Maintenance Services Leader

MAINTENANCE SERVICES LEADER

Our client, an Oil and Gas Operator is seeking an experienced Maintenance Services Leader. This is a core contractor PAYE position in Aberdeen.

CONTEXT:

Our Technical Services, Maintenance, and Inspection Services department is a centralized, cross-asset support team dedicated to providing comprehensive governance and developing optimized operational processes for our affiliates.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

Relationship Management:

Develop and maintain productive and constructive relationships with asset maintenance personnel and external contractors/vendors.

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE):

Ensure all maintenance engineering activities comply with Company and Regulatory HSE provisions.

Personnel Management:

Lead a cross-functional team of lifting specialists and a reliability/maintenance methods engineer, providing work direction, technical guidance, and progress checks.

Manage the development of team skills and knowledge to achieve optimal performance from both individual and team perspectives.

Technical Management:

Establish short, medium, and long-term planning/roadmaps for the department in collaboration with TS management and assets, ensuring visibility and communication within the affiliate.

Build a maintenance network within the affiliate to exchange key policies and understand operational needs, ensuring alignment and endorsement of key strategies.

Maintenance Engineering:

Promote the adoption of digitization within the maintenance discipline, seeking opportunities to use digital tools and analytics to enhance business performance.

Implement Condition Based Maintenance, remote monitoring, and data analytics solutions to reduce the need for scheduled maintenance, and audit system effectiveness.

Liaise with the affiliate Technical Safety Manager to ensure Maintenance and Integrity management aligns with Company policy and that key data on equipment performance is available.

Contract Management:

Act as the Contract Representative on specific maintenance contracts, leading to the execution of the Contract Management Plan (HSE, Performance Management, Audits, KPI, Commercial control) in collaboration with the Contract & Procurement duet. Ensure key contractual requirements/responsibilities are known and visible to the assets.

Participate in the management of the General Maintenance and Operations Contract (GMOC), providing feedback to the contract representative on overall maintenance performance and driving improvements in maintenance optimization delivery and SMC contract management.

Budget Management:

Provide budget forecasts for scopes and projects and actively monitor expenditure within the area of responsibility.

Provide cost forecasts with the Cost Control team when required.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

Candidate Profile (Mandatory Field):

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical discipline.

Experience:

Highly extensive experience in operations and maintenance activities, including team leadership and third-party contract management.

Skills:

Strong leadership abilities with a proven track record of organizing and motivating teams of staff and contractors.

Excellent prioritization and planning skills.

In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations.

Comprehensive understanding of objectives and strategies within a Computerized Maintenance Management System.