General Manager - Operational Excellence

Bumi Armada; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Bumi Armada in Malaysia is seeking an Senior Operational Excellence professional to lead standardisation across production operations and corporate support functions, driving reliability and safety.

You will develop maturity frameworks, KPIs, and data dashboards; coordinate with maintenance and offshore teams; champion continuous improvement and cost-efficiency.

This role requires 8–12+ years in oil and gas, FPSO exposure, and strong leadership with change management.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in oil and gas operations with FPSO/offshore exposure.
• Experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and RCA.
• Leader in safety management systems and data-driven analysis.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Operational Excellence maturity frameworks and KPIs.
• Collaborate with maintenance to improve asset integrity and PM schedules.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards to measure effectiveness over time.
• Tie tactical changes to broader company goals and financial targets.
• Promote a proactive safety and continuous improvement culture across offshore and onshore teams.
• Direct continuous improvement, reliability, and cost-efficiency initiatives.
• Project manage adoption of AI and digital twin platforms on new projects.
• Provide guidance on robotics standards for inspections to reduce exposure.
• Coach staff on problem-solving tools and shutdown planning processes.
• Assist asset teams to enhance internal self-verification and auditing capabilities.
• Guide organizational transitions for sustainable process adoption.

Skills

RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance)

RCA (Root Cause Analysis)

Change management

Cross-functional leadership

Financial acumen

Data analytics

Safety management systems

Shut down planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Develop a road map to being 'best-in-class' operator that optimises asset performance, reliability, and safety by standardising processes and driving continuous improvement across production operations and the corporate support functions.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and manage the Operational Excellence maturity frameworks, tracking KPIs such as production uptime, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), and maintenance backlog.
• Collaborate with maintenance managers to improve asset integrity, preventive maintenance schedules and enterprise asset management systems.
• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and data dashboards to measure operational effectiveness and track progress over time.
• Partner with senior leadership to tie tactical operational changes to broader company goals and financial targets.
• Champions a proactive safety and continuous improvement culture, mentoring onshore and offshore teams.
• Directs continuous improvement, reliability, and cost-efficiency initiatives across offshore assets.
• Project manage the adoption of operational software platforms that incorporate AI (Artificial Intelligence) and digital twin technologies on new projects.
• Provides guidance on standards for robotics and other automated tools for inspection activities to reduce human exposure to hazardous working environments by understanding current technologies and working with Classifications societies to improve surveying efficiencies through the adoption of RBI and other such tools.
• Coach process owners and train staff on problem-solving tools to foster a lasting culture of continuous improvement including developing processes for highly efficient and effective shut down planning and execution.
• Assist asset teams to build on existing internal self-verification and auditing capabilities.
• Guide organisational transitions, ensuring that new processes are adopted smoothly and sustained for long-term gains.

Requirements:

Education Qualifications / Professional Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, or Marine) or a related technical discipline.

Experience:

• 8 to 12+ years in oil and gas operations, with significant hands‑on exposure to FPSO or offshore facility environments (past roles as an Operations, Maintenance, or Asset Manager are desirable).
• Extensive experience of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), root cause analysis (RCA), and change management frameworks.
• Leader in developing safety management systems, managing data‑driven root cause analysis, and strong cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Strong analytical capabilities, financial acumen, and exceptional cross‑functional leadership.