Director of Instrumentation Reliability & Lifecycle

Brunel; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Annual incentive opportunities

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) with company match

PTO and holidays

Tuition assistance & development

Job summary

Brunel is recruiting for a Director, Instrumentation Effectiveness to lead enterprise-wide instrumentation reliability and lifecycle management across Americas. The role partners with operations, maintenance, and engineering to standardize systems, improve asset performance, and drive data-driven decisions.

The candidate will oversee standards, risk-based maintenance, and the adoption of predictive analytics and digital twin technologies in a complex mining environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with extensive maintenance and reliability experience in mining/industrial settings.
• Master’s degree with 12+ years of maintenance and reliability experience is also acceptable.
• Proven leadership of large, multi-site technical teams in matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise-wide instrumentation reliability and lifecycle management strategies.
• Establish standards for installation, maintenance, calibration, and documentation of field instrumentation.
• Drive standardization of instrumentation systems and sensor specifications across sites.
• Lead KPI definition and monitoring for instrumentation health and performance.
• Collaborate with operations to improve asset performance and reduce downtime.
• Implement predictive analytics, AI-driven monitoring, and digital twin platforms.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Multi-site management

Instrumentation knowledge

Stakeholder management

Safety & compliance

Data-driven reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering

Master's degree with 12+ years experience

Tools

SAP Maintenance Module

CMMS platforms

Reliability systems

VFDs / process controls

Job description

Brunel is recruiting for a Director, Instrumentation Effectiveness to lead enterprise-wide instrumentation reliability and lifecycle management across Americas. The role partners with operations, maintenance, and engineering to standardize systems, improve asset performance, and drive data-driven decisions.

The candidate will oversee standards, risk-based maintenance, and the adoption of predictive analytics and digital twin technologies in a complex mining environment.