Senior Manager, Reliability Centered Maintenance

Neste; Porvoo; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Neste is seeking a Senior Manager for Reliability Centered Maintenance to own the global RCM framework and maintenance strategy standards. You will partner with business units to ensure right maintenance tasks are performed at the right time, based on failure modes and asset criticality.

You will lead reliability and asset integrity initiatives across multiple refining locations, driving data-driven, risk-based maintenance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or facilitating FMEA/FMECA studies on complex process equipment.
• Proven ability to develop or improve maintenance strategies and reliability programs.
• Fluent English with strong communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to influence across sites, functions and levels without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Own Neste's global RCM framework and maintenance strategy standards from FMEA/FMECA to PM optimization.
• Lead or govern RCM analyses on critical equipment across sites.
• Define asset lifecycle principles, including criticality classification and end-of-life planning.
• Drive transition from time-based to condition- and risk-based maintenance where justified by data.

Skills

RCM methodology

Maintenance strategy

Asset integrity

FMEA/FMECA

Reliability engineering

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Master's degree in mechanical, chemical, process, or related engineering

CRE or CMRP certification

Tools

ISO 55000 asset management

Job description

Are you looking for a career in an inspiring, global environment where your expertise makes a difference? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, which enable our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Neste operates renewable and oil refineries on three continents. Keeping them running reliably — and knowing with confidence that every critical asset is maintained the right way, at the right time, for the right reason — requires more than site-level expertise. It requires a global standard, consistently applied.

That standard is yours to build.

Senior Manager, Reliability Centered Maintenance

As Senior Manager, Reliability Centered Maintenance, you will own Neste's global RCM framework — the methodology, standards, and principles that determine how maintenance strategies are designed, validated, and continuously improved across all refining locations. You are the company's technical authority on reliability and maintenance strategy, which is built together with business units, ensuring that the right maintenance tasks are performed at the right time, based on a rigorous understanding of failure modes, consequences, and asset criticality. You will be the owner of global reliability and asset integrity business processes, tools and systems.

You will be part of the global Reliability & Asset Integrity team within the Refining Competence Center, working in close partnership with site reliability and maintenance teams, refinery operations, and engineering stakeholders. The role is located at one of Neste's production sites — Porvoo, Rotterdam, or Singapore — with occasional international travel.

What do you will do

• Support our renewable and oil products business units to perform in area of reliability and asset integrity
• Define, own, and continuously improve Neste's global RCM framework and maintenance strategy standards — from FMEA/FMECA methodology through to PM optimisation and condition-based maintenance programs
• Manage Neste reliability and asset integrity development portfolio as part of reliability and asset integrity team
• Lead or govern RCM analyses on critical equipment classes; provide technical authority on maintenance strategy decisions across sites
• Own asset lifecycle principles and standards, including criticality classification, maintenance strategy selection, and end-of-life planning, which are built together with business units
• Drive the transition from time-based to condition- and risk-based maintenance where technically and economically justified
• Establish and govern reliability KPIs across the refinery network; report on asset health trends and provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership
• Collaborate with site reliability teams to embed global standards — providing technical guidance, coaching, and structured support for implementation
• Support major turnaround and outage planning from a reliability and maintenance strategy perspective
• Drive capability-building initiatives across site maintenance and reliability teams, strengthening RCM competence throughout the organisation
• Build and maintain a global network of reliability stakeholders; facilitate cross-site knowledge sharing and best practice transfer
• Ensure alignment with applicable industry standards, including ISO 55000 asset management principles
• Contribute to projects and programs that need expertise and resources of risk-based inspection

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or asset integrity roles — with substantial experience in a refinery or petrochemical processing environment
• Proven, hands-on expertise in RCM methodology; experience leading or facilitating FMEA/FMECA studies on complex process equipment
• Solid understanding of both rotating and static equipment failure modes and maintenance requirements in refinery service
• A track record of developing or significantly improving maintenance strategies and reliability programs — ideally across multiple sites or business units
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build alignment across multiple sites, functions, and levels of an organisation without direct authority
• High commitment to safety — embedded in how you work, not just what you sign off
• Analytically rigorous, with the ability to prioritise based on risk, lifecycle value, and business impact
• Strong communicator — able to translate complex reliability concepts clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Fluent English; Master’s degree in mechanical, chemical, process, or related engineering discipline

Additionally Valued

• Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE – ASQ) or Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP – SMRP)
• Experience working in or alongside a Centre of Excellence or multi-site governance function

Why Neste

We operate in an inspiring and evolving business environment as a global leader in renewable fuels. We contribute to Neste’s success by living our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

We prioritize safety at all times and in every location. We strive to create a positive and impactful work environment.

Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We work at the office at least three days a week to ensure seamless teamwork and a sense of belonging.

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with production on three continents. The company’s renewables production capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million tons annually in 2027. Neste also produces high-quality oil products at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has a network of nearly 1,000 fuel stations with expanding service offering, such as EV charging, in Finland and in the Baltics.

Neste’s strategy focuses on growth in renewable fuels, which help its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste is included in many international indices for its sustainability performance. In 2025, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 19.0 billion. Read more: neste.com