Job Description

Maintenance Lead

The Maintenance Lead reports directly to the Head of Field Operations and is responsible for:

• Managing the Maintenance Team and overseeing maintenance programs, budgets, engineering projects, and operational support for onshore and offshore equipment, while adhering to internal processes like Management of Change.

• Ensuring timely and safe maintenance (preventive, predictive, and corrective) to safeguard reliability and technical integrity of onshore and offshore facilities.
• Delivering the overall maintenance program and budget, providing troubleshooting, failure investigations, reliability improvements, and managing contractor performance
• Oversee contractor performance and coordinate the required technical support for effective maintenance delivery.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead an Operations Reliability Improvement Process (ORIP) to analyse equipment trip events, identifying bad actors, optimize and improve Preventive Maintenance tasks and Condition monitoring actions and enforce systematic follow-up of the actions.
• Ensure maintenance tasks specified and planned meet all statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
• Ensure maintenance tasks are planned as per company’s procedures, manual, and performance standards.
• Develop maintenance work program and budget over the equipment lifecycle.
• Develop necessary contracts to ensure a safe and reliable production operation.
• Track and report of facility/equipment reliability and availability performance.
• Develop the equipment sparing strategy and maintenance strategy.
• Lead or participate in self-assessment of maintenance compliance.
• Define the equipment maintenance strategies with the discipline engineers.
• Ensure documentation related to equipment and ensure spare parts remain up to date.
• Review and update the Operating & Maintenance Procedures, in coordination with the Site Team, to Initiate and coordinate Maintenance Integrity Execution (MIE) study, as and when required.
• Ensure to provide appropriate, timely, and efficient support to the operations team.
• Lead technical support and relevant technical analysis with the aim of optimizing onshore and offshore facilities by achieving cost effective activities and minimizing risks.
• Involved in relevant studies for example, Hazard and Operability/ Hazard Identification Studies (HAZOP/HAZID), in process of Request for Work (RFW), Downgraded Situation (DGS) and other studies as and when required.
• Contribute to preparation of Full field shutdown with all other parties to optimize duration, sequences, resources, and budget.
• Involved in preparation of the 5-week Look Ahead Planning, 3-months for the Integrated Operations Plan (IOP), 1-year for the Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) and the long term, 24-months Look Ahead Planning in coordination with Operations Teams.
• Participate in regular site visits, perform audits on Field Operations processes such as PTW, DGS, inhibition, isolation, and follow-up actions identified for these visits and audits.
•  Ensure the correct use of MAXIMO and review Master data input into MAXIMO such as the functional location, spare part strategy, and others.
• Attend and participate in partner and regulator-related meetings as and when requested.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of maintenance engineers to ensure high technical competency and succession readiness.
• Conduct performance management, competency assessments, and individual development planning for direct reports.
• Establish and maintain a competency assurance and training framework for inspection and integrity personnel.
• Promote knowledge sharing, coaching, and technical excellence within the organization.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or any other technical discipline that is from a recognised university or academic institutions.
• Minimum 15 years of on-site experience in maintenance activities for Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation disciplines, with a minimum of 5 years in team management roles within the oil and gas industry or large multinational environment.
• Experienced in developing and managing contracts including in the creation, administration, and the monitoring of maintenance and service contracts to ensure compliance, cost effectiveness, and operational efficiency is essential
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relations with government or regulatory bodies is highly desirable.
• Possess in-depth knowledge in preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices, asset reliability improvement, technical integrity, and maintenance program execution for offshore and onshore facilities.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning, budget control, and effective use of maintenance management systems such as MAXIMO.
• Able to coordinate multiple stakeholders to resolve maintenance issues to support safe and timely execution.
• Relevant Certification in Maintenance, Reliability, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, or Asset Integrity preferred.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Interested candidates can submit their application by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ button below or send your resume to our Human Capital department:

Hibiscus EP (Brunei) B.V.
Level 6, Pavo Point
Simpang 37, Jalan Kianggeh
Bandar Seri Begawan BA 1211
Brunei Darussalam

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