Maintenance Engineer T&I - EXPAT

Top Talent Recruitment; Northern Borders Province; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a role in Saudi Arabia's oil and gas sector. The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and significant experience in turnaround management. Responsibilities include leading risk management workshops and developing maintenance systems, with preferred skills in turnaround planning software like Prometheus, ROSER, and Primavera P6. This position is essential for enhancing safety and efficiency in downturn processes.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical degree is required.
• Experience in turnaround planning software like Prometheus, ROSER and Primavera P6.
• Knowledge of turnaround stage-gated concept.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk management workshops for turnarounds.
• Review progress and quality of turnaround deliverables.
• Develop and coordinate maintenance programs and procedures.

Skills

Experience in turnaround planning software

Knowledge of turnaround stage-gated concept

Experience in turnaround risk management

SAP system proficiency

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Education

BS in Mechanical

Tools

Prometheus

ROSER

Primavera P6

Job description

About the job Maintenance Engineer T&I - EXPAT

Maintenance Engineer - T & I - EXPAT

RIYAS NGI

12 years experience in Turnaround Management including planning & execution in the Oil & Gas Downstream sector (Refining & Petrochemicals).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or conduct risk management workshop for turnarounds for different facilities.
• Assist / Conduct scope challenge workshop for turnarounds for different facilities.
• Assist / Conduct schedule challenge workshop for turnarounds for different facilities.
• Review the progress and quality of the deliverables during the turnaround life cycle and all the phases and come out with convincing recommendations for improvements.
• Assist / Review Key Performance Indicators for turnarounds.
• Review implementation of stage‑gated turnaround processes in different facilities.
• Assist / Lead turnaround assurance review or cold‑eye review of turnaround preparation of different facilities to have a predictable outcome and improvement.
• Work as an influencer and motivate turnaround planning team of different facilities to implement best practices, lessons learned to enhance quality, safety, and competitiveness.
• Develop and coordinate maintenance programs, procedures and systems across maintenance activities, ensuring their effectiveness and continuous improvements.
• Participate in major Turnaround & Inspection (T&Is) and emergency plant shutdowns, focusing on planning, scheduling, quality assurance and execution.
• Provide technical support to maintenance teams by developing repair procedures and monitoring on‑going repairs.
• Lead or participate in scope development, development of contract strategy, technical bid evaluations and procurements to ensure efficient and cost‑effective execution.
• Review and approve repair procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Evaluate and review design packages for small projects, covering scope of work, assembly/erection procedures, welding procedures, NDT requirements, material selection and technical drawings.
• Lead the planning, procurement and execution of expense projects to optimize efficiency and resource utilization.
• Lead and run Community of Practice to collect and disseminate the best practices and knowledge between all refining and petrochemical assets.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical.
• Experience in turnaround planning software such as Prometheus, ROSER and Primavera P6, and any other end‑to‑end solutions for turnaround and outage management.
• Knowledge and experience in turnaround stage‑gated concept.
• Experience in conducting turnaround assurance is preferred.
• Understanding of competitiveness and Solomon indices pertaining to turnaround performance.
• Experience in turnaround budgeting and cost optimization.
• Experience in contracting strategy, contract scope preparation, and technical bid evaluation for turnaround contracts.
• Experience in turnaround materials & resources management.
• Experience in close‑out activities such as critique, post‑turnaround reports development, and lessons learned documentation.
• Experience in turnaround risk management.
• Experience in cost benchmarking such as Solomon is preferable.
• SAP system proficiency.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.

Preferred Certificates

• FE, PE, API, NACE or ASME