Engineering And Maintenance Director

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic

• Develop and refine overarching strategies that guide the engineering and maintenance departments.
• Champion innovative technologies and process improvements to enhance asset life and reduction of lifecycle cost..
• Deliver maintenance KPIs, aligning with strategic objectives for profit improvement.
• Champion the business continuity and enterprise risk management initiatives

Financial

• Oversee the financial management of Engineering and Maintenance departments, ensuring budgets are effectively managed and aligned with organizational goals.
• Drive the strategic objectives of profit improvement through effective financial oversight and innovative cost management strategies.
• Drive optimisation, where applicable, on the maintenance regime to optimize the cost.
• Drive actions to manage the financial risks and to realise the opportunities.

Stakeholder / Customer

• Ensure alignment with Operations department on broader corporate objectives and facilitate integration across all functional areas.
• Serve as the primary executive contact for government contracts, regulatory agencies, and major suppliers or contractors.
• Ensure that all contractual obligations are met and relationships with these entities are managed to foster mutual benefits.
• Work collaboratively with RTA to agree on and implement system enhancements.

Operational

• Ensure that maintenance KPIs for response, repair times and CFA availability are consistently achieved.
• Oversee comprehensive maintenance programs for all rolling stock and infrastructure to maximize asset life and reliability.
• Deliver improvements to reduce the disruptions and enhance network resilience against failures and optimize system performance.
• Develop and implement data-driven strategies to enhance maintenance efficiencies.
• Utilize digital tools and data analytics to monitor and improve performance based on contractual and leading indicators.
• Develop detailed business strategies for maintenance including mileage management, alternate supplier development, and overhaul and maintenance optimizations.

DIMENSIONS

• Leadership in a dynamic, high-stakes environment.
• Management of large, complex projects and initiatives across multiple departments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Engineering Graduate in Electrical or Civil or Electronics & Communications or Transportation/Automobile or Mechanical Engineering or the related fields.
• Bachelor’s in engineering discipline (B.Tech /BE)

Experience

• At least 5 years in a senior leadership role such as a Director or Deputy Director or equivalent overseeing operations or maintenance within the public transport or rail industry, preferably the mass rapid transit systems or high speed railways.
• Working Knowledge Rail system engineering and maintenance or busy mass rapid operations.