Senior Engineer, Mechanical

ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company); United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas company in the United Arab Emirates is looking for a Mechanical Engineer to optimize resources and improve operational performance across multiple facilities. The successful candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in mechanical maintenance engineering, specifically with rotating and static equipment. Responsibilities include developing procedures, conducting reliability assessments, and ensuring compliance with technical standards. This role requires excellent knowledge of mechanical safety and HSE practices, alongside strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in mechanical maintenance engineering of rotating and static equipment.
• In-depth knowledge of Oil and Gas industry equipment.
• Good understanding of mechanical safety requirements and HSE procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and ensure optimized resources and downtime for mechanical equipment.
• Develop and implement systems for operational performance improvement.
• Manage and review mechanical layouts and contribute to design improvements.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance engineering

Knowledge of rotating and static equipment

Predictive maintenance programs

Root cause analysis (RCA)

Education

B. Sc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Mechanical tools

Job description

About the Company

ADNOC Distribution is on a journey to change the retail landscape, delivering tangible actions to facilitate progress in providing sustainable mobility solutions for our customers. We are taking bold and transformative steps to grow our domestic and international footprint for our customers. We are customer-centric, offering digitally enabled journeys and providing innovative products and services to drive accelerated and sustainable development for the future of mobility.

ADNOC Distribution markets, sells, and distributes transportation fuel to both retail and commercial customers. We also run non-fuel services at our service stations.

Job Purpose

Lead and ensure optimized resources, and downtime for all mechanical equipment, and major activities minimizing variations or impact on business continuity for 10 Depots, 2 Plants, and 547 Fuel Service Stations.Develop and implement systems and procedures for mechanical systems for continuous operationalperformance improvement across the site and extend continuous support post-handover of new facilities.Provides expert engineering technical support on activities such as maintenance, troubleshooting, repair,overhaul and shutdowns to maintain static and rotating equipment effectively and efficiently to achieve highdegree of availability, reliability and integrity and to ensure that mechanical equipment, piping, structure toolsand machinery of facilities are operated and maintained in line with best world-class practices and standards.

Key Accountabilities

Maintenance Planning, Execution and Expertise

• Manage and participate for review of Mechanical Layouts, Specifications, SAFOP / E-HAZOP,Operability and Maintainability studies, participate in workshops and design and plot plan reviews andcontribute with site requirements and experience towards improvement of existing systems as required.
• Review and contribute to studies of the adequacy of the system and recommend system upgrades/changes to meet operational and maintenance challenges.
• Ensure effective and timely support in the areas of technical performance issues such as reliability,availability, integrity and analysis of performance gaps involving equipment failure.
• Develop scope of work for major overhauls of electrical equipment & work service orders and miniprojects. coordinate implementation with other Sections.
• Carry out technical assessment of bid documents for services and material required for the works.Participate in clarification meetings with contractors and vendors to ensure compliance with technicalspecifications & requirements. Preparation of Technical Evaluation and appraisal reports.
• Review the update technical drawings for the installations and ensure conformity of the as-built statuswith the Design and Technical requirements.
• Provide effective interfaces and relationships within/between disciplines, site teams and peers in othersite project teams.
• Network and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations toSite team or interface teams and other Project owners for fast tracking projects.
• Improve equipment performance by efficient application of condition-based maintenance techniques.
• Provides technical expertise with experience-based knowledge and assistance to site maintenancedepartments.
• Participates in reliability studies for Brownfield/Greenfield equipment to help the maintenancedepartment review practices, philosophies, and strategies. Advises maintenance support ontroubleshooting non-routine equipment failures, root cause analysis, and reliability audits as needed.
• Lead and direct the major electrical activities to be carried out with the operation/maintenance targetsKPI’s being achieved or exceeded.
• Consolidate, discuss and review requirements and participate as required in Design Technical ReviewMeetings, Site Surveys, and Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests and installation, commissioning and handover activities.
• Critically review major works related Equipment, Procedures, Spare Parts, documentation etc. are setup and kept properly updated and handed over post works.
• Oversee the commissioning and hand–over of new facility. Highlight and address maintenance,operational, design and warranty/guaranty related issues with stakeholders.
• Assist in troubleshooting and Liaise with vendor /support teams post major works for support to minimizeequipment downtime after any malfunction or failure or breakdown
• Periodic follow-up all punch list items until completion with engineering and execution teams with properprioritization and timeframe for the actions.
• Assist and follow-up for the mechanical control system activities and actions plans as required by siteoperations team.
• Maintain and develop the engineering and technical solutions to improve reliability performance ofelectrical equipments and system.
• Recommends and identifies training requirements to ensure up to date and functional knowledge base.
• Coordinate, follow-up and prepare in-house activities, major projects and campaigns shutdownrequirements with support units and contractor for minimum operational interventions and shutdownswithin site resource limitations, in line to company objectives.
• Oversee predictive/ Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs for condition monitoring ofmechanical equipment to ensure improved machine availability and reliability.
• Develop and optimize vendor, OEM and specialist contractor support and arrange specialist services.
• Participates in maintenance planning by reviewing/reporting anticipated future requirements ofoverhauls, maintenance, repairs, spare parts.
• Study and carry out residual life assessment of critical electrical equipment and suggest correctiveaction to be initiated by respective area engineers.
• Conduct site engineering study to determine the feasibility of introducing modification to increasereliability and efficiency of the plant.
• Provide technical input to update company specifications to incorporate the latest industry trends andcompany’s lessons learned.
• Lead the activities of troubleshooting and analysis of complex engineering problems and offer effectiveresolutions to ensure that maintenance services are provided safely and efficiently.
• Witness factory and site acceptance tests, pre-commissioning and commissioning of equipment/systems and assures that the installation and performance are in accordance with specifications andapproved for construction documents.
• Maintain mechanical equipment in line with HSECES guidelines and ensure compliance to MinimumAssurance Tasks requirements.
• Carry out periodical review and advise on updating material stock and directs supervision ofspecifications considering information from manufacturers including deletion, obsolete andincorporation of new items, ensure availability of spares and materials.
• Closely monitor mechanical contractor activities, by conducting audit and weekly meeting to highlighttheir shortfalls, drawbacks and suggests improvement for the effective implementation of scope in linewith the Service Agreements.
• Diagnose, analyse, and carry out root cause failure analysis, highlight reasons for equipment failureand advise on remedial measures to avoid failures. Also, to study and carry out residual life assessmentof critical mechanical equipment and suggest corrective action to be initiated by respective area engineers.

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Monitor and analyse failure reports, identify bad actors (RCA) and initiate corrective actions and developsolutions to rectify the problems and improve the performance.
• Ensure the availability and reliability of mechanical system/ equipment, and the smooth integration ofnew facilities such as modification/ upgradation of existing and additional facilities. Conduct siteengineering studies to determine the feasibility of introducing, modification and incorporate the same to increase reliability and efficiency.
• Study and carry out residual assessment of critical mechanical equipment and suggest corrective action to be initiated by respective maintenance departments/ teams.
• Develop scope of work for major overhauls of mechanical equipment and work service orders and miniprojects, coordinate implementation with other departments/ teams.
• Develop and optimize vendor, OEM and specialist contractor support and arrange specialist services.
• Carry out technical evaluation of bids related to service work orders and service agreements.
• Evaluate and ensure that the contractor designs are in accordance with the scope of work and facilitiesdelivered to end user are safe, reliable, operable, and maintainable.
• Develop comprehensive monthly and annual management information system report covering all themajor activities of the section, including expenditure profile and prepare various other presentationreports as and when required.
• Coordinate with Projects Division for any studies/ site related issue and project scope development.
• Oversee predictive/ Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs for condition monitoring ofmechanical equipment to ensure improved machine availability and reliability.
• Develop and apply engineering standards and procedures to assure adherence to industry norms andcorporate policies, set up and use engineering standards both domestically and internationally, ensuringthat all mechanical systems are created and implemented in accordance with codes and standards setby the industry.
• Lead, coach, and mentor electrical maintenance supervisors and technicians within the maintenancedivision to ensure the enhancement of their technical capabilities and to provide them with the neededtechnical direction and support.
• Conduct design assessments and suggest enhancements in accordance with industry best practicesand cutting-edge technologies.
• Accountable for examining designs and recommending changes considering new technologies andrecommended procedures, including the reviewing of design concepts, analysing new products andtechnology, and suggesting changes.

Minimum Requirements

• B. Sc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Professional Qualification.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in mechanical maintenance engineering of rotating and staticequipment, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.
• In-depth working knowledge on principles related to rotating and static equipment used in Oil and GasPlants.
• Experience in the execution of equipment maintenance of diverse metal crafts including machinetooling, bench fitting, fabrication, welding, rigging, repair, etc. Working background on differentmechanical tools.
• Good knowledge about monitoring and predictive maintenance programs associated with mechanical systems.
• Excellent knowledge about specifications, codes, and standards for rotating and static equipment. Good knowledge about mechanical safety requirements and HSE procedures and practices.
• Good Knowledge of RCA process, RCM methodology, Bad actor Identification process.
• Planning and organizing, scheduling, and coordinating, checking, examining, and recording.
• Understanding and knowledge of RAM process methodology to support design, production andproduct development.
• Understanding and knowledge of engineering data (e.g., blueprints, data sets, specifications,diagrams, schematics) to interpret, analyze, and develop data for support requirements.