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Jacobs Operations Management and Facility Services (OMFS) group performs Operations and Maintenance (O&M), facilities management, and asset-management services for state and local government and private customers across the People and Places (PPS) Line of Business. 

The APACME OMFS group is a service centre to the wider Jacobs APACME business, and we're looking for an experienced Asset Management Specialist, with water and wastewater expertise, to join our growing Middle East team.

As an Asset Management Specialist within OMFS, based in Abu Dhabi, you won’t just be delivering projects - you’ll be shaping the future of how the region's cities, utilities, and industries operate and thrive. Our team’s work provides tactical asset management and operations and maintenance support, advice and counsel to asset intensive industries such as water and wastewater utilities, built infrastructure, facilities and building maintenance, public and private works, transportation, municipal and related services.

About the opportunity

You’ll be the go-to expert working closely with key clients to design and implement asset management strategies that make a real difference. From water and wastewater systems to complex built environments, your work will ensure essential services run smoothly, sustainably, and smartly. You’ll collaborate with a passionate team of professionals across APACME, tapping into global best practices while tailoring solutions to local needs.

In this role, you’ll help shape and implement asset management and maintenance strategies across water, wastewater and utility operations. You’ll work closely with clients to deliver asset condition assessments, enhance maintenance practices, develop AM/O&M frameworks, and support business development and training initiatives.

You’ll also play a key part in delivering and strengthening our OMFS offering, including:

•Leading consulting teams and consistently exceeding client expectations.

•Supporting the development of digital and mobility applications.

•Contributing to the marketing and evolution of OMFS service offerings and training solutions.

•Maintaining a billable utilisation of 80–85%.

•Conducting project follow up reviews to ensure client satisfaction.

This role offers a blend of office and client site work, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and independent delivery. Flexibility to travel is required to meet project and client needs.

To succeed in this role, you will bring a solid academic background in mechanical engineering or a related discipline, and practical experience in water and wastewater asset management and the development and implementation of maintenance strategies. You'll have;

•    A degree in Mechanical Engineering (additional Asset Management or Maintenance certification highly beneficial).

•5–7+ years’ experience in Asset Management and maintenance strategy development and implementation.

•Experience in asset maintenance, with some exposure to maintenance planning and scheduling.

•Strong exposure to water, wastewater and utility assets, or direct experience working within an O&M organisation.

•Proven ability to: 

oDevelop short- and long term maintenance strategies aligned with CAPEX and OPEX forecasts.

oLead physical asset condition assessments using best practice methodologies.

oAnalyse complex O&M data sets to identify trends and performance insights.

oPrepare AM/Maintenance reports and cost/staffing estimates.

oSupport client engagement, proposal development and business growth.

•Previous experience working with Middle East clients and projects.

•Strong analytical, organisational, written and verbal communication skills (English professional/business level).

•Ability to build strong working relationships with clients, colleagues, operators, and contractors.

•Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, Outlook).

•Ability to work effectively within a dynamic team, as well as independently on client sites or remotely.

Desirable skills

Experience in any of the following is advantageous:

•A blend of consultancy and industry experience.

•Reliability and maintainability improvement programs (e.g., RCM, Root Cause Analysis, FMECA).

•Asset condition and criticality assessment practices, including remaining life and decay forecasting.

•Operational Readiness experience.

•AM and maintenance training frameworks and delivery.

•Performance management systems and benchmarking.

•Business improvement processes and methodologies.

•Familiarity with IIMM processes and practices.

•Experience using or implementing CMMS/EAM systems.

•Participation in asset management or O&M industry bodies, committees or professional groups.

•PPP or large DBO project experience in the ME region.

•International experience delivering asset management solutions.

Other information

Location: Based in Abu Dhabi. Hybrid working. Please note: Time on client sites will be required depending on project demands. E.g. Work may involve supporting OMFS digital and mobility solutions, solution focused maintenance initiatives and the application of OMFS tools at client facilities.

Travel: Flexibility to travel for project delivery, client engagement and key business requirements.

Apply now and play a key role in advancing Asset Management capability and operational excellence for clients across the region.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

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