Infrastructure Lifecycle & Maintenance Strategy Lead

Etihad Rail Operating Companies; Al Fayah; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Rail Operating Companies in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Mid-Long Term Maintenance & Lifecycle Planning Manager to lead integrated 2–30 year maintenance and lifecycle plans for track, signalling, telecoms and civil assets.

The role translates asset condition and risk into evidence-based programmes, balancing safety, reliability, availability and whole-life costs while coordinating renewal pipelines with budgeting and strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Asset Management or another relevant technical discipline.
• Professional engineering membership, Chartered Engineer status or equivalent preferred.
• Recognized qualification or certification in asset management, reliability or lifecycle management advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated maintenance, renewal and replacement plans across a 2–30-year horizon for track, signalling, telecommunications and civil assets.
• Translate asset strategies into prioritized medium- and long-term intervention, maintenance and renewal programmes.
• Establish consistent lifecycle-planning methodologies and consolidate requirements into an integrated infrastructure roadmap.
• Ensure plans reflect asset condition, performance, safety risk, operational requirements and lifecycle considerations.
• Develop asset lifecycle models to support long-term maintenance forecasting.
• Forecast future maintenance and renewal requirements based on condition and risk.
• Assess alternative maintenance strategies and their impact on life, reliability and cost.
• Coordinate renewal requirements with operational access and possession to ensure deliverability.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Long-Term Planning

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Stakeholder Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Effective Communication

Planning, Prioritisation & Organisaton

Commercial & Financial Awareness

Risk Awareness

Attention to Detail

Adaptability & Change Management

Accountability & Results Orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Chartered Engineer status or equivalent

Asset management / lifecycle management qualification

Job description

Etihad Rail Operating Companies in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Mid-Long Term Maintenance & Lifecycle Planning Manager to lead integrated 2–30 year maintenance and lifecycle plans for track, signalling, telecoms and civil assets.

The role translates asset condition and risk into evidence-based programmes, balancing safety, reliability, availability and whole-life costs while coordinating renewal pipelines with budgeting and strategic decision-making.