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 qualified 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.

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📌 Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Director (Australia)
🏢 Smec
📍 Australia