Team Leader, Maintenance (Industrial)

ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Distribution is seeking a senior Industrial Maintenance Lead to manage and optimize maintenance across its depots, terminals, LPG plants and pipelines. You will direct engineers and supervisors, ensure KPI attainment and HSE compliance, and lead the development of maintenance programs in alignment with ADNOC standards.

You will oversee planning, procurement, and execution of maintenance activities, drive continuous improvement, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to minimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Instrumentation.
• 10 years experience in Oil & Gas maintenance/operations; 5 years in managerial responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead planned and unplanned maintenance across ADNOC Distribution sites to ensure timely completion and optimal costs.
• Direct maintenance engineers and supervisors to achieve KPI targets, HSE, and Asset Integrity/Process Safety metrics.
• Ensure adherence to QMS and ADNOC standards; oversee AIPS/HSE Assurance and Contractor safety compliance.
• Forecast resources (spare parts, manpower) to align with production plans and budgets.
• Coordinate with planning teams for maintenance programs across depots, terminals, LPG plants, and pipelines.
• Oversee maintenance cost control and liaison with Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical disciplines.
• Ensure readiness to respond to emergencies and safety-related maintenance issues.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Team leadership

HSE compliance

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/ Mechanical/ Instrumentation

Tools

PLC/DCS systems

Instrumentation knowledge

Job description

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

Lead the execution of planned and unplanned Industrial maintenance activities such as preventive, corrective ,predictive and breakdown maintenance for ADNOC Distribution Depots terminals, , LPG Plants, including tanksand pipelines for all installations and their facilities in the region. . This includes managing and supervision of activities to ensure efficiency, quality and meeting deadlines. Ensuring compliance with industrial standards followed for mechanical, electrical & Instrumentation works inaccordance with the ADD maintenance strategy & HSE standards to ensure reliability, integrity and optimalperformance of our operations for high productivity in line with ADNOC industrial best practices.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Maintenance Planning and Management

• Lead the execution of all industrial maintenance planned and unplanned activities in all sites to ensureeffective and timely completion with optimum cost and resource utilization.
• Direct the maintenance engineers and supervisors in respective regions to closely monitor maintenanceperformance score card KPIs and ensure targets are achieved as well as the HSE and Asset Integrityand process safety (AIPS) KPI’s.
• Ensure compliance and execution of the maintenance programs such as: preventive, corrective,breakdowns, predictive and maintenance of HSECES Critical Equipment Systems.
• Ensure the Quality Management System (QMS) is adhered to all the maintenance activities at all theregions as per ADNOC standard and procedures.
• Facilitate the AIPS and HSE Assurance program implementation in terms of Leadership Site Visits,WMS Audits and Contractor Safety compliance.
• Cascade the AI ideas and new initiatives with coordination and keeping up with latest technologies andbring value to the organization.
• Ensure the effective forecasting of resources (Spare-parts & Manpower) to ensure timely availability ofresources, systems and procedures for execution in accordance with production plans.
• Manage and ensure the maintenance work orders completion reports whilst provide guidance whenrequired to ensure the operational standards are in accordance with ADNOC Distribution set standards.
• Oversee the employee faugue management and wellbeing.
• Ensure the provision of a timely response to all relevant emergencies/ breakdowns and promptcorrective action is taken to ensure service availability/minimize production downtime.
• Manages and direct to assigned supervisors and the team in carrying out maintenance work relatedactivities in all ADNOC-DIST Industrial locations at assigned regions and provide advise on alltechnical matters related to Instrumentation & Control, Electrical, Mechanical Systems., .
• Manage and liaise with planning team leader to ensure development of Planned Maintenance programand schedule the works for depots, terminals , LPG plants and associated pipelines, vessels, Tanks,loading bays in respective regions.
• EnsureLead the team to comply with company codes/regulations/engineering practices are adheredwith high standards. .
• Develops/reviews division procedures and standing instructions for AD Industrial Maintenance team toensure adherence to Qualities and Standards.
• Optimum utilization of Inhouse/ Third party resources for maintenance activities.
• Leiase with technical department to approves technical changes for implementation to ensurerequirement is met with minimum cost as per MOC system.
• Controls cost on Maintenance Activities including the Maintenance Projects
• Maintains constant interaction with the Control & Automation Systems Engineer to ensure properfunctioning of all the PLC/ DCS control systems and to ensure effective compliance to SIS and Alarmmanagement KPIs.
• Works with Inspection & Corrosion Teams to check & review corrosion, erosion, failure patterns, statusof Cathodic protection systems and advise Preventive & corrective Action.
• Laises with general maintenance team for any support needed for civil and general maintenance works.
• Ensure readiness to be available to immediately respond to all critical and/or safety relatedmaintenance concerns.
• Support the project team during the ongoing project life cycle in different studies such as: HAZOP,HAZID, AMHAZ workshops. In Addition to SAT, FAT, and the project handovers/ deliverables with snaglisting, PAC and FAC.

Technical Advice, performance monitoring and improvement

• Provides technical advice to internal customers, in particular Operations and HSE Departmentregarding technology selection, equipment selection, asset retirement, major project specificationreview, accident/ incident investigations, repetitive fault analysis, system improvement etc.
• Leads development of periodic performance and achievements reports, including statistical analysisand identifying continuous improvements agreed action plans/ benchmark maintenance performanceidentifying areas for improvement and providing solutions.
• Support Industrial Maintenance Department manager in planning, developing, and implementingmaintenance methods and procedures designed to reduce downtime, minimize operating costs, andoptimize the utilization of technicians, materials and assets.

Contract Management

• Planning, supervising, controlling outsourced maintenance contractors to ensure quality ofworkmanship and compliance with specifications and engineering standards.
• Directs and supervises the compilation of detailed work scopes for mechanical, instrument, electricaland civil works that will be subject of tender enquires.
• Decides on agency or in-house repairs and leads breakdown maintenance of equipment’s and assetsusing third party / agency when in-house capabilities are not adequate.

Inventory Management

• Manage the inventory of maintenance supplies, spare parts and critical items necessary formaintenance and ensure that all items pertaining to maintenance are available at all times and at anadequate level. Also arranges purchase through standing offers or existing contracts.
• Manage effective spares management of all maintenance requirements in terms of supply contracts,activities related to the ordering, receipt and utilization of materials and maintaining the stock level whileensuring timely replenishment of resources in coordination with Procurement, Purchasing & MaterialManagement team.

New Projects

• Plans and coordinates at the team level all major maintenance requirements as well as projects relatedto replacement and augmentation assigned to Maintenance division.
• Participates in projects reviews like HAZOP, HSEIA, HAZID and Risk Assessments etc as and whenrequired.
• Provides Third party Technical and Engineering comments on “New Project” and “Modification”proposals developed by Engineering and Projects Division and liaises as necessary for precommissioning/commissioning.

Others

• Oversees timely and periodic inspection and calibration of meters and other equipment’s by third partyagencies and government departments.
• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining formal quality assurance certification such as ISO 9001-2000for the maintenance processes in the Depot in AD region.
• Processes all third-party notice of intents and request for utility information regarding major GovernmentProjects that could affect ADNOC Distribution interests.
• Keeps abreast of changes in relevant standards and improvements in associated technology andmaintenance practices.
• Performs other similar or related duties regarding maintenance as and when assigned by IndustrialMaintenance Department Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/ Mechanical/ Instrumentation.
• 10 years of experience in Oil and Gas Industry in maintenance and operations role, including 5 yearsin managerial responsibilities.