Senior Airport Operations & Maintenance Leader

SHENZHEN CIMC-TIANDA AIRPORT SUPPORT LTD; Santiago; On-site; CLP 9,000,000 - 13,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SHENZHEN CIMC-TIANDA AIRPORT SUPPORT LTD is seeking an experienced operations and service contract leader for its Chilean subsidiary to oversee an existing team and maintenance contracts.

You will manage financial performance, safety standards, and workforce, coordinating across operations, technical support, finance, and global HQ. Bilingual Spanish/English communication is required for stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent with strong professional experience.
• 10+ years in operations, maintenance or industrial services with team leadership.
• Experience in budgeting, contracts governance and KPI tracking.
• Experience with HSE and labour relations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Chilean entity's performance, budgeting and forecasting.
• Lead operations and maintenance delivery under active contracts to ensure uptime and SLA adherence.
• Manage client relationships, renewals, variations, and new business development.
• Ensure HSE compliance and foster a safety culture with transparent incident reporting.
• Direct shift-based teams, develop supervisors and manage labour relations.
• Coordinate resources, spare parts, subcontractors and cross-functional alignment.
• Prepare performance and risk reports for international management in Spanish/English.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronic Engineering

Business Administration

10+ years of operations/maintenance leadership

Job description

SHENZHEN CIMC-TIANDA AIRPORT SUPPORT LTD is seeking an experienced operations and service contract leader for its Chilean subsidiary to oversee an existing team and maintenance contracts.

You will manage financial performance, safety standards, and workforce, coordinating across operations, technical support, finance, and global HQ. Bilingual Spanish/English communication is required for stakeholder engagement.