Ref: LP127-2091

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Company:
Our client work in the field of Heavy lifting, Transportation and Heavy Equipment Services. They are currently looking to recruit an IT Manager to be based in Khobar

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Establishing and directing the strategic and tactical goals, policies, and procedures for the information technology department.
• Aligning IT vision/support with business needs and initiatives, as well as the competitive landscape.
• Develop and maintain an appropriate IT organizational structure that supports the company current and future business needs.
• Define and communicate IT plans, policies, and standards for the organization for acquiring, implementing, and operating IT services.
• Analyzing the company current IT infrastructure and security, ensuring alignment with the business’ strategic plans.
• Direct the development and execution of the company wide disaster recovery and business continuity protocols to minimize disruption to business operations in the event of emergency situations or data loss.
• Oversees the company security of systems, networks, ERP and facilitates IT security audits and/or investigations.
• Maintains excellent internal customer satisfaction by ensuring continuous delivery of high quality and reliable IT services.
• Manage relationships with external IT vendors and service providers and associated contracts/agreements through close oversight of their delivery of assigned IT service level agreements.
• Working closely with the company executive team to create strategic plans for the business’ future growth.
• Keep open channel of communication with other department manager, anticipate their future business needs and recommend appropriate automation solutions.
• Identify opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development assessing its costs and benefits to the company
• Work closely with IT project managers to ensure optimum allocation and utilization of technology resources, while Implementing on-time, on-budget, major projects using strong project management oversight and communication with business partners

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree in information systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent, an MBA is a plus
• Minimum of 12 years of experience managing IT department, reflecting a progression showing top-tier performance and leadership skills.
• Experience in heavy equipment, engineering or oil & gas sector
• Through understanding of IT and practical applications to support the company’s goals.
• Excellent leadership and communications skills, and a proven ability to motivate and manage teams with strong customer focus
• Ability to assess complex business requirements
• Good interpersonal skills with experience interfacing effectively between business end users and IT teams
• Must be base in Saudi with transferable Iqama
• English language is a must, Arabic language is a plus

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

  • Banking & Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Oil & Gas
  • Construction
  • Architecture & Engineering

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IT Manager salaries in Saudi Arabia

Average monthly compensation
SAR 16,500

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