Infrastructure and Track Manager

Keolis.MHI; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Keolis.MHI in Dubai seeks an Infrastructure and Track Engineering Manager to optimize management of Dubai Metro assets, collaborating with stakeholders. Responsible for asset delivery, maintenance reliability, and obsolescence planning.

You will lead maintenance teams, plan repairs, prepare budgets, and drive continuous improvement, ensuring safety, quality, and performance. The role requires strong leadership and a proactive approach to incidents and on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Relevant Infrastructure and Track maintenance experience.
• Supervisory/management experience with depot oversight.
• Experience with asset management systems and cost modelling.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage resources to deliver maintenance and technical services to achieve KPIs.
• Organise the team to provide first-line rapid response to incidents.
• Ensure tools, spare parts and materials are procured for maintenance activities.
• Lead staff development and training within the team.
• Collaborate with Operations, MILS, CAME, and other stakeholders.
• Update documents and procedures to improve efficiency, quality, HSE, and customer requirements.
• Oversee financial performance through budgeting and cost efficiencies.
• Carry out 24-hour on-call responsibility for incidents.

Skills

Staff management

Safety compliance

Railway operations

Analytical thinking

Multi-tasking

Driving licence

Education

Degree or diploma in electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

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:

• 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.

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:

• 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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