Asset Management Performance & Reliability Specialist

Dar, the founding member of the Sidara group, is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics. Sidara operates in 60 countries with 20,500 professionals, Dar connects people, places, and communities through innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. We deliver projects from inception through completion, embracing challenges to empower communities worldwide. Learn more at Dar Al-Handasah and Sidaracollaborative.

Role Purpose

The Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for driving performance, consistency, and reliability across Facilities Management operations.

This role shifts operations from reactive service delivery to structured, measurable, and continuously improving performance, ensuring services are delivered efficiently, predictably, and in alignment with operational priorities.

Role Purpose

The Asset Management Performance & Reliability Specialist is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and improving the performance and reliability of physical assets across a large-scale, mission-critical facilities environment.

The role focuses on data-driven maintenance, failure reduction, and lifecycle optimization to ensure assets deliver consistent and reliable service.

Key Responsibilities

Asset Performance & Reliability Monitoring

• Monitor asset performance indicators including availability, downtime, MTBF, and MTTR.
• Identify trends, recurring failures, and underperforming assets.
• Support reliability improvement initiatives across electrical and mechanical systems.

CMMS & Data Management

• Maintain accurate asset data, hierarchies, and performance records within the CMMS.
• Ensure work order data quality and proper failure coding.
• Support reporting and analysis using CMMS-generated data.

Maintenance Optimization

• Support preventive maintenance optimization and task effectiveness reviews.
• Contribute to reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and condition-based strategies.
• Evaluate maintenance outcomes and recommend improvements.

Failure Analysis & Risk Reduction

• Participate in root cause analysis for major asset failures.
• Assess operational risks related to asset condition and performance.
• Propose corrective and preventive actions to reduce recurrence.

Coordination & Reporting

• Coordinate with operations, maintenance teams, and contractors.
• Support performance reviews and technical discussions.
• Prepare reliability and asset performance reports for management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5–10 years (mid-level) experience in asset management, maintenance, or reliability engineering.
• Solid understanding of maintenance strategies and asset performance indicators.
• Experience working in large facilities, infrastructure, or critical environments.
• Familiarity with CMMS platforms (e.g. Maximo) is an advantage.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Data-driven mindset with attention to detail
• Ability to work across disciplines and teams
• Clear technical reporting and communication
• Proactive approach to reliability and risk