Infrastructure and Track Manager

Keolis.MHI; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Keolis.MHI in Dubai seeks an Infrastructure and Track Engineering Manager to oversee Metro asset lifecycle, maintenance planning, and team performance.

You will coordinate with Operations and external stakeholders to ensure safety, reliability and efficiency of all track and infrastructure systems across mainline and depots.

Qualifications

• Experience in Infrastructure and Track maintenance.
• Supervisory/management experience of depots.
• Experience with asset management systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan, allocate and manage resources to provide effective maintenance and technical services to deliver to the KPIs defined for Infrastructure and Track including mainline and depot power supply, tracks, drainage, buildings, substations, and related assets.
• Organise the team to deliver first line rapid response services to maintain performance per KPIs.
• Ensure tools, spare parts and materials are requested and procured for maintenance activities.
• Manage team to cover all activities efficiently within scope.
• Develop the team with training and best managerial practices.
• Cooperate with Operations, MILS, CAME, maintenance departments, contractors, and regulatory bodies.
• Update documents and procedures to improve efficiency, quality, HSE and customer requirements.
• Ensure data quality and improve data collection in MMS and other systems.
• Oversee environmental topics related to Infrastructure and Track.
• Support programs for asset management certification and maintenance standards.
• Monitor financial performance, budget adherence, and implement efficiencies.
• Carry out 24-hour on-call for incidents and emergencies.

Skills

People management

Safety compliance

Analytical thinking

Time management

Effective communication

Decision making under pressure

Valid driving licence

Education

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

Date: Nov 6, 2026

Location: Dubaï, AE, 114190

Brand: KEOLIS

Contract Type: Permanent contract

Role

The key role of this position is to provide optimised management of the Infrastructure and Track assets for the Dubai Metro, in collaboration with all the parties and stakeholders. The Infrastructure and Track Engineering Manager is accountable for:

• the delivery of all assets under his responsibility as per the business KPIs, in conformity with all maintenance schedule and with the required level of reliability,
• the improvement of the performance of maintenance teams (quality, efficiencies),
• the definition, the preparation, the planning of all asset's repairs, overhauls, obsolescence management under his responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, allocate and manage resources to provide effective maintenance and technical services to deliver to the expected level of performance defined in the KPIs, for all Infrastructure and Track under his scope: mainline and depot power supply rail, traction bonding, tracks, lineside drainage system, building structures which includes stations, depots, system ancillary buildings, sub-stations, cutting, embankments, walls, tunnels, signage & ground surfaces, elevated guideway & bridges and car parks.
• Organise the team to deliver first line rapid response services to ensure the expected level of performance defined in the KPIs.
• Ensure that tools, spare parts and other parts are requested and procured in line with the different maintenance activities
• Manage his team to ensure that all activities within his scope are covered and efficiently managed.
• Responsible for the development of his team and all the staff with best managerial practices, training, and any relevant activity.
• Ensure a high level of cooperation with all parties and stakeholders (Operations, MILS, CAME, maintenance departments, contractors, RTA Engineers and other representatives) through cooperative spirit, anticipation, guidance, pro-active preparation of meetings, training, etc.
• Ensure the update of all documents and procedure necessary to improve efficiency, quality, HSE and customer requirements, within the defined processes
• Ensure data quality and improvement of data collection in MMS and other Infrastructure and Track
• Responsible for all environmental topics related to Infrastructure and Track
• Support and implement all programs for improvement of efficiencies and the delivery of Committed Obligations: Asset Management Certification and all asset management activities, maintenance standards and operational excellence, maintenance cost modelling, etc.
• Responsible for the financial performance of his activity, through budgeting, respecting budget, proposing and implementing efficiencies (manpower, maintenance, spare spending,…)
• Carry out 24-hour on-call responsibility for incidents and emergency within its department.

Key Skills

• Must be a skilled manager in communicating, motivating and developing staff;
• Thorough understanding of all aspects of safety issues related to railway operations and maintenance.
• Highly motivated and flexibility to work in a time-sensitive environment to respond quickly and effectively to unanticipated high workloads, events and emergencies;
• Ability to think laterally and analyse and assess a range of information;
• Ability to multi-task and analyse situations promptly and without bias so as to determine the proper course of action or alternatives without jeopardising human safety, quality and the committed performance targets;
• Hold a valid driving license with good driving skills and experience.

Experience

• Relevant working experience in Infrastructure and Track maintenance;
• Supervisory and management experience with the ability to manage one or more depots including Infrastructure and Track maintenance section with an aim to minimise the system unavailability and asset life cycle costs of the Infrastructure and Track;
• Experience in asset management system and its tools (control and optimise the use of maintenance and technical repositories, follow up and optimisation maintenance budget)

Educational And Professional Qualifications

• Degree or high diploma in electrical or mechanical engineering discipline or equivalent.

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