Services Director - GCC

ALSTOM; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ALSTOM in Saudi Arabia seeks a senior leader to oversee the Services portfolio, including Metro Operations, Railway System Maintenance, and Transit System Services. You will drive operational excellence and financial performance while building strong relationships with clients and authorities across the transport ecosystem.

You will mentor project directors, lead multi-project programs, and steer strategic growth initiatives to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Transportation, Operations Management or related field is required.
• Master's degree is a plus and valuable.

Responsibilities

• Lead service project directors and manage operations and maintenance activities.
• Drive continuous improvement across projects and services.
• Lead all service projects across Saudi Arabia including Metro Operations, Railway System Maintenance and Transit System Services.
• Ensure safe, reliable and efficient project execution aligned with contractual commitments.
• Own Services portfolio P&L performance and cost control.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, authorities and stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop project directors and leadership teams.

Skills

Leadership

Operational excellence

Stakeholder management

P&L accountability

Bids mobilization

Strategic growth initiatives

Multi-project portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Transportation, Operations Management or related field

Master's degree is a plus

Job description

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership and operational expertise in a cutting-edge field You ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates You ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable transportation in Saudi Arabia ensuring operational excellence financial stability and customer satisfaction across all services

Day-to-day

you ll work closely with teams across the business Operations Maintenance Engineering Commercial Finance HR and Business Development oversee all service projects drive continuous improvement and much more You ll specifically take care of leading service project directors and managing operations and maintenance activities but also contribute to strategic growth initiatives and long-term partnerships We ll look to you for Leading all service projects across Saudi Arabia including Metro Operations Railway System Maintenance and Transit System Services Ensuring safe reliable and efficient project execution aligned with contractual commitments and customer expectations Driving operational excellence governance and continuous improvement across projects Owning the Services portfolio s P amp L performance and ensuring financial transparency and cost control Building trusted relationships with clients authorities and stakeholders across Saudi Arabia s transport ecosystem Mentoring and developing project directors and leadership teams fostering a high-performance culture

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience That s why we don t expect you to have every single skill Instead we ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering Transportation Operations Management or a related field
• Master s degree is a plus
• 20 years of experience in railway or urban mobility services
• Strong operational background in railway or metro operations
• Proven experience leading large-scale Operations amp Maintenance organizations
• Experience managing complex multi-project service portfolios with full P amp L accountability
• Knowledge of the GCC and or Saudi Arabia market preferred
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
• Experience supporting bids mobilization and strategic growth initiatives