DIRECTOR OF TRACK AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE - Gabon


Primary Responsibilities:
* Ensure safety at work and railway traffic, complying with environmental standards.
* Supervise maintenance of fixed installations to ensure optimal availability.
* Ensure the capacity and reliability of the infrastructure, thereby contributing to the countrys economic growth.

Key Figures:
* Network: 24 stations covering 684 km of main tracks
* Workforce: 1850.
* 300,000 passengers transported per year.
* 7 million tons of goods and freight.
* Maintenance budget: XAF 14.7 billion (€21.3 million).
* Operating budget: XAF 5.5 billion (€8.4 million), with XAF 3.9 billion dedicated to the Program for Rehabilitation.
* Maintenance staff: 183 employees and nearly 500 contract workers.
* Maintenance scope: 3 department heads, several divisional managers, 6 districts, 12 territorial brigades, 6 functional brigades.

Maintenance Management:
* Lead preventive and corrective operations on the railway track.
* Manage personnel, budget, contractual relationships, quality, and safety aspects.
* Organize and coordinate worksites and the management of maintenance equipment.

Incident Management:
* Handle incidents on the railway track and improve production processes.

Maintenance Project Management:
* Manage track works projects, draft specifications, and follow up on service agreements.

Profile Required:
* Civil Engineering degree with over 20 years of experience in heavy railway engineering.
* International experience in large corporations, ideally in mining sectors.
* Skills in management, safety, and knowledge transfer.
* Autonomy, adaptability, sense of the general interest, and high vision

For more information about this position please contact Megan Burges on <email address removed>

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