Senior Operations and Maintenance Engineer

Dar Al Riyadh Group; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar Al Riyadh Group is seeking a Senior Operations and Maintenance Engineer to lead dam operations and maintenance across multiple locations in Saudi Arabia. You will coordinate across engineering, planning, contracts, procurement and HSE to ensure asset reliability and on-time maintenance delivery.

The role requires a bachelor’s in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering and at least 16 years of dam-related experience, with expertise in preventive and corrective maintenance and technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline from a recognized university.
• Minimum 16 years of professional experience in dam projects.
• Substantial experience in dam operations, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation or improvement works.

Responsibilities

• Manage dam operations and maintenance activities across assigned projects and locations.
• Coordinate O&M requirements with engineering, planning, contracts, procurement, finance, quality, HSE and asset-management departments.
• Monitor the condition, availability, reliability and performance of dam assets.
• Coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective, emergency and condition-based maintenance.
• Review maintenance priorities based on asset criticality, inspection findings, operational risks and equipment history.
• Monitor maintenance backlogs and ensure that critical actions are completed within approved timelines.

Skills

Dam operations

O&M coordination

Root-cause analysis

KPI monitoring

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Senior Operations and Maintenance Engineer

Job Ref. 2239

Experience: 16

Multiple Location

Sep 9, 2026

Job Overview

Date Posted

Sep 9, 2026

Location

Multiple Location

Expiration Date

Oct 1, 2026

Experience

16 Years

Job Skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage dam operations and maintenance activities across assigned projects and locations.
• Coordinate O&M requirements with engineering, planning, contracts, procurement, finance, quality, HSE and asset-management departments.
• Monitor the condition, availability, reliability and performance of dam assets.
• Coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective, emergency and condition-based maintenance.
• Review maintenance priorities based on asset criticality, inspection findings, operational risks and equipment history.
• Monitor maintenance backlogs and ensure that critical actions are completed within approved timelines.
• Support planned shutdowns, equipment isolation, testing, restart and return-to-service activities.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and operational deficiencies.
• Conduct or support root-cause analyses and recommend corrective and preventive measures.
• Identify assets requiring repair, rehabilitation, upgrade or replacement.
• Support emergency response to mechanical failures, electrical faults, gate failures, leakage, flooding and other abnormal conditions.
• Develop execution plans for dam O&M, repair, rehabilitation and improvement projects.
• Prepare activity schedules, resource plans, cost estimates and implementation strategies.
• Track execution schedules and verify alignment with approved plans and contractual milestones.
• Review daily, weekly, monthly and look-ahead work programs.
• Monitor actual progress against approved schedules and identify delays, constraints and emerging risks.
• Recommend recovery measures and revised work sequences where performance falls below plan.
• Coordinate access, permits, materials, equipment, manpower and site requirements.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments, expenditure and updated forecasts.
• Prepare progress assessments and report schedule, cost and technical deviations.
• Supervise implementation from project initiation through testing, handover and close-out.
• Prepare technical specifications for dam operations, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation works.
• Develop scopes of work, bills of quantities, equipment schedules and O&M tender requirements.
• Review drawings, calculations, material requirements and technical data sheets.
• Ensure tender documents clearly define performance standards, deliverables, service levels and acceptance criteria.
• Provide technical input during tender clarification and evaluation.
• Review bidders' technical proposals, methodologies, staffing plans and work programs.
• Support technical and commercial teams in evaluating variations, claims and additional-work requirements.
• Ensure O&M contract requirements reflect asset criticality, operational risks and maintenance priorities.
• Review contractors' and consultants' work plans, maintenance programs, method statements and technical submissions.
• Monitor contractor mobilization, staffing, equipment and material availability.
• Supervise field implementation and verify compliance with approved specifications and procedures.
• Inspect repair, installation, replacement, testing and commissioning activities.
• Review inspection requests, test records, progress reports and completion documents.
• Monitor contractor performance against KPIs, service-level agreements and contractual obligations.
• Identify defects and non-conformances and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Verify completed quantities and provide technical input to payment and completion assessments.
• Participate in coordination, progress, technical and performance-review meetings.
• Confirm that as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, spare-parts records and handover documents are complete.
• Review asset condition, maintenance history, downtime, failures and performance trends.
• Establish and monitor O&M KPIs, including asset availability, reliability, maintenance compliance and response time.
• Recommend improvements to operating procedures, maintenance strategies and equipment performance.
• Support the development and updating of O&M manuals, standard operating procedures and emergency-response instructions.
• Promote reliability-centred, risk-based and lifecycle maintenance practices.
• Maintain accurate asset and maintenance information within SAP or the approved maintenance-management system.
• Capture lessons learned and incorporate them into future scopes, plans and procedures.
• Identify suitable technologies and engineering solutions that improve efficiency and reduce lifecycle cost.
• Prepare clear daily, weekly, monthly, annual and technical reports as required by the assignment.
• Report project progress, asset condition, contractor performance, operational risks and required management actions.
• Maintain registers for maintenance activities, technical submissions, defects, risks and corrective actions.
• Present engineering findings and recommendations to management and government stakeholders.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend meetings, inspections and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
• Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, Client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline from a recognized university.
• Minimum 16 years of professional experience in dam projects.
• Substantial experience in dam operations, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation or improvement works.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and hydraulic systems associated with dams and water facilities.
• Experience with gates, valves, pumps, actuators, hoists, pipelines and hydraulic power units.
• Demonstrated experience preparing technical specifications, scopes of work, bills of quantities and tender documentation.
• Experience planning and supervising O&M projects from initiation through completion.
• Strong experience overseeing contractors and reviewing technical submissions, schedules and performance.
• Knowledge of preventive, predictive, corrective and emergency maintenance practices.
• Experience monitoring project schedules, budgets, risks and contractor KPIs.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, calculations, equipment data sheets and O&M manuals.
• Strong technical-reporting, leadership, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Relevant experience must be supported by verifiable employment records, project references, reports or studies when requested.