Road Operations Advisor

Position Brief

The Road Operations Advisor is responsible to support Roads Operation and Maintenance Departments contribution towards achieving the Client Mission and Corporate objectives. This role has to provide expert advice and guidance to the Roads Operation and Maintenance Department (ROMD) Manager, Asst. Manager and the Director of Assets Affairs in relation to the transformation of the Department to achieve best practice.

Functional Responsibilities

Strategic Responsibilities

• Advise and support the ROMD Manager for Roads Operations and Maintenance Department (ROMD) to make a positive contribution towards achieving the Client mission and Corporate Strategy objectives
• Play the lead role in ensuring the Client Vision and Values becomes part of the culture of the Roads Operations and Maintenance Department.
• Provide an ongoing review of objectives, Risks, KPls and take actions for development and improvement.
• Ensure that the Department's plans and performance are within the approved budget and timescales by reviewing progress reports on the Department's performance as and when needed.
• Ensure that highest standards of professional conduct, ethics and integrity are maintained during the execution of the responsibilities.

Operational Responsibilities

• Manage and carry out necessary activities for the maintenance of the Road network, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Tunnels and ensure security of supply chain.
• Provide technical expertise support to Section Head on programme of works to sustain and improve levels of service to customers and other stakeholders.
• Support and liaise with other RO&MD Sections for successful delivery of Section deliverables
• Coordinate with ROMD in consultation with the Management Consultants (MC)/ contractors.
• Ensure adherence to service levels for works on the Road network, ITS and Tunnels including repairs and new connections.
• Monitor Frameworks Partners work schedules, set priorities and ensure the appropriate assignment of equipment, materials, and personnel.
• Monitor all the equipment used to maintain the systems through agreed maintenance and monitoring schedules with outsource partners.
• Ensure that incidents / emergencies reported are attended to and resolved by the maintenance contractors with minimal or no interruption to customers.
• Ensure delivery of quality to all customers. Coordinate with section for compliance with road standards.
• Provide assistance to the project team in ensuring that road network upgrading and maintenance works are carried out to the specified technical standards and that corrective action is taken as needed.
• Proposed periodic and long-term maintenance plans to ensure that ROMD perform to the specified level of operations based on asset management standards and recommendations and meets department KPIs.

• Provide technical advice to the stakeholders regarding design, construction or program modifications and repairs onsite. Coor dinate with the Design Department to develop and implement improvements to existing road networks.
• Coordinate with all other Sections and Departments to identify and raise any issues that require consideration by the ROMD Management for approval on actions/ recommendations.
• Hold regular team meetings to engage staff with changes taking place and ensure relevant business performance information and expectations are shared
• Ensure adherence to Quality, Health and Safety and Environment Policy and Procedures within the workplace and comply with any new work instructions.
• Ability to write project scope of works for new and maintenance works on Road network, ITS, Bridges and Tunnels
• Perform other duties/ tasks as required

Qualification:

• Bachelors degree or higher level qualification in Engineering in a relevant subject.
• Education qualification obtained from North America, West Europe, Australia
• MBA and/or secondary relevant degree would be advantage
• Chartered membership of relevant professional body preferred and would be an advantage
• Understanding of Framework Contracts Agreement are preferred
• Current/valid Qatar Driving License would be an advantage
• Preferably Chartered membership of relevant professional body (e.g. CEng, MICE, MIStructE, or MCIHT)

Experience:

• 30 years' experience in Roads / Highways operation and maintenance, ideally within the public sector
• Knowledge and experience in international Quality Road works best practice and how it is delivered in an Organisation preferred
• Knowledge and experience in change management / business transformation
• Knowledge and experience in contract management
• Knowledge and experience in risk and value management techniques preferred
• Knowledge and experience of Quality, Health and Safety, and Environment policies, procedures and regulations preferred
• Experience in Project Management in the Middle East and working in a multidisciplinary Organization preferably in the Middle East
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders and staff at all levels within the Organization
• Ability to deliver and support change
• Competent in Microsoft Office Packages, Microsoft Project/Primavera/
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English is mandatory.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in Arabic would be an advantage