Reliability Lead Engineer

SBM Offshore; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore in Rotterdam is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Team Lead to drive maintenance and reliability for FPSO assets, aiming to maximize uptime through predictive maintenance and robust integrity programs.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, coordinate with clients and partners, and develop strategies, audits, and schedules to ensure regulatory compliance and long-term asset health for SBM Offshore's fleet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience implementing maintenance plans in relevant companies, especially FPSOs.
• 2+ years in offshore leadership or supervisory roles with multi-discipline teams.
• Experience in RCFA, failure modes and reliability improvement.
• Experience interfacing with clients, Classification Societies and third-party service providers.

Responsibilities

• You lead a team to execute maintenance activities per policies and procedures.
• You develop maintenance strategies to ensure equipment reliability and asset integrity.
• You conduct inspections and audits to identify issues and implement corrective actions.
• You coordinate with departments to address maintenance needs and regulatory compliance.
• You maintain maintenance schedules and asset records.
• You provide technical guidance to troubleshoot maintenance issues.
• You participate in risk assessments and investigations to identify root causes and preventive measures.
• You continuously improve maintenance practices to optimize performance and reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Reliability engineering

Offshore operations

Predictive maintenance

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

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Job Family: Operations and Technical Management

Location: Rotterdam Office, NL Rio de Janeiro, BR, 20021-290 Porto, PT, 4100-136 Monaco, MC

Description:

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.
About Us:
SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

• As Maintenance & Reliability Team Lead, you lead the maintenance and reliability teams to ensure optimal performance of equipment and systems, driving operational efficiency and reducing downtime. You implement strategies to improve asset reliability, focusing on predictive maintenance and long-term equipment integrity.

  This role is part of the new SBM Business Solutions Service Line Department and will support external Clients improving their (FPSO) Asset Performance leveraging SBM’s extensive Fleet Operations & Maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• You lead a team to execute maintenance activities in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• You develop and implement maintenance strategies to ensure the reliability and integrity of equipment and assets.
• You conduct regular inspections and audits to identify potential issues and implement corrective actions.
• You coordinate with various departments to address maintenance needs and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• You develop and maintain maintenance schedules and records to track the status of equipment and assets.
• You provide technical support and guidance to the team to troubleshoot and resolve maintenance issues.
• You participate in risk assessments and incident investigations to identify root causes and implement preventive measures.
• You continuously improve maintenance practices and procedures to optimize equipment performance and reliability.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in maintenance plan implementation in relevant companies specially for FPSOs
• Previous experience in a leadership or supervisory role (multi-discipline team)
• At least 2 years â Offshore experience as maintenance superintendent/ supervisor supervising and executing maintenance offshore.
• Previous experience in reliability team, participating in RCFA, failure modes.
• Experience in delivery of financial targets, budgets and proposals.
• Experience of interfacing with Clients, Classification Societies and 3rd Party Service Providers.

Functional Competencies

Compliance Monitoring performance and compliance Integrity and Reliability - Predictive maintenance Analytics and reporting Learning from events Incident Management Integrity and Reliability - Computarized Maintenance Management System Change Management Internal Audit Delivery Project control

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinitte Action employer.SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.