Engineering and Operations Manager

SSC; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 262,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm based in Saudi Arabia is seeking an Engineering and Operations Manager. The role involves leading engineering activities, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Key responsibilities include overseeing design processes, supporting project execution, and evaluating technical resources. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and engineering expertise. This is a full-time position, and the company offers competitive salary packages.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in engineering and operations.
• Strong understanding of budgeting and financial management.
• Ability to develop strategic goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering design, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Develop and manage the departmental budget.
• Ensure project designs meet quality standards and client requirements.

Job description

Job Purpose

The Engineering and Operations Manager is responsible for leading, planning, and directing engineering design, installation, commissioning, and operational activities. This role ensures project designs, tender documents, and execution plans meet technical specifications, quality standards, and client requirements, while optimizing resources and driving operational excellence.

KPIs

• Achievement of departmental objectives aligned with company strategies.
• Schedule Performance Indicator (SPI).
• Efficiency and effectiveness of operational activities.
• Engineering staff load and capacity management.
• Adherence to annual budget and cost control measures.
• On‑time delivery (OTD) of engineering outputs and design cycle times.
• Engineering resource utilization rate.
• Outsourcing rate (external partners vs. in‑house resources).
• Cost Performance Indicator (CPI) and Design Costs.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Duties

• Develop and manage the departmental budget in coordination with Finance.
• Contribute to company‑wide strategy, policies, and objectives.
• Define departmental strategies and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Establish KPIs, monitor performance, and ensure achievement of objectives.

Technical Duties

• Oversee the preparation of engineering designs, blueprints, layouts, and technical drawings in compliance with QA standards and client specifications.
• Provide layouts, general arrangements, and detailed technical drawings in accordance with quality assurance standards and clients projects specifications (DORs).
• Coordinate with the concerned sections to plan, conduct and control project design works and tender documents preparation.

Engineering and Operations Manager

• Assist in qualifying tenders and tenders’ evaluations.
• Review the developed Quantity Take-Offs (QTO) of materials and labor needed to complete projects by reviewing projects drawings and specifications, activities and milestones.
• Review the developed and determined Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for projects.
• Support and coordinate with the concerned sections/​entities for necessary drawings from concept to handover.
• Review customer’s requirements in terms of specifications, drawings, etc., and prepare the quotations based on detailed estimates. Quotations are forwarded to business development for input, final review, and submission.
• Coordinate with Business Development, PMO, Quality Management and Procurement & Supply Chain for clarifications and additional information required during estimation.
• Coordinate with Procurement & Supply Chain for the updated prices of material, special buyout items and other subcontracted items.
• Coordinate for the utilization and provision of competent and capable resources to execute the projects in accordance with the various parts and specializations needed.
• Support and evaluate projects technical execution and delivery in accordance with set quality standards and methodologies.
• Train and develop readily available technical resources (in‑house/​part‑time/​outsourced) to satisfy projects technical delivery across all projects and support activities.
• Evaluate and support in setting technical manpower plans.
• Supply the needed technical resources to PMO for projects delivery.

General Administrative Duties

• Conduct periodic meetings with subordinates for reviewing progress and work plans, discussing their suggestions, and taking suitable actions accordingly.
• Prepare periodic reports with respect to the activities and achievements to be submitted to the direct supervisor for review.
• Identify training needs of subordinates and evaluate the outcomes of the training courses in coordination with the concerned HR & Admin staff.
• Conduct performance appraisals for subordinates according to scheduled plans and recommend necessary actions as per the applied practices at the company.
• Specify manpower requirements according to the recruitment and selection system and as per the human resources planning practices at the company.
• Follow‑up employee affairs including vacations, leaves …etc.
• Perform other duties related to the job as assigned by the direct supervisor.

Communication

Internal

• Coordinate with Finance regarding the preparation and review of the annual budget as well as the coordination and monitoring of expenses.
• Coordinate with Business Development and Supply Chain regarding new projects / tenders’ sales req’s.
• Coordinate with Business Development, PMO, Quality Management and Procurement & Supply Chain during estimation.
• Coordinate with Procurement & Supply Chain regarding materials, special buyout items and other subcontracted items updated prices.
• Coordinate with concerned entities for necessary drawings/blueprints from concept to handover.
• Coordinate with PMO regarding drawings/blueprints specifications and technical support.

External

• Communicate with contractors/subcontractors/consultants regarding designs, shop drawings and as‑built drawings/blueprints and specifications.