Maintenance Site Manager

About the Role

Siemens is seeking a Maintenance Site Manager to join its maintenance organization for the Makkah–Madinah High-Speed Railway (Haramain High-Speed Railway) project. This full-time, permanent position is based in Mecca, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and involves overseeing the maintenance of signalling systems across approximately 450 km of high-speed railway infrastructure. The successful candidate will ensure the safety, reliability, availability, and performance of these systems, while consistently meeting contractual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and maintenance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

The Maintenance Site Manager will supervise and coordinate a 24/7 technical maintenance team from one of the maintenance centres along the Makkah–Madinah High-Speed Railway. Responsibilities include:

• Leading, supervising, and coordinating the site maintenance team and associated technical activities.
• Ensuring the achievement of contractual maintenance KPIs, including system availability, incident response and repair times, preventive maintenance completion, and reduction of recurring incidents.
• Ensuring corrective and preventive maintenance activities are performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved procedures and schedules.
• Coordinating incident response, troubleshooting, fault investigation, and restoration activities.
• Analysing recurring incidents and implementing appropriate mitigation and improvement measures.
• Monitoring the operational condition and availability of signalling and associated systems within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Coordinating activities with other Siemens teams, Maintenance Site Managers, the Project Manager, and relevant project stakeholders.
• Participating in consortium, customer, and project coordination meetings as required.
• Coordinating and supervising trackside maintenance activities, inspections, and technical interventions.
• Ensuring effective management of site resources, including spare parts, tools, equipment, repairs, logistics, and supplies.
• Maintaining appropriate stock levels and ensuring the availability of critical spare parts and maintenance equipment.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing system reliability, availability, and maintenance efficiency.
• Ensuring all activities comply with applicable Siemens, project, customer, and safety requirements.

Candidate Profile

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of experience in a relevant field. The position requires comfort with taking responsibility for a geographically defined maintenance area, coordinating multiple technical disciplines, and managing operational incidents. Collaboration with Siemens teams, consortium partners, and customers is a key aspect of this role.

Work Environment

The role involves periodic attendance at trackside work locations for inspection, supervision, and coordination of maintenance activities. The successful candidate will be provided with a company vehicle, laptop computer, and mobile phone to perform the role effectively.

Application Process

Applicants are requested to clearly demonstrate in their application how their qualifications, technical experience, and previous responsibilities align with the requirements of this position.