IT Site Manager (Industrial Operations)

• Lead all IT operations for a major industrial facility in Dubai • Must have proven site IT leadership within an industrial environment About Our Client Our client is a leading international organisation operating complex industrial facilities across multiple regions. The business is investing in a new Dubai site and requires an experienced IT leader to establish and manage local IT operations while partnering with global technology teams. Job Description • Own end-to-end IT service delivery for a large industrial site, ensuring reliable support for all business users. • Act as the primary escalation point for major incidents, service issues, and business-critical IT challenges. • Manage local IT budgets, contracts, assets, service providers, and operational expenditure. • Drive compliance with corporate IT, cybersecurity, audit, and governance requirements. • Represent site requirements within regional and global IT organisations, coordinating infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives. The Successful Applicant • Minimum 10 years' IT experience, including significant responsibility for site IT operations and service delivery. • Proven experience as an IT Site Manager, IT Operations Manager, Infrastructure Manager, or similar role supporting a manufacturing, industrial, engineering, chemical, energy, logistics, or production environment. • Demonstrated ownership of local IT budgets, vendors, assets, governance activities, and operational reporting. • Strong track record of managing stakeholder relationships across site leadership teams and corporate IT functions. • Experience working within structured enterprise environments with defined ITIL processes, cybersecurity standards, audits, and compliance requirements. What's on Offer • Opportunity to lead IT operations for a strategically important new facility in Dubai. • Significant exposure to regional and global IT leadership and enterprise-wide technology programmes. Contact: James Jefferson Quote job ref: JN-102026-7130819

Minimum 10 years' IT experience, including significant responsibility for site IT operations and service delivery. Proven experience as an IT Site Manager, IT Operations Manager, Infrastructure Manager, or similar role supporting a manufacturing, industrial, engineering, chemical, energy, logistics, or production environment. Demonstrated ownership of local IT budgets, vendors, assets, governance activities, and operational reporting. Strong track record of managing stakeholder relationships across site leadership teams and corporate IT functions. Experience working within structured enterprise environments with defined ITIL processes, cybersecurity standards, audits, and compliance requirements.

Own end-to-end IT service delivery for a large industrial site, ensuring reliable support for all business users. Act as the primary escalation point for major incidents, service issues, and business-critical IT challenges. Manage local IT budgets, contracts, assets, service providers, and operational expenditure. Drive compliance with corporate IT, cybersecurity, audit, and governance requirements. Represent site requirements within regional and global IT organisations, coordinating infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives.