Executive GM, Manufacturing & Infra Ops (UAE)

Guildhall | The #1 Ranked Executive Search & Recruitment Agency in Dubai, UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 893,000 - 1,116,000; Full time

Job summary

Guildhall is conducting a confidential search for a General Manager to lead an established manufacturer and infrastructure contractor in the UAE. This role carries full P&L authority over a dual factory-and-contracting business, with direct access to government clients and a position on the board alongside the CFO.

You will own commercial and operational performance across manufacturing and infrastructure contracting, leading engineering, factory and field operations while driving pricing and

Qualifications

• Engineering background with hands-on leadership in manufacturing or factory operations.
• Experience leading infrastructure or contracting operations alongside a factory environment.
• Fluent Arabic speaker, comfortable leading a majority Arabic-speaking engineering workforce.
• Track record managing engineering and operational teams at senior level.
• Strong commercial and operational management experience, ideally with P&L ownership.
• UAE market knowledge, ideally Abu Dhabi, with government or municipality experience.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial and operational performance across manufacturing and infrastructure contracting.
• Lead factory operations, field operations and engineering teams as one General Manager.
• Manage relationships directly with municipalities and government clients.
• Sit on the board, working alongside the Executive Director and a strong CFO.
• Hold significant authority over banking, purchasing and operational decisions.
• Drive pricing, commercial development and profitability across the group.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Manufacturing ops

Infrastructure contracting

P&L ownership

Arabic language

Government/municipality experience

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Guildhall is conducting a confidential search for a General Manager to lead an established manufacturer and infrastructure contractor in the UAE. This role carries full P&L authority over a dual factory-and-contracting business, with direct access to government clients and a position on the board alongside the CFO.

You will own commercial and operational performance across manufacturing and infrastructure contracting, leading engineering, factory and field operations while driving pricing and