform in a management capacity.
- Excellent communication skills with thorough knowledge of O&M Infrastructure practices and regulations.
- Demonstrable experience in the GCC leading O&M Infrastructure Contracts.
- Experience in operational maintenance, network management, and project management of multi-discipline schemes.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Recognized qualification from the Institute of Asset Management.
- Knowledgeable about current technology and its effective utilization on the project.
- Experience in management of optimization of Opex and capital maintenance schemes.
We equally employ representation at all job levels regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. We genuinely invest in and care about our employees' wellbeing and provide limitless growth opportunities. Imagine next and join our quest!
