IT Site Manager (Industrial Operations)

Dubai Permanent View Job Description
This role is the senior IT representative for a large industrial facility and carries full responsibility for local IT operations, governance, service delivery, user support, compliance, and reporting
  • Lead all IT operations for a major industrial facility in Dubai
  • Must have proven site IT leadership within an industrial environment

About Our Client

Our client is a leading international organisation operating complex industrial facilities across multiple regions. The business is investing in a new Dubai site and requires an experienced IT leader to establish and manage local IT operations while partnering with global technology teams.

Job Description

  • Own end-to-end IT service delivery for a large industrial site, ensuring reliable support for all business users.
  • Act as the primary escalation point for major incidents, service issues, and business-critical IT challenges.
  • Manage local IT budgets, contracts, assets, service providers, and operational expenditure.
  • Drive compliance with corporate IT, cybersecurity, audit, and governance requirements.
  • Represent site requirements within regional and global IT organisations, coordinating infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives.

The Successful Applicant

  • Minimum 10 years' IT experience, including significant responsibility for site IT operations and service delivery.
  • Proven experience as an IT Site Manager, IT Operations Manager, Infrastructure Manager, or similar role supporting a manufacturing, industrial, engineering, chemical, energy, logistics, or production environment.
  • Demonstrated ownership of local IT budgets, vendors, assets, governance activities, and operational reporting.
  • Strong track record of managing stakeholder relationships across site leadership teams and corporate IT functions.
  • Experience working within structured enterprise environments with defined ITIL processes, cybersecurity standards, audits, and compliance requirements.

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to lead IT operations for a strategically important new facility in Dubai.
  • Significant exposure to regional and global IT leadership and enterprise-wide technology programmes.
Contact
James Jefferson
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7130819

Job summary

Sector
Technology
Subsector
Senior Technical
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Where
Dubai
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
James Jefferson
Job reference
JN-102026-7130819