Operations & Maintenance Manager

Wood; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Manager in Dubai, UAE. This role requires 50% travel to the MEAC region and at least 15 years of supervisory experience in the relevant industry. The candidate must be fluent in Arabic and possess strong interpersonal, communication, and team-building skills. The company offers a competitive salary, commitment to professional development, and various employee benefits, including medical and life insurance.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of post-qualification supervisory experience in a relevant industry.
• Experience in training and development of local talent.
• Ability to exhibit good judgment and leadership qualities.

Responsibilities

• Direct and guide regional growth and delivery performance.
• Safeguard technical and financial performance across the region.
• Provide support for the day-to-day management of delivery.

Skills

Fluent Arabic speaker

Interpersonal and communication skills

Team building skills

Health and safety leadership

Education

Technical diploma / apprenticeship or equivalent

Job description

Wood is currently looking for an Operations & Maintenance Manager to join our team in Dubai, UAE.

This role will require travel 50% of the time to the MEAC region.

Our Clients and Projects

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long‑term growth of the region.

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion ; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections : join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Medical Insurance : Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance : The company provides Life Assurance cover
• The Employee Share Plan : Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award : Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Job Objectives

• Directs and guide the growth, development and delivery performance across region, supporting the development of strategy and delivering related business plans.
• Accountable for safety, technical and financial performance across region, assuming budgetary and P&L responsibility where required and demonstrating clear safety leadership; achieving monthly and annual targets and embedding company values.
• Provide guidance and direction and support teams in the day to day management of delivery, ensuring appropriate controls and governance are in place and ensuring Wood is working to the highest possible standards of integrity, safety, quality and operational excellence.
• Produce solutions to complex strategic, contractual, technical, commercial, operational and personnel related challenges which impact on customer service and performance.
• Manages ongoing business, responsible for budget setting and delivery, contracts, capacity and resource management, and capability management. May be delivering a number of services and capabilities, may manage a single major office or facility or multiple smaller offices / facilities.
• Accountable for safety, technical and financial performance of the project, assuming budgetary and P&L responsibility where required and demonstrating clear safety leadership; achieving monthly and annual targets and embedding company values.
• Provide guidance and direction and support teams in the day to day management of delivery, ensuring appropriate controls and governance are in place and ensuring Wood is working to the highest possible standards of integrity, safety, quality and operational excellence.
• Produce solutions to complex strategic, contractual, technical, commercial, operational and personnel related challenges which impact on customer service and performance.
• Accountable for the deployment of Wood’s O&M inhouse capability on a new project.

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

• Fluent Arabic speaker.
• Typically, minimum qualified to ISCED Level 5 (technical diploma / apprenticeship) or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience
• Appropriate level of field maintenance experience, typically gained through a minimum of 15 years of post-qualification supervisory experience in a relevant industry and preferably of trade & craft disciplines.
• Iraq and Middle East Experience
• Demonstrated experience of Training & Development of Local Talent
• Pursues continuous development and progression of own skills and knowledge
• Well organised, observant, good interpersonal and communication skills
• Display both good judgment and leadership qualities
• Ability to work with timelines / targets.
• Ability to be assertive and drive culture change when required.
• Excellent team building skills.
• Role model Wood’s values & behaviors
• Health and safety leader.