Lead CMMS Maintenance Data Manager

Katalyst CRO; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Katalyst CRO is seeking an experienced Lead CMMS Maintenance Data Manager to own the CMMS build scope, delivery plan, and governance. You will lead asset register, asset hierarchy, BOM, and maintenance build workstreams while ensuring data quality, compliance, and delivery standards.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on ability to interpret P&IDs, OEM manuals, and engineering docs. ISO 14224 principles guide all activities.

Qualifications

• Experience with CMMS/EAM systems and asset management.
• Ability to manage data governance and data quality.
• Proven track record in leading data migration and master data projects.

Responsibilities

• Own CMMS maintenance build scope and delivery plan.
• Lead Asset Register, Asset Hierarchy, BOM, and Maintenance Build workstreams.
• Interface with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Operations, IT, and leadership.
• Facilitate governance meetings, workshops, reviews, and handovers.
• Manage scope, schedule, risks, and quality metrics.
• Establish build rules, data standards, and traceability.

Skills

CMMS Data Mgmt

Asset Hierarchy

Project Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Governance & Compliance

P&ID Interpretation

Data Quality

Load-Readiness Validation

Technical Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Reliability/Asset Management

Tools

SAP PM/MM

Mass-Load Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Lead CMMS Maintenance Data Manager to own and manage the overall CMMS maintenance build scope, delivery plan, schedule, resources, and acceptance criteria. The role will lead asset register, asset hierarchy, BOM, and maintenance build workstreams while ensuring data quality, governance, and delivery standards.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Lead CMMS Maintenance Data Manager to own and manage the overall CMMS maintenance build scope, delivery plan, schedule, resources, and acceptance criteria. The role will lead asset register, asset hierarchy, BOM, and maintenance build workstreams while ensuring data quality, governance, and delivery standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall CMMS maintenance build scope, delivery plan, schedule, milestones, resource plan, priorities, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead and coordinate Asset Register & Asset Hierarchy, BOM, and Maintenance Build workstreams.
• Serve as the primary client interface and maintain relationships with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, and project leadership.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, technical workshops, progress reviews, issue-resolution sessions, and management presentations.
• Manage scope, schedule, risks, dependencies, change requests, quality metrics, productivity, and corrective actions.
• Establish build rules, data standards, naming conventions, validation controls, traceability requirements, and load-readiness criteria.
• Provide technical oversight for functional locations, equipment records, hierarchy relationships, equipment BOMs, material linkages, maintenance plans, items, strategies, and task lists.
• Review P&IDs, OEM manuals, equipment lists, datasheets, drawings, SPIR/SPIL information, regulatory requirements, and existing CMMS data.
• Assess existing maintenance strategies and CMMS build maturity; identify gaps, duplication, obsolete content, inconsistencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure deliverables are complete, standardized, traceable, load-ready, and aligned with company standards and ISO 14224 principles.
• Oversee pre-load validation, post-load verification, defect closure, approval evidence, and handover documentation.
• Coach team members, allocate work, remove delivery constraints, and promote collaboration and accountability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Maintenance, Reliability, Asset Management, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of CMMS, EAM, SAP PM/MM, maintenance data, or asset management experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading maintenance build, CMMS implementation, data migration, or master data improvement programs.
• Demonstrated project management, team leadership, customer relationship management, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Strong understanding of asset hierarchies, equipment masters, BOMs, material master integration, preventive maintenance, task lists, and maintenance strategies.
• Hands-on ability to interpret P&IDs, OEM manuals, engineering documents, and existing CMMS content.
• Advanced reporting, reconciliation, data-quality, and Microsoft Excel capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA PM/MM and mass-load tools.
• Experience in Client, oil and gas, petrochemical, refinery, process, or heavy industrial facilities.
• Knowledge of ISO 14224, reliability-centered maintenance, criticality, spare-parts optimization, and master data governance.
• Project management certification such as PMP or equivalent preferred.

Core Capabilities

• Project management, planning, progress tracking, risk management, and delivery governance.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent client relationship management, stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, OEM manuals, engineering drawings, equipment datasheets, equipment lists, and vendor documentation.
• Ability to analyze maintenance strategies, CMMS structures, data quality, and build maturity and recommend practical improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and Microsoft Excel skills.