Rotating Equipment Reliability Lead – Predictive Maintenance

Galp; Sines; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Competitive salary

Bonus

Job summary

Galp, a leading energy company, is seeking a maintenance-focused professional to define and drive preventive maintenance for rotating equipment at the Sines refinery in Portugal. You will lead predictive systems development, perform high-impact Root Cause Analyses, and coordinate with operations and OEM teams to ensure timely maintenance actions.

Strong experience in vibration analysis, API standards, and data-driven decision making will help you translate complex findings for leadership.

Qualifications

• Advanced technical knowledge of rotating equipment and relevant industry standards (e.g. API 610, 682, 670; ISO 18436 vibration analysis).
• Expertise in predictive maintenance, including condition-based monitoring and machine learning diagnostics.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, including Root Cause Analysis proficiency.
• Contract management skills for technical systems.
• Ownership mindset and accountability for equipment reliability.
• Ability to simplify complex technical topics for executive audiences.
• An energy company integrated in the energy sector where you can make a difference.
• Competitive salary and bonus.
• Health insurance for you and your family.

Responsibilities

• Define and update the preventive maintenance strategy (time and condition-based), monitoring equipment through predictive systems and issuing recommendations upon early failure detection.
• Drive the development and improvement of existing and new predictive maintenance systems.
• Act as refinery-wide Technical Authority, leading risk analysis and the most complex, high-impact Root Cause Analyses.
• Influence operational and OEM teams to ensure timely execution of recommended maintenance actions.
• Manage predictive maintenance contracts and own the reliability and availability performance of monitored equipment.
• Translate complex technical findings into clear, concise input for non-technical audiences, including leadership.

Skills

Rotating equipment knowledge

Predictive maintenance

Vibration analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Contract management

Risk analysis

Data-driven decision making

Executive communication

Job description

Galp, a leading energy company, is seeking a maintenance-focused professional to define and drive preventive maintenance for rotating equipment at the Sines refinery in Portugal. You will lead predictive systems development, perform high-impact Root Cause Analyses, and coordinate with operations and OEM teams to ensure timely maintenance actions.

Strong experience in vibration analysis, API standards, and data-driven decision making will help you translate complex findings for leadership.