Engineer - Reliability & Performance

Tanqeeb; Muscat; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking an Engineer Reliability & Performance to support reliability engineering across mining, minerals processing, utilities, and infrastructure assets. You will develop and implement reliability strategies, monitor equipment performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to maximize asset value and reduce lifecycle costs.

The role collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, and Projects teams, applying RCFA, FMEA, and RCM methodologies, and uses data analytics and tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, reliability, asset management
• 5+ years of reliability engineering experience in heavy industry
• Experience in maintenance optimization and performance improvement
• Experience supporting commissioning, start-up and ramp-up activities is desirable
• Certifications such as CMRP, CAMA, RCA/RCFA, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, SAP PM, or Power BI analytics are advantageous

Responsibilities

• Support in developing and continuously improving reliability engineering programs and methodologies.
• Establish reliability strategies for fixed plant, mobile equipment, utilities, and infrastructure assets.
• Lead asset reliability improvement initiatives to improve equipment availability and performance.
• Develop maintenance task plans and reliability improvement recommendations.
• Optimize preventive, predictive, condition-based, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Lead RCFA investigations and FMEA studies.
• Monitor and report performance indicators (OEE, MTBF, MTTR, etc.).

Skills

Reliability engineering

Asset management

Maintenance optimization

Performance analytics

RCM

RCFA

FMEA

Root Cause Analysis

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Reliability Engineering

Asset Management

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Brief Posting Description

The Engineer Reliability & Performance is responsible for support in developing, implementing, and continuously improving reliability engineering, asset performance, maintenance optimization, and continuous improvement programs across mining, mineral processing, utilities, and infrastructure assets. The role ensures optimal equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and operational performance through the application of reliability engineering principles, asset management practices, performance analytics, and data-driven decision-making.

The position provides support to technical leadership in Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), asset criticality assessment, maintenance strategy optimization, equipment performance monitoring, and reliability improvement initiatives. The role supports Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, and Projects teams by driving sustainable reliability improvements, maximizing asset value, reducing lifecycle costs, and enhancing overall business performance.

Detailed Description

RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & STRATEGY MANAGEMENT

• Support in developing and continuously improving site reliability engineering programs and methodologies.
• Establish reliability strategies for fixed plant, mobile equipment, utilities, and infrastructure assets.
• Support in leading asset reliability improvement initiatives to improve equipment availability and operational performance.
• Support in developing reliability standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Facilitate reliability reviews and equipment performance assessments.
• Support long-term asset management and lifecycle planning activities.
• Ensure reliability objectives align with business and operational requirements.

ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

• Monitor and analyze asset performance, equipment utilization, and operational efficiency.
• Develop asset performance indicators and equipment health indices.
• Identify performance gaps, bottlenecks, and reliability constraints affecting production.
• Conduct performance benchmarking and improvement studies.
• Support initiatives to improve plant throughput, asset utilization, and operating effectiveness.
• Drive operational excellence through performance analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Establish performance improvement roadmaps for critical assets.

RELIABILITY-CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM)

• Support in leading Reliability-Centered Maintenance studies for critical assets.
• Review and optimize maintenance strategies based on equipment criticality and risk.
• Develop maintenance task plans and reliability improvement recommendations.
• Optimize preventive, predictive, condition-based, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensure maintenance strategies support reliability and business objectives.
• Participate in maintenance program reviews and audits.

FAILURE ANALYSIS & DEFECT ELIMINATION

• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations for significant equipment failures.
• Facilitate Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) studies.
• Analyze recurring failures and reliability issues.
• Identify bad actors and develop corrective action plans.
• Monitor implementation and effectiveness of reliability improvement actions.
• Promote defect elimination methodologies throughout maintenance and operations teams.
• Capture lessons learned and implemented for sustainable solutions.

ASSET CRITICALITY & RISK MANAGEMENT

• Lead asset criticality assessments across all plant and infrastructure assets.
• Develop and maintain asset criticality rankings and risk profiles.
• Support risk-based maintenance and reliability decision-making processes.
• Evaluate operational, safety, environmental, and financial risks associated with asset failures.
• Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, risk assessments, and reliability reviews.
• Support business continuity and risk mitigation initiatives.

MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION

• Analyze maintenance effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
• Optimize preventive maintenance frequencies and task content.
• Support development of predictive and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Evaluate work management performance and maintenance execution effectiveness.
• Improve maintenance productivity through data analytics and best practice implementation.
• Support spare parts optimization and critical equipment strategies.

PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS & REPORTING

• Support in developing and maintaining reliability and performance dashboards.
• Monitor and report key performance indicators including:
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Equipment Availability
• Reliability Performance
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
• Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
• Failure Rates
• Maintenance Backlog
• PM Compliance
• Cost of Maintenance
• Asset Utilization
• Reliability Improvement Benefits
• Utilize SAP, Power BI, and other analytical tools to support decision-making.
• Prepare reliability performance reports and management presentations.

Education:

Bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Asset Management, or equivalent discipline.

Experience:

Bachelor s Degree with 5+ years or Higher Diploma with 10+ years of experience in reliability engineering, asset management, maintenance optimization, and performance improvement within mining, minerals processing, oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation, or heavy industrial operations.

Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, and operational ramp-up activities is desirable.

Certifications:

Certifications: Candidates holding or pursuing any of the following certifications will have an added advantage:

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP).
• Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA).
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) / Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• SAP PM Certification.
• Power BI Data Analytics Certification.