Our client, the operator of a major LNG project in Africa, is seeking a Head of Maintenance, to work within their Operations department.

This role will commence in Milan, Italy, in September this year.  The role will later move to a 28/28 rotation at site, after around 2 years in Milan.


Service purpose:

Manage all necessary preventive and corrective maintenance activities and overhauls in LNG plant to ensure the technical integrity & required availability of equipment’s.


Key responsibilities

• Ensure safety of personnel, environment protection, and the technical integrity of equipment’s in his domain of activities, implement HSE rules and follow procedures.
• Ensure good housekeeping of offices, workshops, storages and site, maintain a clean and safe working environment, ensure equipment’s are appropriately stored.
• Participate in the near misses analyses, HAZOPs, technical reviews, risk assessment, safety audits, RCA, incidents and accidents analyses.
• Plan, direct, coordinate and supervise all the maintenance activities to ensure safe and reliable operation of subsea, LNG trains, utilities, offsite, storage and loading.
• Lead maintenance teams for preventive and corrective actions.
• Ensure quality control of execution during maintenance activities.
• Provide plant maintenance team with advice & guidance in solving technical problems.
• Ensure root cause analysis of failure is done where necessary, improve reliability and reduce the number of technical failures.
• Provide necessary guidance and technical expertise to all maintenance operations to achieve maintenance of facilities at minimum cost.
• Prepare manpower, material, contract, operating and capital budgets.
• Propose and recommend Opex and Capex improvements to maximize Company financial result.
• Follow up the budget and expenses, man-hours, spare parts and consumable consumption.
• Control and review all maintenance expenditures, report regularly on variances.
• Coordinate the work of the maintenance department with production and upstream operations, regarding the short/midterm planning.
• Supervise the overall mid and long-term planning with Operation and Business including major planned overhauls.
• Ensure that required work is completed in accordance with job schedules, agreed practices.
• Review periodically the preventive maintenance plan and adjust frequencies.
• Ensure reporting of planned and unplanned interventions through CMMS and analysis of event is done.
• Make sure review of documentation, procedures, safety manual and other related documents are done regularly and documents archived.
• Validate and approve maintenance procedures, ensure procedures are implemented.
• Manage development of employees and especially Nationals to obtain maximum performance for the company.
• Participate at the identification of training needs and ensure the proper implementation of approved training development programs within his department
• Discuss with and set up objectives on an annual basis for subordinates and review on a regular basis.
• Perform end of year appraisals.

Candidate requirements

• Master of higher education in Rotating/Mechanical, Instrumentation/Control or Electrical Engineering or equivalent with international standard and solid experience
• Minimum 20 years specific maintenance experience in oil, gas or petrochemical industry
• Minimum 10 years in Senior Maintenance Positions
• Minimum 10 years in LNG producing plants, not LNG terminals
• Excellent leadership (150 staff)
• Excellent level of knowledge of oil & gas / LNG equipment’s, maintenance, repair and methods.
• Excellent knowledge of industrial gas turbines (such as GE Frame 7 and Siemens SGT800), large rotating equipment’s (compressors, expanders, pumps…), LNG loading arms and hydraulic.
• Good knowledge of International instrumented safety systems standard.
• Good knowledge of International electrical safety systems standards (including ATEX / Ex).
• Familiarity with international codes & standards.
• Good knowledge of maintenance SAP (like CMIMS).
• Good knowledge of computer applications and methods.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

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