Transit System Maintenance Manager

**Description**

Who We Are

**Hitachi Rail** is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signaling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey. With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 14,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions.

**Development Period**
- Lead recruitment and mobilization initiatives to ensure full complement in all maintenance teams
- Work collaboratively with the Training Manager and Flow training department to ensure timely delivery of training to all maintenance staff as per the training matrix for each role.
- Proactively plan to ensure all staff within the maintenance department attain the certificate of competency prior to commencement of commercial service (COCS)
- Supporting D&B in Testing & Commissioning (T&C) activities
- Support the D&B in development of Caretaker Maintenance regimes and lead the planning scheduling and execution of activities under D&B responsibility during the development period.
- Lead the maintenance department in supporting Engineering Department in the production and delivery of all O&M documentation including Maintenance procedures, Work instructions and method statements
- Coordinate with the D&B team to facilitate knowledge transfer activities from D&B to O&M including shadowing and witnessing of T&C activities
- Develop and review the maintenance plans for all disciplines supporting Engineering Team in MPT development for uploading into CMMS
- Coordinate with the Procurement and Supply Chain and Logistics departments to ensure all procurement activities including Service Level Agreements (SLA) are developed, completed and secured prior to COCS, supporting the process with the development of associated purchased technical specifications (PTS)
- Ensure full participation of all discipline managers in Hazard Review workshops, critically reviewing all hazards transferred to maintenance department, ensuring full mitigation within maintenance procedures and work instructions.
- Support the TSM Director and senior management team on technical and engineering related issues in collaboration with the Engineering Manager
- Support the Engineering Manager in assessing Obsolescence impact on future maintenance activities and Life Cycle Costs of TSM assets.
- Deliver Team Briefs and monitor adherence to any relevant legislation, regulations and directives from relevant authorities in relation to maintenance and safe operation (technical perspective) of TSM Line 3 assets.
- Review and advise on plans for major re-engineering, replacement or refurbishment programs re critical system components and sub-systems
- Identify likely cause and solution to significant technical failures particularly those that by their nature have the potential to disrupt service or generate a safety risk;
- Identify major overhaul and inspections to be performed by the Maintenance Contractor in accordance with the operating requirements
- Ensure the Capital Asset Replacement Plan is created and make recommendations on initiatives and solutions to improve asset performance.

**Health, Safety & Environment**
- Manage adherence to the: Health & Safety Policy; Rail Safety Management Plan; Health Safety Environment Plan; Security Plan; and Risk Management Plan
- Manage Health & Safety being embedded into all work practices in line with established policies, systems, plans, procedures, and work instructions during normal, degraded and emergency modes of operation, and contribute towards their on-going evolution based on operational experience
- Manage statutory and regulatory requirements, and conduct risk reviews within the Department and with other departments
- Manage to a high standard of sustainable practice and environmental protection

**Stakeholder Interface**
- Lead weekly interface meetings with Hitachi Rail Sub-contractors
- Lead TSM in interface meetings with the Operations Manager, OCC Manager and ensure TSM representation in sub-meeting with Operations department
- Represent TSM L3 on all matters related to departmental responsibilities according to the _Interface & Stakeholder Management Plan _
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with all relevant Stakeholders to secure the necessary support for efficient operation of Line 3 of Riyadh Metro.
- Attend or ensure representation of the maintenance department in stakeholder meetings ensuring the TSM organisation’s interests are fully represented to successfully launch Commercial Services

**Trial Run Readiness**
- Under the leadership of the Maintenance Readiness Director, interface proactively with the Employer’s Representative and the D&B Contractors with respect to planning, participation, and witnessing of Testing & Commissioning activity, and participation in Trial Running activity to achieve successful demonstration of Operational Readiness and achievement of the O