Service Manager - Central Area

Atlas Copco; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust and accountability

Lifelong learning and career growth

Comprehensive compensation and health/

Job summary

Atlas Copco in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Service Manager for the Central Area to lead a Field Service Engineer team, ensuring a safe and high-performing work environment. You will oversee service operations, support planning and execution, and deliver customer commitments with quality and reliability.

Working closely with Service Planning, Technical Support, Sales, and CTS stakeholders, you will drive performance, manage non-technical escalations, and support profitable growth using

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience leading field service, operations or technical teams.
• Proven ability to interpret service performance data and guide action.
• Strong planning, safety and compliance mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Field Service Engineers including onboarding and reviews.
• Oversee service operations, planning efficiency and job execution.
• Monitor KPIs like utilization, time on site, and service performance.
• Manage escalations and ensure high customer satisfaction.
• Support contract execution and profitability with quality and compliance.

Skills

People leadership

Performance management

Resource planning

Safety compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering

Recognized technical diploma or apprenticeship

Tools

Microsoft Office

Operational systems

Job description

At Atlas Copco, we strive to deliver sustainable productivity and outstanding service to our customers. This role provides an opportunity to lead a diverse field service team, enhance operational excellence, improve customer satisfaction, and strengthen organizational capability for future growth. As a leader, you are expected to demonstrate our Cultural Behaviors through your actions, decisions, collaboration, and results.

Your Mission

As Service Manager for the Central Area, you will lead and develop the Field Service Engineer team, ensuring a safe, engaged, and high-performing work environment. You will oversee service operations, support efficient planning and execution, and ensure customer commitments are delivered with quality and reliability.

Working closely with Service Planning, Technical Support, Sales, Human Resources, SHEQ, and other CTS stakeholders, you will drive operational performance, develop team competence, manage non-technical escalations, and support profitable business growth. You will use performance data, customer feedback, and continuous improvement practices to achieve operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Field Service Engineers, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and career development.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, performance reviews, and participate actively in CTS management activities.
• Identify training and development needs and support employee growth through structured learning and coaching.
• Manage attendance, performance evaluations, and people-related processes with fairness and professionalism.
• Collaborate with Service Planning to improve resource utilization, workload distribution, planning efficiency, and job execution.
• Monitor operational KPIs such as work in progress, utilization, time on site, and service performance indicators.
• Follow up on customer feedback, service agreements, and key contracts to ensure high customer satisfaction.
• Manage urgent customer concerns and non-technical escalations while coordinating timely resolutions.
• Support contract execution, profitability, equipment service compliance, and contract renewals.
• Track planned versus completed work and control quality-related costs to improve operational efficiency.
• Review warranty cases, risk observations, and near misses, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Maintain compliance with safety requirements and oversee service vehicles, tools, and personal protective equipment.
• Organize regular toolbox and team meetings to strengthen communication, safety awareness, and collaboration.
• Use operational insights and employee feedback to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Role Focus

The position is primarily responsible for:

• People leadership, coaching, and team development
• Operational performance and KPI management
• Customer satisfaction and escalation management
• Safety compliance and service readiness
• Contract execution, quality, and profitability
• Cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement activities

Experience and Knowledge

• Proven experience leading or developing field service, operational or technical teams with different competence levels.
• Experience managing performance, resource planning, service execution, customer issues and operational improvement.
• Working knowledge of compressed-air equipment and service operations is strongly preferred, including experience with oil-injected and oil-free compressors, dryers and related systems.
• Ability to review and interpret service performance information and technical job reports sufficiently to guide action and elevate to the appropriate technical specialists.
• Good command of Microsoft Office and confidence using operational systems and performance data.
• Understanding of safety requirements, field-service risk management and disciplined work practices.
• Experience with competitor equipment or service environments is an advantage.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering. Candidates with a recognized technical diploma or apprenticeship and at least five years of relevant compressed-air industry experience may also be considered.

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Job location

This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Riyadh, KSA. You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

Behind every innovative solution, there are people working together to transform the future. With careers sparked by initiative and lifelong learning, we are uniting curious minds, and you could be one of them.

Information at a Glance

Atlas Copco delivers innovative products and solutions that help businesses grow and drive progress. Our portfolio spans compressed air and gas systems and treatment, vacuum solutions, industrial power tools, assembly systems, and power and flow solutions. We bring a commitment to long-term success built on expertise, reliable service, and uptime. When you level up to the Atlas Copco experience you enter a partnership based on quality, sustainability, and ease of collaboration. The technology we bring, and the decades of experience support the future-proofing of your business. Atlas Copco is a brand within Atlas Copco Group.

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