Executive Technical Advisor

Al Faris Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Faris Group in the United Arab Emirates seeks an Executive Technical Advisor to provide technical, analytical, and executive advisory support to the CEO. The role emphasizes coordination across Engineering, Operations, Finance, HR, and Sales, with a strong focus on project governance and strategic initiatives.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 5–7 years of relevant experience, with fluency in English and a preference for Arabic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is mandatory.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in executive advisory, project coordination, or related roles.
• Experience working directly with CEO/C-suite/senior management.
• Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and strategic advisory support to the CEO on projects, operations, engineering, and business initiatives.
• Review and analyze technical information and provide recommendations to senior management.
• Coordinate strategic projects and initiatives assigned by the CEO.
• Track actions, responsibilities, timelines, milestones, and key deliverables.
• Prepare technical presentations, reports, briefing packs, and executive dashboards.
• Maintain action trackers and CEO-level dashboards.
• Coordinate CEO meetings, site visits, travel, and related logistics.
• Handle confidential and strategic information with discretion.

Skills

Executive advisory

Project coordination

Technical understanding

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

We are looking for a structured, analytical, technically strong, and highly dependable Executive Technical Advisor to provide technical, analytical, project coordination, strategic, and executive advisory support to the CEO.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is mandatory
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in Executive Technical Advisor, Technical Advisor, Executive Assistant, Project Coordinator, Project Engineer, or similar roles
• Experience working directly with CEO / C-suite / senior management
• Experience in engineering, construction, heavy equipment, heavy lifting, transport, industrial, energy, or logistics is preferred
• Strong understanding of technical and operational environments
• Fluent English required; Arabic is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and strategic advisory support to the CEO on projects, operations, engineering, and business initiatives
• Review and analyze technical and operational information and provide recommendations to senior management
• Coordinate strategic projects and initiatives assigned by the CEO
• Track actions, responsibilities, timelines, milestones, and key deliverables
• Participate in management meetings and follow up on decisions and action items
• Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Fabrication, Workshop, Finance, HR, and other functions
• Prepare technical presentations, reports, briefing packs, management summaries, and executive dashboards
• Review information and highlight key issues, risks, delays, dependencies, and areas requiring management attention
• Maintain action trackers, project status reports, and CEO-level dashboards
• Support analysis of projects, operations, assets, manpower, costs, productivity, and timelines
• Provide technical input and recommendations to support effective decision-making
• Assist the CEO in evaluating project performance, operational challenges, and improvement opportunities
• Coordinate CEO meetings, site visits, travel, and related logistics as required
• Handle confidential, commercially sensitive, and strategic information with the highest level of discretion