Maintenance Manager - Heavy Lifting | Crane Hire | Heavy Transport | Oil & Gas

Our client is a well-established and leading provider of specialised crane hire, heavy lifting, and heavy transportation solutions across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region. With a strong presence in the oil and gas, petrochemical, construction, and industrial infrastructure sectors, the organisation delivers reliable equipment and technical expertise to support complex projects and large-scale industrial operations.

As part of its commitment to operational excellence and continued business growth, our client is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to oversee the maintenance and reliability of its extensive fleet of cranes, heavy machinery, and transportation equipment. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for maximising equipment availability, leading maintenance teams across workshops and project sites, implementing preventative maintenance strategies, and optimising maintenance costs while ensuring the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and operational performance.

🔹 Key Responsibilities

• Maximise fleet availability across cranes, heavy lifting equipment, and transport assets.
• Coordinate field and depot maintenance schedules around critical customer operational requirements.
• Partner with operations and sales teams to prioritise equipment maintenance activities.
• Lead mechanical teams to improve productivity, capabilities, and work order completion.
• Control repair and maintenance expenditure against budgets while eliminating unnecessary costs.
• Implement preventative maintenance programmes to reduce breakdowns and increase equipment uptime.
• Maintain breakdown response times below twenty four hours across operating locations.
• Improve first-time repair effectiveness and prevent recurring mechanical failures through analysis.
• Evaluate ageing equipment for timely retirement, disposal, and cost-effective replacement decisions.
• Prepare disposed assets for export within thirty days following confirmed sale.

🔹 Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 8 to 10 years' experience managing heavy equipment maintenance operations.
• At least five years' leadership experience supervising mechanical teams and workshops.
• Proven industry experience within crane rental, heavy lifting, or transport operations.
• Strong technical knowledge of mobile cranes, hydraulic systems, and heavy machinery.
• Experience managing large equipment fleets across multiple depots and project sites.
• Demonstrated expertise in preventative maintenance, breakdown management, and fleet reliability improvement.
• Strong understanding of maintenance budgets, cost control, and equipment lifecycle management.
• Engineering qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Experience supporting oil and gas, petrochemical, construction, or industrial infrastructure projects.