Senior Engineer - Reliability & Performance -

Oman Investment Authority; Oman; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Oman Investment Authority seeks a Senior Engineer Reliability & Performance to lead reliability programs across mining and related assets. You will drive improvements in equipment availability and operational performance, applying RCA, FMEA, and RCM methodologies.

The role collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection and Projects to maximize asset value. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in reliability engineering, asset management and performance improvement, with a track

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, reliability engineering, or asset management.
• 10+ years in reliability engineering, asset management, maintenance optimization or performance improvement in mining, minerals processing or heavy industry.
• Experience supporting commissioning, start-up and ramp-up activities is desirable.
• Certifications in maintenance and reliability (e.g., CMRP, CRE, ARP, IAM) are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously improve reliability engineering programs and methodologies across fixed plant, utilities and infrastructure assets.
• Lead asset reliability improvement initiatives to improve equipment availability and performance.
• Monitor asset performance and implement performance indicators and health indices.
• Lead RCFA, FMEA and risk-based maintenance activities to optimize maintenance strategies.
• Analyze and eliminate recurring failures, driving defect elimination across maintenance and operations teams.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Asset management

Maintenance optimization

Performance improvement

RCM

RCFA

FMEA

Education

Bachelor or higher in mechanical/electrical reliability engineering or asset management

Job description

Brief Posting Description

The Senior Engineer Reliability amp Performance is responsible for 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 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

Develop and continuously improve site 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 operational performance Develop 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

Lead 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 implement 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.

Job Requirements

Education

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

Experience

Bachelor s Degree with 10 years or Higher Diploma with 15 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 Minimum 5 years in senior reliability asset management maintenance excellence or performance improvement role 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 Reliability Engineer CRE Asset Reliability Practitioner ARP-E ARP-L or ARP-A Certified Asset Management Assessor CAMA IAM Certificate or Diploma in Asset Management Reliability Centered Maintenance RCM Practitioner Certification Root Cause Analysis RCA Root Cause Failure Analysis RCFA Certification ISO 55001 Asset Management Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Project Management Professional PMP SAP PM Certification Power BI Data Analytics Certification.