Area Maintenance Head (Refinery)

KBR, Inc; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc invites an experienced professional to lead Area Maintenance for a refinery project in Saudi Arabia. The role oversees maintenance execution across mechanical, E&I and rotating equipment, ensuring safety and quality compliance while sustaining plant availability.

We seek a leader with 12+ years in refinery or petrochemical maintenance, English fluency, and strong SAP experience to drive planning, reporting and strategic area initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 12+ years of refinery or petrochemical plant maintenance experience.
• Strong knowledge in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation areas.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Good knowledge of SAP system.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily maintenance activities (corrective, preventive and predictive) for mechanical, E&I and rotating equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environment and quality rules to maintain plant availability and operation continuity.
• Maintain and report maintenance progress in the CMMS.
• Provide support to planning, scheduling and other supervision teams.
• Prepare weekly reports and participate in maintenance meetings.
• Contribute to area strategic plans and ensure execution aligns with safety and quality standards.
• Adhere to safety requirements during job execution and follow up on safety protocols.

Skills

English proficiency

Maintenance execution

Planning management

Reliability management

Quality management

People management

HSE knowledge

SAP proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Area Maintenance Head (Refinery)

Division KBR is searching for Area Maintenance Head to support the plant maintenance activities for project in Saudi Arabia.

Summary

To ensure that daily maintenance activities (corrective, preventive and predictive for mechanical, I/ E and rotating equipment) of plant are carried out, in compliance with safety, environment and quality rules to assure sector availability, reliability and operation continuity. Execution of all maintenance jobs assigned related to all disciplines. Regular reporting in CMMS system regarding maintenance execution. Provide required support to planning, scheduling and other support supervisors. Prepare weekly report and discuss in Maintenance meeting. Participate in the development of area strategic plans to ensure that plant day-to-day activities are executed as per safety and quality standards. Stick and conform for follow up of all safety requirements at job execution phase.

Experience

Minimum 12+years' experience of refinery or Petrochemical Plant Maintenance. Fluent in writing and reading English. Good knowledge of SAP system. Fair knowledge in process operations of plant. Strong technical understanding of maintenance execution management. Good technical understanding of maintenance Planning management. Good technical understanding of Reliability management. Good technical understanding of Quality management. Good technical understanding of People management. Good technical understanding of HSE requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent. Must be strong on Mechanical, electrical or Instrumentation area.

Company Culture & Values

• Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!
• KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.
• KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.
• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.
• We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.
• Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

At KBR, We Deliver.