JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently recruiting for Operations Readiness Engineer with extensive experience in the oil and gas petrochemical industry to strengthen our team in Basra, Iraq on 4/4 weeks off rotation.

Broad Operations Readiness & Assurance experience across the opportunity realization process with some form of specialization or the other in areas such as OMAR, OPEX Modeling, RAM, Operability studies is required

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivering the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), including Asset Register Build, Preventative Maintenance, and Materials Management for all capital projects.
• Managing the delivery of Asset Register Build and Preventative Maintenance via a third party.
• Managing the delivery of Materials Management via another third party as per the contract.
• Ensuring that all relevant project data is correctly uploaded into SAP and that SCEs (significant change events) are identified in the asset register, and performance assurance tasks are aligned with other planned maintenance activities.
• Being the process owner of the CMMS delivery process and spare parts strategy procedure
• Coordinating with engineering contractor to obtain CMMS input data from vendors
• Collaborating with remote teams and specialists
• Managing the delivery of about 30 projects per year, working closely with project engineers, maintenance, asset, and engineering teams
• Developing an overall program schedule and ensuring progress is on track
• Coordinating milestone sign-offs such as ARB, PML, SCE, and BOM
• Establishing and enforcing project governance (controls/stage gates)
• Managing risks, issues, and decision logs, and taking corrective actions as necessary
• Requesting, justifying, and managing the project budget
• Overseeing the execution of Change Management and communication plans
• Ensuring that project execution documentation is complete and ready
• Managing stakeholder expectations and communication
• Managing maintenance-related projects to Asset/Statement of Fitness milestones
• Resolving performance issues and taking corrective actions
• Chairing weekly progress meetings for different disciplines
• Tracking and reporting on progress versus the plan
• Updating the dashboard weekly
• Coordinating data gathering exercises and field physical verification activities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 15 years' experience in Maintenance and/or Operations Readiness
• Broad Operations Readiness & Assurance experience across the opportunity realization process with some form of specialization or the other in areas such as OMAR, OPEX Modeling, RAM, Operability studies etc.
• Proactive in unblocking issues among various parties to ensure on-time delivery
• Senior enough to address and resolve technical queries and any issues with Technical Authorities
• Experience in CMMS builds
• Experience with SAP Blueprint
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Team player and strong leadership qualities
• Pays attention to details.
• Understanding of plant equipment and maintenance requirements