Head of Reliability & Predictive Maintenance

SupportFinity™; Makkah Region; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Reliability & CBM Head to lead maintenance and reliability engineering initiatives across refinery assets. The role focuses on RCA, maintenance strategy development, and strategic feasibility studies to justify new equipment investments.

The candidate will oversee technical activities, drive predictive maintenance programs, and ensure minimized downtime and optimized costs in a multinational, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 12+ years' experience of refinery or Petrochemical with Reliability section
• Fluent in writing and reading English.
• Good knowledge of SAP system.
• Good knowledge in process operations of plant.
• Good technical understanding of maintenance execution management.
• Strong technical understanding of maintenance Planning management.
• Strong technical understanding of Reliability management.
• Strong technical understanding of root cause analysis(RCA).
• Strong technical understanding of FMEA & RCM.
• Strong technical understanding of Cost benefit analysis.
• Good technical understanding of Quality management.
• Good technical understanding of People management.
• Good technical understanding of HSE requirements
• Well organized and proactive
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven leadership skills with large organizations
• Maturity of judgment under pressure and ability to resolve problems
• Strategic thinking, open to new ideas
• An ability to achieve business results working in a multi- cultural environment
• Expert Analytical Skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 'Root Cause Failure Analysis' of equipment and provide guidance to ensure that recommendations are actionable and will resolve the issue.
• Oversee and manage the development of all Maintenance strategies utilizing proven methods to ensure minimal downtime in plant operations with optimized maintenance cost.
• Lead and provide Strategic guidance for Feasibility Studies to justify investment in new equipment or technology.
• Oversee and manage all technical related activities in the plant to ensure minimal downtime in plant operations
• Oversee the implementation of all predicative Maintenance strategies utilizing proven methods to ensure minimal downtime in plant operations with optimized maintenance cost.

Skills

Root Cause Failure Analysis

Maintenance Planning management

Reliability management

FMEA

RCM

Cost benefit analysis

Quality management

People management

HSE requirements

Excellent communication skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership skills

Maturity under pressure

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

SAP system

Job description

KBR, Inc. in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Reliability & CBM Head to lead maintenance and reliability engineering initiatives across refinery assets. The role focuses on RCA, maintenance strategy development, and strategic feasibility studies to justify new equipment investments.

The candidate will oversee technical activities, drive predictive maintenance programs, and ensure minimized downtime and optimized costs in a multinational, collaborative environment.