Engineer - Reliability & Performance -

Oman Investment Authority; Oman; On-site; OMR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oman Investment Authority seeks a Reliability Engineer to lead reliability programs and asset performance improvements across mining and industrial operations. You will drive maintenance optimization, RCFA investigations, and RCM studies to maximize asset value and reduce lifecycle costs.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, performance analytics, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, and Projects teams to sustain reliability and availability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, reliability engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in reliability engineering, asset management, maintenance optimization or related fields.
• Experience supporting commissioning, start-up and ramp-up activities is desirable.
• Certification in reliability/maintenance is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability engineering and strategy management programs to improve asset availability.
• Monitor asset performance, develop KPIs, and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead RCFA investigations and RCMA/RCM studies for critical assets.
• Develop maintenance strategies, task plans, and predictive maintenance programs.
• Support risk assessments, asset criticality, and lifecycle planning.
• Utilize data analytics to identify performance gaps and drive optimization.
• Prepare reliability dashboards and management presentations.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Asset management

Maintenance optimization

Performance analytics

RCM

RCFA

FMEA

SAP

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Reliability Engineering

Asset Management

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Brief Posting Description

The Engineer Reliability amp 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

RELIABILITY ENGINEERING amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp gas petrochemical power generation or heavy industrial operations Experience supporting commissioning start-up and operational ramp-up activities is desirable

Certifications

Candidates holding or pursuing any of the following certifications will have an added advantage Certified Maintenance amp 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