Human Resources Manager

Experience

• 10–15+ years of progressive HR experience, preferably within Oil & Gas, Energy, Power, EPC, Engineering, Industrial Services, Maintenance, or Shutdown & Turnaround environments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an HR Manager, HR Business Partner, HR Lead, or equivalent senior HR position.
• Mandatory experience in an industrial/project-driven organization with strong exposure to industrial maintenance, plant maintenance, shutdowns, turnarounds, outages and project-based operations.
• Proven experience supporting Turnaround & Shutdown (TAR) projects, including rapid manpower ramp-up, high-volume recruitment, workforce mobilization, employee relations, site HR support and subsequent demobilization/redeployment.
• Experience supporting large-scale industrial maintenance and project activities, particularly within Power, Energy, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Utilities or similar heavy-industry environments.
• Strong experience managing permanent employees, project-based employees, contract manpower, skilled trades, technicians, supervisors, engineers and site-based workforce.
• Demonstrated ability to manage HR requirements where manpower requirements increase significantly within short project timelines.
• Experience working closely with Operations, Project Management, Site Management and senior leadership to ensure workforce availability and project readiness.
• Strong knowledge of UAE Labour Law, employee relations, manpower planning, mobilization/demobilization and HR compliance.
• GCC experience is preferred, with UAE industrial/project experience strongly preferred.

Mandatory Industry / Business Experience

Candidates must have previous experience in organizations involved in:

• Turnaround & Shutdown (TAR) projects
• Industrial and plant maintenance
• Mechanical, electrical and instrumentation maintenance
• Power plant / energy-sector services
• Oil & Gas and petrochemical maintenance
• Major plant outages and maintenance campaigns
• Project mobilization and demobilization
• Large-scale skilled and technical manpower deployment
• Industrial construction and maintenance projects
• Engineering and technical services
• Site-based workforce management