
Maintenance Manager - UAE National Required
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Maintenance Manager - UAE National RequiredBelong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs approximately 34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries
Job Requirement
KBR is looking for a Maintenance Manager to be based in Abu Dhabi – UAE for a Maintenance Project
Seeking for UAE Nationals only
Abilities, Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage and Lead a multi-disciplined maintenance team
- Ensure maintenance schedules are accurate and achievable
- Develop OEM contracts as directed by Client and maintenance requirements
- Author the maintenance section in the weekly and monthly reports
- Work with the CMMS / Planning Engineer to ensure maintenance routines are
- accurate and justified
- Appraise and update preventative maintenance routines in CMMS as applicable
- Develop maintenance backlog reports
- Develop a priority system for maintenance repairs against time and criticality
- Develop a call out system for emergency breakdown support
- Ensure there is robust forward planning for common user services (CUS) in
- scaffolding, lifting and insulation, which allows for the completion of all maintenance
- to schedule
- Engage competent local contractors to carry out all CUS work
- Direct the team to support shutdown and turnaround planning and resourcing
- Be aware of the priority of predictive maintenance requirements
- Ensure the team maintains critical materials holdings with minimum and maximum
- stock identified
- Ensure engineers audit the spares holdings advised by the EPC Contractor for
- accuracy and sufficiency
- Ensure self and team are fully conversant with the technical documentation available
- from EPC Contractor and OEMs
- Ensure self and team are fully conversant with all technical documentation required
- for maintenance and confirm it is available or resourced through OEMs or vendors
- Review competency of sub-contractors and engage local sub-contractors to support
- maintenance as required
- Engage competent local contractors to undertake non maintenance tasks, such as
- route clearance, chemical replenishment, closed drain / sceptic tank evacuation etc.
- Review MOCs for technical accuracy and delivery
- Provide technical input to modifications and work packs
- Develop a certification process to bring plant back on line after major maintenance
- or modifications ensuring integrity before handing over to operate
- Answer technical queries and guide sub-contract personnel on maintenance and
- best practices
- Monitor equipment performance and drive continuous improvement in plant and
- personnel
- Be conversant with Contract KPIs and support their delivery and attainment
- Ensure completion reports are submitted against all work and shutdowns /
- turnarounds
- Ensure good knowledge of the Contracted Services
- Commence and design a checklist system for routine maintenance tasks
- Participate in, or cooperate with; internal or external audits respectively
- Chair a weekly team meeting and maintain an action and minute log for discussion
- Attend weekly management meeting
- Compile or receive detailed written Handover prior to; and completion of leave and/or
- field breaks
- Carry out HSE and technical audits and inspections as directed
- Have a full awareness of the Company Code of Conduct and Business Ethics
- Conduct investigations into any HSE incidents or Technical occurrences
Strong HSE awareness in the following areas:
Risk recognition / risk awareness
Permits to Work, Toolbox Talks & Checklists
Awareness of H2S and N2 hazards
Correct use of PPE
Instrument and control system isolations
Simultaneous Operations hazards
Dropped objects & trip hazard mitigation
Working at height
Plant Isolations
Report HSE incidents and all near misses
Working Relationships
- Essential to maintain a good working relationship with:
- Site Team Leader
- All Management Team Members and Engineers
- Client Managers
- Major In-Country Subcontract Managers, Vendors and Suppliers
- External OEMs and Vendors
Qualifications, Experience & Attributes
- Degree or equivalent in a compatible discipline to the role
- Minimum of 20 years’ experience in Oil and Gas offshore/onshore oil field
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior management position
- Proven leadership ability
- Can create systems to track and improve maintenance operations
- Good knowledge of CMMS, preferably with SAP-PM exposure
- Excellent HSE appreciation and awareness
- Willingness to work and foster good working relationships in an integrated team from
- diverse locations
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excellent written and oral English is essential, supported by good report writing ability
- Arabic language essential
- Interested and suitable candidates please apply for the role. Suitable candidates will be contacted directly.
Inclusion and Diversity at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient.
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