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Riyadh, SA

Saudi Arabia

• In this constantly-evolving position, I am charged with navigating the company through challenging projects by leading and strategizing both the network operations and planning team tasked with introducing ERTMS within.
• Overseeing the team that leads operational readiness for all departments within SAR and holding weekly strategic meetings to facilitate smooth information exchange among the contractor, projects, engineering, and train.
• Chairing the operational readiness programme for phase 1 and 2 of GSM-R and ERTMS implementation

• During my tenure, I led the LNWN operations and control teams to create an engaged and motivated working environment aligned with company standards on safety, performance, and customer service. I also handled the.
• Championing continuous improvement in safety, train performance, customer satisfaction and unit cost efficiencies by establishing and executing initiatives within an operational budget of £60.5M
• Collaborating with train operating companies to develop, implement, and maintain contingency and service recovery plans in compliance with the Railway Operations Code and the Network Code
• Soliciting customer feedback after interrupted operations which facilitated the development and implementation of service recovery initiatives and also delivered continuous performance improvement on the network and.

• In this position, I leveraged industry best practices to lead and advise local Operations Managers in delivering efficient deliver day-to-day train services to customers. I cultivated and maintained an effective.
• Managed an operational budget of £7.2m and drove the progression of agreed development plans through continual monitoring and review to enhance team performance
• Oversaw the collation of robust contingency plans and execution by planning and liaising with industry partners and stakeholders including Maintenance, TOCs, I&I, Control and Electrical Control Rooms
• Led the implementation and support development of operational risk mitigation plans, including Level Crossings and SPADs

• As Operations Manager, I led the Local Operations Managers to deliver efficient, accurate daily train service. I evaluated and monitored team performance to ensure alignment with KPIs and SLAs and implemented.
• Leading the development and implementation of robust contingency plans by collaborating with Maintenance, TOCs, I&I, Control, and Electrical Control Rooms to provide clear service recovery protocols during service.
• Championing and leading the execution and support development of operations risk management plans, including crossings and SPADs, to maintain compliance with all industry and company standards and procedures
• Collaborating with operations team to develop and maintain a £5.2M operations budget utilised for operational expenditures

• I held many positions including a variety of signalling manager roles and local operations manager roles during my lengthy tenure with Railtrack and British Rail. I delivered compliance with competency assessment.
• Managing and utilising a £1.1M operations budget to lead the Signallers team and Mobile Operations Managers at various locations throughout the Manchester Area
• Introducing the Ansaldo CBI Signalling system at Manachester South Signalling Centre, the UK’s first computer-based signalling system and developed training and operating standards associated with the system.