SENIOR WASTE TO ENERGY MAINTENANCE MANAGER (M/W)

Middle East, United Arab Emirates

Ref. 25.210

For a confidential international client, we hold an exclusive mandate to recruit a Senior Industrial Maintenance Manager (M/W) on a permanent, full time basis for a large continuous process energy from waste facility in the United Arab Emirates.

In this high impact, site based role, you will own the full maintenance function to maximise plant availability, reliability and cost control. You'll lead major outages, strengthen preventive & predictive programmes and drive continuous improvement across internal teams and contractors.

To qualify for this position, your background must include two key assets:

• Proven track record in maintenance leadership within large thermal or continuous process facilities, including boiler & turbine scopes.
• Strong expertise in outage planning coordination, CMMS, contractor management, and reliability improvements.

If you are:

• Available to start in the United Arab Emirates in October 2025
• Experienced and ready to take on this leadership challenge

Then send us your CV in English with a short targeted message to quoting reference 25.210.

Your main mission is to ensure the continuous operational condition of this major industrial plant in compliance with local regulations and best in class safety standards.

You will oversee a large maintenance team from 30 to 50 direct employees plus supervise the various subcontractors servicing the plant.

Your main responsibilities includes :

• Maintenance Leadership - Define and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies. Lead major outages and shutdowns, ensure plant availability, reliability, and cost control.
• Performance & KPIs - Monitor technical availability, unplanned downtime, schedule compliance, and budget adherence. Report results and propose improvements.
• Compliance & Safety - Guarantee full compliance with HSE, legal and technical standards. Drive a zero incident culture.
• Continuous Improvement - Implement reliability programmes (RCA, FMEA), optimise spare parts strategy, strengthen CMMS usage, and reduce rework.
• Team & Contractor Management - Lead, motivate and develop internal teams; manage contractors and service providers to deliver on time, on budget, at required quality.

Mobility : Primarily site based, country or regional mobility for business matters

Starting date : October 2025, once the selection process is finalized

Contract type : Local permanent contract, with various mobility package

Mindset : You are looking for a long term position, willing to grow with the Client's various Middle East projects

Profile

Senior degree Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Senior industrial Maintenance experience in large industrial facilities

15 to 20 years of experience in maintenance leadership within large industrial continuous process facilities

Expected maintenance experience in sectors such as Oil, Waste to energy, Energy

Expected technical knowledge in Boilers, Turbines fuelled by Oil, Coal, Waste - not Gaz based

Proven track record leading major outages, CMMS optimisation, and contractor management

International experience is a plus but not mandatory

Competences

• Strong leadership, hands on approach, and decision making skills
• Structured, results oriented, and cost conscious
• Safety driven mindset with focus on reliability improvement

Languages: professional English required, any additional languages is a plus

As this search is Express & Exclusive, we will only consider candidates who are genuinely available and able to take on this challenge without delay.

Then send us your CV together with a targeted motivation message by email to quoting reference 25.210.