Senior Maintenance Strategy Consultant (MRO ITS)

Job posting location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Position Objective: Lead the assessment, design and implementation of Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) operational excellence programme. Develop a future-state Target Operating Model (TOM), strengthen asset management and maintenance governance, improve reliability and operational performance, and establish organisational readiness for ISO 55001 and ISO 50001 certification. Job Description & Key Responsibilities: • Conduct a comprehensive current-state assessment of MRO operations, benchmarking existing practices against ISO 55001, ISO 50001, Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) standards and relevant Saudi market best practices. • Design the future-state MRO Target Operating Model, including maintenance governance, organisational structures, processes, roles and responsibilities, aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. • Establish asset reliability and performance excellence frameworks, incorporating Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement methodologies. • Evaluate and optimise preventive and corrective maintenance (PM/CM) strategies, maintenance planning, scheduling, work order management and execution processes. • Assess maintenance contracting, outsourcing arrangements, contractor performance and spare parts localisation opportunities. Develop appropriate contractor management processes, service-level agreements (SLAs) and performance monitoring frameworks. • Develop ISO 55001 and ISO 50001 readiness roadmaps, including gap assessments, compliance action plans, mock assessments, documentation reviews and support for the Energy Management System (EnMS). • Define maintenance and asset performance KPIs, MRO metrics and reporting dashboards to support data-driven decision-making and executive oversight. • Facilitate stakeholder engagement, change management and knowledge transfer workshops to build internal capabilities and support sustainable adoption of the future-state operating model. • Prepare high-quality assessment reports, strategic recommendations, implementation roadmaps and executive-level presentations for the beneficiary department. Qualifications & Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline. Master’s degree or MBA is preferred. • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in maintenance, reliability engineering, asset management and MRO strategy, including operating model design or consulting. • Demonstrated experience in field asset management and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). • Proven capability in executive advisory, maintenance transformation, stakeholder management and organisational change management. • Experience in developing maintenance strategies, governance frameworks, performance improvement plans and ISO management system readiness programmes. • Advanced proficiency in SAP Enterprise Asset Management (SAP EAM) and Plant Maintenance (SAP PM). • Strong knowledge of MRO metrics, maintenance KPIs and performance dashboards using Power BI or Tableau. • Working knowledge of maintenance planning and project scheduling tools; MS Project or Primavera P6 experience is an advantage. • Strong understanding of RCM, RCA, preventive and corrective maintenance, contractor management, SLAs and spare parts localisation. • Knowledge of ISO 55001 asset management and ISO 50001 energy management requirements. • CMRP, ISO 55001 Lead Implementer or an Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Certificate is required. ISO 50001 Lead Implementer and PMP certifications are advantageous.