Senior Operations Manager - Airports

Candidates with Airport experience will be prioritized!

• Provide inputs to the development of the overall division strategy and participate in developing the KSA business unit strategy in line with the vision, mission, and business objectives of the company.
• Posts award, assists project teams by providing specialist input for the day to day commercial and contractual administration for both the evaluation of claims and/or requests for contract variations and the commercial close-out of contracts.
• Deliver the Operations Management strategy for the portfolio of assets while ensuring contractual commitments are successfully met.
• Manage the effective achievement of the business unit’s objectives through leading the Operations team in the KSA, by setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating staff, and providing formal and informal feedback and appraisals in order to maximize the subordinates’ and the business unit’s performance.
• Assists project team with the technical evaluation of engineer’s requirements advising, in particular, upon any contractual / commercial aspects rose therein.
• Contribute and assist the Director of Operations in defining an optimum structure for the division so that resources are optimally utilized and communication takes place in an efficient manner.
• Ensures that all project’s activities are controlled within the approved budget, identifies any deficiencies and conducts proper analysis and recommend solutions to the board of directors.
• Recommend and oversee the budget for the Operations business unit and monitor financial performance versus the budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs/ revenues, areas of unsatisfactory performance and potential areas of cost reduction are identified, and performance improvement opportunities are realized.
• Lead and manage the portfolio while ensuring the planning and allocation of all resources, and the implementation of the appropriate standards and controls to ensure that all activities are carried out in an efficient and effective manner to meet and exceed objectives.
• Discuss “Side-Specific-Budgets” with customers including CAPEX for example, advise the customers on expenditures, opportunities for cost reductions, and the viability/ feasibility of changing/ buying assets (such as changing a chiller for example) to ensure customers’ budgeting is as appropriate and as accurate as possible.
• Manage the implementation and improvement of policies, guidelines, and processes for contract management and administration to ensure standards are set so that all business requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality service to customers in line with the corporate strategy.
• Manage the process of revising contracts’ scope of work, renewing the contract while recommending changes, conducting pricing, and negotiating the contract with the customer while coordinating the Terms & Conditions of the contract with the Legal department to ensure alignment with internal policies and any external laws and regulations.
• Manage and monitor the subcontracting of works (such as fire systems, gas, emergency lighting, vertical transportation, water treatment, tank cleaning, etc.), ensure that subcontractors fulfil their duties in an accurate manner and as per the agreed upon contractual clauses, and manage subcontractors’ evaluations and negotiations while ensuring that chosen subcontractors are approved by the relevant authorities to guarantee compliance with the regulatory framework (such as any approvals needed from the Civil Defense Department for fire-fighting systems).
• Monitor SLAs for the portfolio of assets, and ensure that they are aligned to service delivery, customer expectations, and…