Electrical Maintenance Manager

KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology); Thuwal; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

KAUST is seeking a Lead Electrical Maintenance professional to supervise a team of engineers and technicians responsible for the maintenance of electrical systems across campus buildings and external areas. The role emphasizes timely completion of service requests, adherence to contract KPIs, and strong collaboration with clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include planning and scheduling maintenance activities, managing spare parts, ensuring safety standards, and leading continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience in maintenance or related field.
• Experience in a Campus environment and familiarity with the maintenance regime of MEP systems.
• Proficient in Maintenance Management Systems (e.g., SAP, CAFM).

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers and technicians to execute maintenance per contract KPIs.
• Oversee development and implementation of maintenance programs.
• Ensure safety compliance for all electrical systems maintenance activities.
• Coordinate and supervise subcontractors and stakeholders for maintenance tasks.
• Monitor spare parts usage and forecast requirements.
• Prepare management reports and review performance metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Fluent English

Project planning

Problem solving

Communication

MS Office

Data analysis

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

CAFM systems

Job description

Manages maintenance of all electrical systems (high and low current), including the electrical network, building automation systems, toxic gas monitoring, and fire alarm systems under the scope, in the buildings and external areas. Customer satisfaction shall be a priority for the lead, especially ensuring the quality of maintenance tasks performed by the service provider. Interaction with clients and stakeholders, organizing and monitoring, planning, and scheduling of all maintenance activities, spare parts management, and performance monitoring of the service provider are ensured by the Lead in his area of coverage.

Major Accountabilities

• Leads a team of engineers and technicians to ensure the efficient and effective execution of electrical maintenance work by the Service Provider in accordance with the contract KPIs.
• Oversees development and implementation of maintenance programs.
• Establishes and enforces the safety compliance procedures for the execution of all electrical systems maintenance activities.
• Develops and enforces the processes of Quality Assurance and Quality Control of all electrical systems maintenance activities performed by the Service Provider.
• Ensuring the effective implementation of the Preventive, Predictive, Reactive and Corrective maintenance of all electrical systems according to the latest approved vendor/manufacturer recommendations.
• Leads the process of frequent Preventive Maintenance program audits.
• Regularly assess the competency level of Service Provider staff and recommend the required development.
• Coordinates and ensures proper execution of works carried out through subcontractors, especially for manufacturer-authorized maintenance.
• Monitors and analyzes critical spare parts usage and reviews the forecast in addition to evaluation of reimbursements.
• Lead asset management and condition assessment exercise of AAFM electrical equipment/assets.
• Plans future electrical asset replacement and equipment modernization using capital outlay funds as required.
• Reviews reports on emergencies and equipment breakdown with the team to provide feedback and recommendations to management
• Recommend and review training requirements for subordinates as required and encourage career progression.
• Plans, assigns, distributes and prioritizes work among the team, provides guidance and coaching to team member and evaluates their performance.
• Ensuring all management reports are done promptly as per the agreed frequency.
• Develop and coordinate the implementation of new methods, policies, and procedures.
• Prepare monthly work completion certificate inputs and all supporting documents as per contract.
• Attends promptly to major faults.
• Leads commissioning of new electrical and automation systems within the area of responsibility.
• Represents the department in HSE internal and external audits.
• Participate with other KAUST departments in the development of new scopes of work of expansion projects within the area of responsibility.
• Liaising with suppliers, contractors and relevant stakeholders (e.g. HSE, PDE&C and University Projects).
• Ensure customer satisfaction through timely completion of service requests, in-house projects, in addition to expedited resolution of complaints, if any.
• Recommend and review training requirements for subordinates as required and encourage career progression.
• Plans, assigns, distributes, and prioritizes work among the team, provides guidance and coaching to team member, and evaluates their performance.
• Ensuring all management reports are done promptly as per the agreed frequency.
• Review maintenance performance scores, discuss areas of improvement with Service Provider, and implement steps for improvement.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes, and practices, taking into account “international best practices’, improvement of business processes, sustainability, cost reduction, and productivity improvement.
• Any other task delegated by the Maintenance Manager.
• Must have the ability to perform statistical and problem analyses while working under time constraints.
• Possess leadership abilities.
• Flexible and delivers high-quality results within deadlines.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making making and planning skills.
• Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work in a team environment. These include being self-motivated, accepting responsibilities, completing assigned action items, and participating in a proactive manner in all team events.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English. Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret safety data, identify trends, and deliver improvement actions.
• Ability to produce technical, structured reports and actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated systems-thinking approach, with the ability to understandinterdependencies across operations, projects, and safety programs
• Resilient, proactive, and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to function effectively at a lead level, building strong working relationships and fostering collaboration across teams.
• Demonstrated adaptive leadership and conflict management capability, with the ability to navigate changing operational demands, address resistance, and resolve safety-relatedchallenges while maintaining professional credibility and driving safe outcomes.
• Physically fit and capable of working in operational environments, including wearing required PPE, climbing stairs and ladders, accessing confined or elevated areas, and working both indoors and outdoors as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

Experience

• 6+ years of experience in maintenance or related field.
• Requires experience in a Campus environment and familiarity with the maintenance regime of MEP systems.
• Computer proficiency and knowledge of Maintenance Management Systems.
• Familiar with maintenance concepts and working with SAP or other CAFM systems (desirable).