Lead Asset Reliability Maintenance

Quest Global; Belagavi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer in Belagavi, India, with over 15 years of experience in Reliability Engineering within the Oil & Gas sector. The role involves driving Risk-Based Maintenance programs, optimizing asset reliability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement reliability strategies. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and demonstrated project delivery skills, focusing on Maintenance Optimization and reliability improvements. This position aims for sustainable operational efficiency and cost management.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Reliability, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Proven experience in delivering end-to-end project cycles involving RCM.
• Strong expertise in data analytics and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Drive Risk-Based Maintenance programs to optimize operational performance.
• Develop and execute Reliability Engineering methodologies.
• Collaborate with teams to support preventive maintenance activities.

Skills

Reliability Engineering

Data Analytics

Root Cause Analysis

Preventive Maintenance Optimization

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Job description

Job Title

Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Function

Maintenance, Reliability, Operations Excellence

Industry

Oil & Gas

Experience Level

15+ Years

Role Purpose

Drive Risk-Based Maintenance (RBM) programs to strengthen asset reliability and optimize operational performance through continuous, data‑driven improvements, ensuring alignment with industry best practices for sustainable and cost‑efficient operations. Serve as the Technical Lead for driving maintenance re‑engineering, reliability improvement initiative & PM Optimization.

Core Functional Competencies

• Develop and execute Reliability Engineering methodologies, RCM & FMECA to enhance asset performance across onshore and offshore facilities.
• Conduct risk‑based criticality assessment and SCE identification to ensure asset integrity & safety.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers and consultants to support and enhance value‑added preventive maintenance (PM) activities.
• Skilled in qualitative Reliability tools and techniques such as Root Cause Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Reliability Centred Maintenance facilitation.
• Conduct RCM studies for critical assets & rotary equipment and drive maintenance program optimization.
• Design and implement engineering solutions to address recurring failures and other issues that negatively impact plant operations, including those affecting capacity, quality, cost, and regulatory compliance.
• Apply reliability engineering methodologies including lifecycle asset management, risk management, criticality assessment, bad actor identification, and single point failure analysis to enhance asset performance.
• Develop and implement a maintenance strategy aimed at improving reliability (maximizing MTTF) and enhancing efficiency (minimizing MTTR), and ensure effective execution of these maintenance plans at the plant level.
• Prepare, review, and standardize maintenance strategies for rotating equipment, ensuring compliance with OEM guidelines and reliability engineering principles.
• Proficient in advancing digital maintenance initiatives through CMMS optimization, enabling data‑driven decision‑making to improve operational efficiency and asset reliability.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering from a recognized university.
• Minimum 14 years of experience in Reliability, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering within the manufacturing sector (preferably Oil & Gas, Chemicals, or Energy).
• Demonstrated experience in successfully delivering 5+ end‑to‑end project cycles involving Reliability‑Centred Maintenance (RCM), criticality assessments, and preventive maintenance (PM) optimization strategies.

Key Competencies

• Excellent communication capabilities with proven experience in leading technical workshops and effectively engaging cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical acumen with expertise in data analytics, enabling informed, evidence‑based decision‑making.
• Proven leadership ability to influence stakeholders, drive strategic initiatives, and consistently deliver targeted business outcomes.
• Effective decision‑making: applies a structured and systematic approach to prioritizing initiatives and aligning actions with resource availability, constraints, and organizational objectives.
• Extensive technical expertise and practical experience in Maintenance Engineering within the Oil & Gas or analogous process industries, including demonstrated involvement in complex, multi‑disciplinary projects and cross‑functional teams, with specialized proficiency in rotating equipment systems.

Required Industrial Hands‑on Experience

• Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM)
• Asset Optimization
• Maintenance Re‑engineering & Strategy Transformation
• Criticality Assessment
• Equipment Strategy Development and Optimization
• Downtime Analysis (MTBF, MTTR)
• Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Bad Actor Identification & Statistical Analysis Tools
• Preventive & Predictive Maintenance (PM/PdM) Optimization
• Spare Parts Criticality & Inventory Optimization