Reliability Engineer

SBM Offshore N.V.; Porto; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore N.V. is seeking a Reliability Engineer to secure unit reliability through studies and root-cause analysis. You will manage CMMS operations and drive improvements in maintenance planning and KPI tracking, collaborating with cross-functional teams across the fleet.

The role prioritizes incident investigations, data-driven improvements, and compliance with maintenance standards to meet yearly targets. A Mechanical Engineering background with oil & gas exposure is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years in maintenance management; 5+ years preferred.
• Oil and gas experience desired.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS and maintenance planning.

Responsibilities

• Support the Incident Investigation and follow-up actions.
• Maintain the CMMS during Operations and manage admin for continuous improvement.
• Implement Maintenance Efficiency Audit programs for Work Order Quality.
• Define, develop and publish KPIs for maintenance strategy.
• Liaise with unit teams to ensure strategy clarity and execution.
• Monitor equipment performance and reliability metrics to identify issues.

Skills

Reliability studies

Root Cause Analysis

Incident management

KPI development

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Excel

Job 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 Reliability Engineer, you are responsible for ensuring the reliability of the units, through reliability studies and facilitating the Root Cause Analysis process and incident investigations, providing assertive actions for feedback on maintenance plans, complying with the guidelines and business rules for standardizing strategy for the fleet within its own discipline.

Responsibilities

• You support the Incident Investigation and follow-up the actions.
• You maintain the CMMS during the Operations phase, manage the administration for continuous improvement and for business processes.
• You correctly implement Maintenance Efficiency Audit programs to ensure the Work Order Quality.
• You support in define, develop and publish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and plan in advance the maintenance strategy to comply with yearly KPIs target.
• You liaise with unit teams to ensure that strategies are clear and well executed.
• You monitor equipment performance and reliability metrics to identify issues and recommend improvements.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.

Experience

• Experience in maintenance management (minimum 2 years, desired 5 years)
• Oil and gas experience (desired)
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning and CMMS.

Functional Competencies

• Compliance
• Monitoring performance and compliance
• Integrity and Reliability - Predictive maintenance
• Analytics and reporting
• Learning from events
• Integrity and Reliability - Maintenance and Preservation Strategy
• Incident Management
• Integrity and Reliability - Computarized Maintenance Management System
• 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 affirmative 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.