Rail Asset Lifecycle & Renewal Strategist

Etihad Rail Operating Companies; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Rail Operating Companies seeks a Mid-Long Term Maintenance & Lifecycle Planning Manager to develop and optimize maintenance, renewal and lifecycle plans across track, signalling, telecommunications and civil assets over 2–30 years.

The role converts asset condition, performance and risk data into evidence-based programmes, ensuring interventions are timely and cost-effective while balancing safety, reliability and operability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Asset Management or another relevant technical discipline.
• Professional engineering membership or Chartered Engineer status is preferred.
• Certification in asset management, reliability or lifecycle management would be advantageous.
• 8+ years of experience in asset management, maintenance planning or lifecycle planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated maintenance, renewal and replacement plans over a 2–30 year horizon across multiple asset classes.
• Translate asset strategies into prioritized medium- and long-term intervention and renewal programmes.
• Establish standardized lifecycle-planning methodologies and consolidate requirements into an integrated infrastructure roadmap.
• Ensure plans reflect asset condition, safety risk, operational requirements and whole-life cost considerations.

Skills

Asset management

Lifecycle planning

Maintenance planning

Lifecycle modelling

Intervention planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Asset Management or related discipline

Professional engineering membership or Chartered status

Certification in asset management/reliability/lifecycle management

Job description

Etihad Rail Operating Companies seeks a Mid-Long Term Maintenance & Lifecycle Planning Manager to develop and optimize maintenance, renewal and lifecycle plans across track, signalling, telecommunications and civil assets over 2–30 years.

The role converts asset condition, performance and risk data into evidence-based programmes, ensuring interventions are timely and cost-effective while balancing safety, reliability and operability.