Reliability Engineer

Reliability engineer

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is looking for a reliability engineer to coordinate and execute responsibilities relating to governing and establishing the total reliability program framework throughout the remaining asset lifecycle in refinery.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare framework and methodology for criticality assessment and reliability improvement program of refinery assets.
• Lead and perform asset criticality analysis for all the refinery assets.
• Collect all data for criticality assessment, lead and conduct asset criticality assessment workshops, compile workshop findings in suitable reports, and populate the data in required format for uploading in SAP with supporting documents.
• Champion the implementation of various reliability methodologies for all asset types by establishing reliability programs to sustain operational excellence.
• Lead the team as the focal point of contact for reviews and technical matters related to reliability culture development in projects and operating facilities with guidance to safeguard asset reliability throughout the asset lifecycle.
• Administer and perform the asset lifecycle management procedures such as asset criticality ranking, SAP taxonomy, asset operating limits (IOW), asset maintenance development procedures, master data developments in SAP, bill of materials (BOM) in SAP, active SAP-PMs implementation and effectiveness.
• Initiate and conduct essential studies for facilities and operational asset improvements, while providing specialized technical service in relevant engineering disciplines; act as a consultant on complex engineering problems, designs, and/or projects; coordinate with plant-wide teams.
• Adapt lessons learned from benchmark and safety cases identified from events, providing recommendations in consultation with management to ensure continuous assurance methodology is applied to sustain the health of safety-critical equipment concerning the total reliability program and mitigate potential threats arising from changes in major hazard scenarios.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams assigned to analyse specific integrity and performance issues, suggest methods for prevention of chronic failures, and support review of total reliability program KPIs.
• Report to project manager and lead the reliability section to deliver periodic outcomes and weekly or fortnightly reports on project progress.
• Work closely with the project execution team to ensure complete familiarization and commitment with the reliability transformation program, a key factor for the success of this project.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or relevant engineering with sound fundamentals and technical skills in the discipline.
• Site reliability background and strong knowledge of refinery processes.
• Training in root cause failure analysis methodology, e.g., Apollo Root Cause Analysis by Reality Charting or similar; ability to facilitate RCA and ACA processes.
• Knowledge of SIS and RBI is an added advantage.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in oil, gas, or petrochemical industry.
• Experience with static and rotating equipment, instrument and electrical systems, understanding failure modes and potential solutions is desirable.
• Experience with operations, maintenance, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and hand-over activities is an advantage.
• Familiarity with key performance indicators related to reliability of plant operation and ability to support and drive those KPIs.
• Experience administering asset lifecycle management procedures such as asset criticality ranking, SAP taxonomy, asset operating limits (IOW), asset maintenance development procedures, master data developments in SAP, bill of materials (BOM) in SAP, active SAP-PMs implementation and effectiveness.
• Leadership and team management skills.
• Knowledge of the oil and gas industry.
• Experience in asset lifecycle management processes.
• Implementing predictive maintenance policies and increasing asset availability.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a diversified and critical environment.
• Data analysis and report writing skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proficient in verbal and written English.

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