Guideway & 3rd Rail Maintenance Lead

ALSTOM; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom seeks a skilled Guideway and 3rd Rail Team Leader for its Riyadh O&M team. You will plan and lead maintenance activities, enforce safety standards, and monitor performance metrics to ensure contractual quality and passenger service continuity.

You will analyze asset health, drive data‑driven decisions, and develop team competencies through targeted trainings while ensuring timely on-site support and optimal spare parts management in a demanding railway environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Railway Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in track maintenance leadership within Operations & Maintenance (O&M).
• Strong knowledge of railway track maintenance standards, inspection regimes and asset management practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and lead maintenance teams to deliver preventive, corrective and emergency maintenance activities.
• Lead the implementation of worksite safety standards PTW requirements electrical isolation procedures and Lockout Tagout (LOTO) controls across maintenance teams.
• Monitor work execution and technical performance to ensure compliance with contractual requirements and project quality and safety standards.
• Track and evaluate maintenance KPIs through data-driven performance dashboards regular performance reviews and analytical reporting tools.
• Provide timely onsite support for critical track related issues to restore system availability sustain operational continuity and passenger service.
• Review operational risks analyze asset health and degradation trends and implement optimized maintenance approach to extend asset life and mitigate recurring defects.
• Develop and implement team competency development plans to enhance technical skills and promote continuous learning through trainings and technical knowledge refresh initiatives.
• Conduct performance checks to ensure calibration equipment health of critical equipment in compliance with project quality standards.
• Conduct periodic review of spare parts and consumables to improve availability of high consumption spares.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Data analysis

Cross-functional coordination

Health & Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Railway Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field

Tools

CMMS

Performance dashboards

Job description

Alstom seeks a skilled Guideway and 3rd Rail Team Leader for its Riyadh O&M team. You will plan and lead maintenance activities, enforce safety standards, and monitor performance metrics to ensure contractual quality and passenger service continuity.

You will analyze asset health, drive data‑driven decisions, and develop team competencies through targeted trainings while ensuring timely on-site support and optimal spare parts management in a demanding railway environment.