Senior Drilling Services Operations Lead

5040 MHWIRTH FZE; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

HMH in Dubai seeks an experienced operations leader to ensure safe, reliable, and profitable delivery of drilling lifecycle services across workshops, field service, and after-sales support. You will define performance expectations, manage budgets and SAP cost controls, and coordinate with engineering, quality, and sourcing to drive improvements while maintaining HSSE standards.

This role requires strong leadership, deep drilling know-how, and the ability to translate regional plans into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent with extensive leadership experience.
• Minimum 10 years in professional drilling/maintenance roles; 5+ years in management.
• Strong knowledge of drilling equipment maintenance, inspection and testing.
• Experience with SAP cost and revenue postings, WIP and billing.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational delivery across workshops and field service, ensuring safety, quality and on-time performance.
• Develop capacity plans, manage budgets and drive cost reductions and margin improvements.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality and Sourcing to qualify vendors and optimize execution.
• Prepare business cases for capacity, equipment and process improvements.
• Mentor teams, set performance expectations, and manage peak workload priorities.

Skills

Drilling equipment

Maintenance & repair

Leadership

SAP proficiency

Cost & revenue tracking

Contract administration

Decision making under pressure

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

15+ years experience with management exposure

Tools

SAP

Job description

HMH in Dubai seeks an experienced operations leader to ensure safe, reliable, and profitable delivery of drilling lifecycle services across workshops, field service, and after-sales support. You will define performance expectations, manage budgets and SAP cost controls, and coordinate with engineering, quality, and sourcing to drive improvements while maintaining HSSE standards.

This role requires strong leadership, deep drilling know-how, and the ability to translate regional plans into