Engineering And Projects Director

Fives Intralogistics

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Fives Services Gulf (FSG) are looking for an experienced Engineering and Projects Director to lead the delivery of Engineering activity and Projects related to Fives Services Gulf. While based in the UAE, the position will oversee the project and engineering teams located in Bahrain and the UAE.

The role requires a strong leader capable of managing technical project execution, overseeing the delivery of all projects and operational activities in alignment with FSG's strategic and operational objectives. This role holds full accountability for the Engineering and Project Execution, within Fives Services Gulf. The position requires managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, often with overlapping timelines and varying client and technical requirements. The Engineering and Projects Director will lead a diverse team of approximately 20 professionals, ensuring effective coordination, resource allocation, and adherence to company policies, industry regulations, and quality standards.

The Engineering and Projects Director will have Strategic Oversight for the FSG UAE based team, promoting alignment and collaboration within the local team while representing the company to key clients in the region. Although the sales and support services staff report through separate organizational lines, the position will provide functional leadership and guidance across these teams.

This position reports directly to the Managing Director for the Gulf Region and plays a critical role in connecting sales, projects, spare parts, HSEQ, across the Gulf region.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Engineering
• Provide strategic direction and technical oversight for all engineering activities to ensure alignment with project requirements, safety standards, and client specifications.
• Ensure manuals and technical documents are regularly updated and shared to equip users with the necessary knowledge to execute tasks safely and efficiently.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities within engineering workflows to enhance productivity and quality.
• Foster a strong relationship with ethe Product Offices Engineering teams (based in France)
• Identify areas for automation and digitization to drive efficiencies in day to day working practices and lead the implementation of automation/digitization strategies and solutions for the Execution department to drive continuous improvement to enhance the department s capabilities and service offering
• Project Execution
• Responsible for overseeing the execution of projects and ensuring delivery is in line with the technical scope, specifications, budgets, timelines, and regulatory standards
• Oversee the project execution teams based in the UAE and Bahrain, ensuring effective remote collaboration.
• Ensure project activities align with customer expectations, FSG safety standards and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with spare parts and workshop teams to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Strategy & Operations
• Responsible for defining, developing and implementing the operating framework and policies and procedures for the Execution Department and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, Fives standards and international best practices
• Responsible for overseeing the planning, scheduling and execution of daily operations of the department to ensure that work/tasks are performed accurately and efficiently in conformance with established methods, instructions and quality standards, and results are reported in a timely manner as per Company policies and procedures and/or customer requirements
• Develop and create the required strategies to ensure the department can meet the operational requirements of Fives Services Gulf to support achievement of operational and strategic objectives
• Responsible for managing, reviewing and monitoring the financial performance of the department including but not limited to managing the P&L and developing CAPEX and OPEX budgets
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Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (Master s degree preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in project execution and engineering services, preferably in the aluminum or heavy industrial sectors.
• Proven leadership experience managing distributed teams.
• Strong understanding of project execution services and customer support in an aluminum industry setting (Potroom cranes and Green Anode Plant).
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• Ability to manage cross-border operations and frequent travel between the UAE and Bahrain (50/50 time split).
• Fluent in English; French proficiency is an advantage.
  
  

Key Accountabilities

• Successful and timely execution of projects and engineering services across FSG operations.
• Customer satisfaction and relationship development in the UAE and other Gulf countries.
• Effective leadership and cohesion of the UAE office team.
• Coordination and alignment with the main team in Bahrain.
• Contribution to business development and local market presence.
• Maintaining high standards of operational excellence, safety, and compliance.