Operations Manager

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations across multiple projects and field locations; plan manpower, equipment, vehicles, logistics, and resources.
• Coordinate crew mobilization, transportation, site requirements, and demobilization for onshore and offshore projects.
• Coordinate project managers, technical and field teams, clients, vendors, subcontractors, procurement, and commercial teams.
• Manage surveying, inspection, and metrology equipment deployment and utilization, including Total Stations, 3D scanners, Faro, Leica, GPR, Point Cloud, and dimensional surveying equipment.
• Monitor KPIs, costs, P&L, productivity, equipment utilization, and resource efficiency; improve processes and workflows.
• Support digitalization and workflow automation; coordinate inspection, NDT, metrology, surveying, E&I, and pre-commissioning teams.
• Ensure personnel, equipment, certifications, documents, and logistics meet project needs; report operational performance to management.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant operations management experience.
• Strong experience in Oil & Gas, EPC, Engineering, Inspection, Surveying, Marine, or Industrial Services.
• Proven field operations, crew mobilization, logistics, site supervision, equipment management, resource planning, and multidisciplinary team coordination.
• Strong understanding of KPI management, P&L or cost control, resource optimization, and operational planning.
• Exposure to inspection, NDT, surveying, metrology, E&I, or commissioning environments; this is not a requirement to personally perform inspections or tests.
• Valid UAE driving license and willingness to travel to sites and support onshore and offshore operations.
• UAE/GCC project experience is preferred; experience with ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, ADMA, BP, Shell, or ONGC is an advantage.
• Technical awareness of the operational, manpower, equipment, certification, and logistics requirements of relevant disciplines.

Technical exposure

• Inspection and welding: CSWIP 3.1, CSWIP 3.2, AWS CWI, API 510, API 570, API 653.
• NDT: RT/Radiography, UT/Ultrasonic, MT/Magnetic Testing, PT/Penetrant Testing, PAUT, and TOFD.
• Surveying and metrology: Total Station, 3D Laser Scanning, Point Cloud, CMM, Faro, Leica, GPR, Spatial Analyzer, and dimensional surveying.
• E&I and pre-commissioning: CompEx, ATEX, IECEx, EEHA, loop checking, cold and hot loops, Megger, continuity testing, and calibration.
• Offshore operations: BOSIET and related personnel readiness requirements.

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