O&m Director

**Job Description – Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Director**  **Role Purpose** The O&M Director will provide overall leadership, strategic direction, and technical oversight of the Integrated O&M Team. The role focuses on ensuring that O&M requirements are fully integrated into system design, construction, testing, and handover, and on coordinating closely with the appointed O&M Concessionaire to achieve seamless operational readiness and long-term system sustainability. **Key Responsibilities** **Leadership & Team Management** * Lead and manage the integrated O&M team comprising international and national experts across operations, maintenance, rolling stock, systems, depot, safety, and asset management disciplines. * Act as the senior O&M authority within the General Consultant team. * Ensure effective coordination and information flow between O&M specialists and other technical disciplines. **O&M Strategy, Readiness & Integration** * Define and oversee the overall O&M framework, policies, and readiness approach for the railway system. * Ensure that operational, maintainability, reliability, and safety requirements are embedded in system design, construction, and testing. * Guide preparation and review of O&M plans, maintenance philosophies, asset management strategies, and lifecycle considerations. **Coordination with O&M Concessionaire** * Serve as the primary coordination interface with the appointed O&M Concessionaire on all O&M-related matters. * Facilitate alignment between the project’s technical deliverables and the O&M Concessionaire’s operational and maintenance requirements. * Support coordination on mobilization planning, staffing assumptions, training frameworks, and operational procedures. * Ensure effective knowledge transfer and information exchange between contractors, the project team, and the O&M Concessionaire. **Technical Oversight** * Review infrastructure, systems, rolling stock, depot, and facilities designs from an O&M, maintainability, and operability perspective. * Ensure compliance with applicable standards, safety regulations, RAMS requirements, and best international practice. * Oversee identification and mitigation of O&M-related risks impacting operational readiness and long-term performance. **Interface & Stakeholder Management** * Liaise with the Client, General Consultant leadership, Contractors, and the O&M Concessionaire on O&M issues. * Lead and participate in O&M-related workshops, coordination meetings, and technical reviews. * Provide clear technical advice and recommendations on O&M matters to senior stakeholders. **Required Skills and Qualifications** * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Railway, or Systems Engineering, or a related field. * Minimum 10 years of professional experience in railway system operations, maintenance, and management under **a railway operator and a consultant.** * Proven experience in Asian countries is **mandatory**, preferably with direct involvement in subway and urban rail systems. * Demonstrated experience in predictive maintenance programs, system testing, and commissioning. * Familiarity with O&M performance monitoring. * Knowledge of safety standards, HAZARD/HAZOP procedures, and operational risk management. * Skills in documentation, e.g. technical reporting, presentation material preparation, etc.  (Able to produce report/presentation material). * Excellent written & verbal communication and coordination skills for managing multi-disciplinary teams. At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!