Director – Operation & Maintenance (Leisure and Entertainment)

Overview

Oversee operation & maintenance of rides, attractions and facilities ensuring safety and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• safety compliance
• operations management
• system maintenance
• technical systems
• business planning
• kpi setting

Tasks

-Ensure all maintenance and operations activities comply with international safety codes -Direct daily operation and maintenance of all technical systems — including rides & attractions, show control systems, theatrical equipment, building systems, and utilities. -Contribute to business planning, budgeting, and KPI setting for technical services.

Requirements

• engineering
• safety standards
• budgeting
• procurement
• bachelor's
• contract management

What You Bring

We are currently seeking a Director O&M for a leading client-side organisation in KSA. The role will involve the management of operation and maintenance delivered to rides and attractions across a large portfolio of assets. Candidates must hail from a hands-on operational engineering background. They will oversee all O&M delivered to the assets, ensuring a high level of compliance, adhering to international best practice and safety standards. The individual will be a degree holder, will have safety awareness and a high level of technical knowledge, both operationally and strategic. In addition, they will have experience in contract management, budgetary responsibilities and understand the procurement process to ensure business continuity. The individual should be highly motivated, have attention to detail to ensures the highest standards of operational excellence, asset reliability and guest safety. -Must hail from an engineering background -Familiarity with International Health and Safety standards -Budgeting, vendor management, and financial acumen and procurement -Bachelor’s Degree -Technical expertise in the maintenance of large entertainment facilities

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Benefits

In return our client offers a fantastic working environment on some exciting projects coupled with an excellent base salary with additional benefits, that include education allowances and annual bonus.

About Big Fish Consult

-Born in the UAE, spun off from a broader group to focus on recruitment in MENA and Asia. -Carved a niche by placing professionals in construction, engineering, facilities management, property, and support-services roles. -Uses a lean team of experts to match top talent with sector-specific mandates, guided by deep regional expertise. -Undertakes projects ranging from sourcing engineers for major infrastructure builds to staffing entire FM teams for large property portfolios. -Operates on WordPress, backed by Outlook and Google Cloud, enabling agile placement tracking. -Earned a reputation for combining sector insight with precise recruitment, emphasizing the human edge in technical fields.

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