The Operations Engineering Manager will be responsible for the full remit of the delivery of Engineering Management services of the contract including operational and service provider team management, Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) and specialist services. The holder of the posittion will assist Senior Management with the delivery of the strategic direction of both the engineering and some soft services within the contract by ensuring the effective management of a number of outsourced service providers, with the primary objective of ensuring that adequate management systems are in place to continually ensure a safe and compliant environment.

The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate good people management and interpersonal capability. Someone who has proven analytical capability and problem-solving skills. An individual with excellent communicator and motivator at multi levels.

This role is part of our Senior Management team at the prestigious Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

Key Accountabilities

• Provide management and leadership for the Engineering department within a Contract, ensuring that international best practise Facilities Management is delivered as per the requirements of the client.
• Provide management and oversight of the outputs of the Engineering Department and their respective teams, to ensure service delivery in compliance with the Project Agreement.
• Building long-term relationships with the Client is key
• Develops the strategy for the service delivery of the business
• Leads the management of reporting on contract performance for the Engineering Department within the contract and to the Client
• Manage the Engineering Department under his/her control ensuring that appropriate discipline, guidance, support, and moral welfare, are provided to all members of staff.
• Oversee the Stakeholder Management Plan, relating to Engineering Department, ensuring that key stakeholders engagement levels are monitored, and any negative feedback is escalated to the General Manager
• Continuously improve systems of communication, maintain business integrity, and improve knowledge of customer expectations and identify and address concerns of stakeholders
• Line management responsibility for all MEP and Civil Staff including Supervisors, Team Leaders, Technicians, and assistants
• Deputised line manager responsibility for all other Engineering Management staff including project team, document controller and operations engineers
• Engineering Management Services include but are not limited to, planned, preventative and reactive maintenance activities for building fabric, MEP, specialist services systems and FF&E. Projects and variation works including fit outs, refurbishments and change of use requirements. Management and use of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Life Cycle management, Space Planning, Moves and Changes, Document Control and including management of As Built Drawings, O&M Manuals and Technical Library
• Meet the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and availability criteria’s as per the contract Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)
• To support with the production of monthly and annual operational reports to both specified timeframes and adhoc as required. Reports will detail measurement and monitoring of the Engineering Management services, KPI’s and other relevant information
• Lead asset lifecycle planning for 3, 5, 10 & 20 years as per Client requirements
• To assist with the preparation of Budgets, financial monitoring, and cost controls
• Support the implementation and management of continual improvement initiatives, projects, and programmes across all areas of the department including service delivery, staff engagement, cost reductions and innovation