Expat jobs in Saudi Arabia

Maintenance Engineer - T & I - EXPAT

RIYAS NGI

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

• 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.

• 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.

• FE, PE, API, NACE or ASME