Turnaround Engineer

ICM Group; Al Ahsa Governorate; On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Saudi Arabia seeks a seasoned Turnaround Engineer to enhance the maintenance solutions for refining and petrochemical sectors. This permanent role requires significant experience in turnaround management, engagement with various stakeholders, and the ability to implement best practices. Candidates should hold a relevant engineering degree and possess skills in turnaround planning software and risk management. This opportunity offers a chance to play a critical role in the company's operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience in turnaround management in Oil & Gas.
• Knowledge in turnaround stage-gated concept and budgeting.
• PMP certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist/lead turnaround assurance reviews for facilities.
• Review progress and quality of deliverables during turnaround lifecycle.
• Influence and motivate teams to implement best practices.

Skills

Turnaround management

Risk management

Project Management

Cost optimization

Competitiveness understanding

SAP proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Prometheus

ROSER

Primavera P6

SAP

Job description

Position: Turnaround Engineer

This is a permanent role in Saudi Arabia.

“We welcome applications from candidates based in any country within the Americas region.”

Only candidates willing to relocate to Saudi Arabia that meet the requirements are to apply. Kindly take the time to read through the requirements before applying.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Turnaround Engineer to join the Maintenance Solution Department (MSD) under Global Manufacturing Excellence (GME).

MSD is responsible for providing maintenance technical consultations, aiming for a best-in-class maintenance organization through conducting selective maintenance assessments, turnaround assurances, and deploying cutting-edge technologies and best practices across the Global Manufacturing portfolio.

The primary role is to provide turnaround management services for refining and petrochemical plants of SAUDI ARAMCO (SA) downstream sector. The services will include coordination with SA wholly owned assets, affiliates, affiliate management, and other related corporate functions such as the Corporate Maintenance Services Department.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate, you will be required to perform the following:

1. Assist or lead turnaround assurance reviews or cold-eye reviews of turnaround preparations for different facilities to ensure predictable outcomes and improvements.
2. Review the progress and quality of deliverables during the turnaround lifecycle and all phases, providing convincing recommendations for improvements.
3. Work as an influencer and motivate turnaround planning teams across facilities to implement best practices, lessons learned, and enhance quality, safety, and competitiveness.
4. Review implementation of stage-gated turnaround processes across facilities.
5. Assist or conduct risk management workshops for turnarounds at different facilities.
6. Assist or conduct scope challenge workshops for turnarounds at different facilities.
7. Assist or conduct schedule challenge workshops for turnarounds at different facilities.
8. Assist or review Key Performance Indicators for turnarounds.
9. Stay updated on significant developments in new technologies that can improve turnaround performance.
10. Lead and run a Community of Practice to collect and disseminate best practices and knowledge among all refining and petrochemical assets.

Minimum Requirements:

As a successful candidate, you will hold a:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a recognized and approved program. A Mechanical Engineering degree is preferred.
2. At least 12 years of experience in turnaround management, including planning and execution in the Oil & Gas Downstream sector (Refining & Petrochemicals).
3. Experience with turnaround planning software such as Prometheus, ROSER, Primavera P6, or other end-to-end solutions for turnaround and outage management.
4. Knowledge and experience in the turnaround stage-gated concept.
5. Experience in conducting turnaround assurance is preferred.
6. Understanding of competitiveness and Solomon indices related to turnaround performance.
7. Experience in turnaround budgeting and cost optimization.
8. Experience in contracting strategy, scope preparation, and technical bid evaluation for turnaround contracts.
9. Experience in managing turnaround materials and resources.
10. Experience in close-out activities such as critique, post-turnaround reports, and lessons learned documentation.
11. Experience in turnaround risk management.
12. Experience in cost benchmarking such as Solomon is preferable.
13. Proficiency in SAP system.
14. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.