Director of Road O&M (M/F)

About the role

Egis, an international consulting and engineering group in construction, transport and mobility, is recruiting a Director of the Road O&M activity within its Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Service Line. The O&M line develops the operations and maintenance strategy for transport infrastructure and supports the group's four regions, covering Road, Airport, Rail and Mobility. The position reports functionally and hierarchically to the Director of SL O&M.

Key responsibilities

• Drive the transformation of O&M companies (over 37 motorway projects in more than 20 countries, 470 million euros annual turnover) through processes, KPIs, measurement tools and operational and financial reporting, supported by the Head of ESG, Performance and Innovation.
• Review and adjust the business line's strategic orientations for Road O&M and turn them into medium-term projections by geography.
• Take part in upstream commercial activities with the regions, the BL Chief Commercial Officer and the other business lines, and lead the preparation of complex offers in line with internal budget, quality and deadline processes.
• Manage projects on behalf of Regional O&M Directors so that the service offering is deployed with the same quality across regions.
• Promote innovation through a technology watch and continuous improvement, and promote the service offer with Marketing and Communication.
• Manage the Road O&M team (objectives, leadership, skills development, recruitment) and contribute to a knowledge-sharing system of best practices.

Required profile

• Experience managing operations and maintenance of road and motorway networks (toll roads), ideally in PPP/concession contexts and demanding urban environments.
• Experience deploying or optimising industrial processes aimed at operational excellence (lean, Six Sigma, agile, continuous improvement).
• Understanding of transformation challenges, ideally in practice.
• Collaborative and leadership skills, results orientation and clear communication of plans and progress.
• Excellent oral and written communication in French and English.