Asset Management Engineer

Company Description

For 170 years, Veolia has been a global leader in providing water, energy, and waste management solutions. Serving public authorities and industries across 58 countries, our comprehensive services are essential to human development and sustainable growth. As we progress alongside economic growth and human development, we continuously adapt and innovate, designing solutions that positively impact the environment and conserve resources.

Veolia focuses on local solutions to purify and preserve vital resources, mitigate resource depletion, decarbonize lifestyles and production methods, and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Our mission is to build a better 21st century, and we proudly identify as #resourcers.

Key figures of Veolia Near and Middle East

• Over 3,900 employees in the Middle East (in addition to the nearly 6,000 employees for Enova, which reports directly to Veolia Africa Middle-East for Facility Management and Energy Efficiency contracts in the region)

• A robust local network across the region, including the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia

• 40 years of sustainable partnerships

In the Middle East, Veolia collaborates with industries, governments, communities, and commercial businesses to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions needed today, while maintaining a vision for tomorrow. Through public-private partnerships and innovative contractual schemes, Veolia is dedicated to achieving measurable results with pragmatic, sustainable environmental solutions.

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Context

Bahrain Bay Utilities is a utility complex that serves the iconic Bahrain Bay Development project in the heart of Manama, providing combined utilities services including a District Cooling Plant, a Sewage Treatment Plant, and a potable and irrigation water distribution network under a single utility service scheme.

Veolia Energy Gulf (Veolia Bahrain) is the asset management and operator of the utility complex that has the largest District Cooling Plant (DCP) in Bahrain using sea water technology for cool down the process, a fully enclosed Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) equipped with membrane technology to produce a high quality of TSE that is recycled fully in the irrigation network, a potable water scheme with a network and pumping stations, in addition to solar power park powered the STP with the majority of its electricity.

Job Description

The Asset Management Engineer is a specialized role focused on managing the technical aspects of asset management, dealing with the life cycle management of assets in particular, to achieve the stated KPIs and outputs of the organisation.

Minimum 03-05 years’ relevant hands-on experience / Knowledge of asset management in the industrial background for Asset management engineer.

Working experience in District cooling plants, Water and Wastewater treatment plants, and large Industrial facilities management.

Computer literate in CMMS and Google Software, MS Word, Excel and PPT.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the administration and optimisation of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring accurate data integrity and coordinating with all relevant stakeholders to conduct comprehensive system reviews.
• Serve as the primary maintenance coordinator, responsible for integrating and streamlining the overall facilities maintenance process across all operational areas.
• Calculate, analyse, and generate critical asset key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure operational effectiveness and inform strategic decision-making.
• Develop, update, and rigorously review asset management plans to ensure full compliance with industry best practices and organisational standards.
• Monitor asset performance metrics continuously and conduct comparative analysis against established industry benchmarks to identify improvement opportunities.
• Direct maintenance team procurement requirements and maintain rigorous oversight of critical spares inventory management to ensure operational continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) or Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree from a university accredited by the ministry in a relevant discipline.
• A minimum of 2 years' demonstrated professional experience in the field of Asset Management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of applicable local regulations and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency in Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) software and related asset management platforms.
• Demonstrated competency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Software applications.
• Experience in maintenance coordination and integration of facilities maintenance processes across industrial or utility operations.
• Proven track record in developing and monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and asset performance metrics.
• Experience in inventory management, critical spares planning, and procurement coordination is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of District Cooling Plants, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, or large-scale industrial facilities management is highly desirable.

Additional Information

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal abilities
• Commercially aware with a cost-optimization mindset
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and ethical conduct
• Ability to evaluate suppliers and manage effective vendor relationships
• Well-organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Proactive, self-motivated, and results-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively with engineering, finance, and operations teams
• Adaptable and able to perform effectively in a fast-paced environmentAs an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete or exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities that will be carried out by the selected candidate.

Veolia Middle East does not and shall not discriminate in any forms in its recruitment processes.