Area Superintendent/Maintenance Head

KBR Careers; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking an Area Superintendent / Maintenance Head in Saudi Arabia to lead the maintenance department, oversee welding, fabrication, scaffolding, insulation, heavy lift, and rigging operations, and ensure timely project delivery. The role requires refinery experience and strong leadership.

You will manage day-to-day activities, plan maintenance, coordinate with internal and external teams, and uphold HSE standards while driving continuous improvement in asset reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Proven ability to resolve problems as a leader within large organizations.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage department functions, direct employees, evaluate performance and ensure tasks meet timelines.
• Develop and implement goals, policies, procedures, and priorities for maintenance operations.
• Plan, optimize, and track preventive maintenance to minimize breakdowns and ensure equipment availability.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Maintenance planning

Safety compliance

Communication

Problem solving

Maturity under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering or related field

Job description

Area Superintendent / Maintenance Head

Area Superintendent/Maintenance Head Area Superintendent - Maintenance Head CMAI30 - Maintenance, Superintendent KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets. KBR is looking for an Area Superintendent - Manage day-to-day activities of SS (welding & Fabrication shop, Scaffolding & Insulation workshop, Heavy Lift & Rigging Division). Manage planned or unplanned equipment repairs Saudi Nationals Preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead overall department functions, direction to employees, evaluation, coordination and ensure to complete the project task within set timeline in accordance with organization's policies.
• Participate in development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and priorities.
• Prepare, optimize and track PM schedule of Equipment, minimize breakdowns with effective monitoring and scheduling maintenance program to ensure operational availability of equipment.
• Manage day-to-day activities of SS (welding & Fabrication shop, Scaffolding & Insulation workshop, Heavy Lift & Rigging Division).
• Manage planned or unplanned equipment repairs.
• Manage resources/equipment/machinery to the site for routine and in emergency situations.
• Review work plan, job requests priorities to allocate resources, monitor workflow, MOS and procedures, meet and discuss with team to identify gaps and resolve problems.
• Review weekly Plan, feedback to the Planning team to achieve the schedule compliance.
• Coordinate with internal department, external workshop, OEM dealer for repairs, parts, any issues.
• Manage and lead to ensure all equipment, workshop facilities are maintained and meet HSE standards.
• Conduct regular safety audits to identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions.
• Manage and recommend and schedule EE’s safety and technical trainings.
• Manage and review daily, weekly and Monthly maintenance performance reports, time sheet, KPIs etc.
• Respond promptly in case of emergency.
• Ensure reporting of any incident/accident or violation occurs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business in Engineering or related field
• Previous experience as a maintenance engineer in refining environment or equivalent
• 12 + years of refinery plant experience
• Good knowledge of Refinery equipment
• Piloting of maintenance contracts
• Safety rules
• Proven ability to resolve problems as a leader within large organizations
• Well organized, proactive, & strong communication skills
• Maturity of judgement under pressure
• Strategic mind that is open to new ideas
• Demonstrated capacity to achieve positive results while working in a multi-cultural environment
• All other duties assigned

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