Operational and Maintenance Lead

Parsons Corporation

What You'll Be Doing:

• Will lead workshops and meetings with the Client to ensure compliance with all management systems and develop relationships through establishing truly integrated teams ensuring a collaborative environment is developed for the O&M Contract.
• To provide cost management in line with Client budgets and ensure the continued development of innovation and mentoring for the project.
• Provide 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 all work in progress to ensure that quality and deliverables are maintained.
• Oversee the development and implementation of staffing to meet key objectives.
• Identify key employees and candidates and plan for their long-term development.
• Be the main point of contact for Contract and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, customers and suppliers.
• Manage and mentor the team and measure performance of the team.
• Provide guidance to the client on a daily basis.
• Work closely with Project Directors and technical team to deliver high performance KPIs and maintain a positive relationship with the Client.
• Be 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 both excellent written and verbal is a specific requirement for this role
• +25 years experience managing Operations and Maintenance Infrastructure including highways and drainage asset management, ITS, customer liaison and enabling projects
• Must meet Parsons project management certification requirements.
• Proven ability to perform in a management capacity
• Have excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of O&M Infrastructure practice and regulations are also required.
• Have demonstrable experience in the GCC leading O&M Infrastructure Contracts
• Experience in operational maintenance, network management and the project management of multi discipline schemes.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Recognized qualification from the Institute of Asset Management
• Must be knowledgeable of current technology and how it can be effectively utilized on the project.
• Management of the optimization of Opex and capital maintenance schemes