Description
Eram Talent is seeking an experienced Sr. Mechanical Engineer to join a leading organization in Saudi Arabia. We are seeking a seasoned senior mechanical engineer to join our Utility Department at Sadara. This role is critical to the plant’s stability, focusing on the mechanical integrity, maintenance, and reliability of world-scale utility assets. You will be the go-to technical expert for troubleshooting complex equipment failures and optimizing the lifecycle of systems that power our entire petrochemical complex.
Responsibilities
Lead maintenance execution: Oversee the preventive and corrective maintenance of utility assets, including high-pressure boilers, steam turbines, and large-scale pumping systems.
Advanced root cause analysis (RCA): Lead formal RCA investigations for mechanical failures, utilizing methodologies like 5-Why or Fishbone to eliminate recurring "bad actors."
Reliability optimization: Implement reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) strategies to improve mean time between failures (MTBF) for rotating and static equipment.
Steam & water system integrity: Ensure the mechanical reliability of steam headers, demineralized water plants, and cooling water networks.
Turnaround & shutdown management: Define the mechanical scope for major plant turnarounds (TA) and supervise the overhaul of critical utility machinery.
Contractor supervision: Manage third-party maintenance contractors, ensuring all work meets strict petrochemical safety and quality standards.
Asset health monitoring: Analyze vibration reports, oil analysis, and thermography data to predict failures before they occur.
Technical compliance: Ensure all mechanical repairs and modifications comply with international codes, specifically API 610/617, ASME B31.3, and ASME Section VIII.
SAP-PM management: Oversee the lifecycle of work orders within SAP, ensuring accurate data capture for maintenance history and spare parts inventory.
Safety leadership: Drive a "Zero Harm" culture by conducting job safety analyses (JSA) and ensuring all maintenance activities follow process safety management (PSM) protocols.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure alignment and project success.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Industry experience: 10+ years of maintenance engineering experience specifically within a petrochemical plant or oil refinery.
Utility expertise: Proven track record maintaining utility-specific equipment (boilers, RO plants, steam turbines, and air compressors).
RCA mastery: Demonstrated experience leading root cause analysis and implementing technical solutions in a high-pressure environment.
Software skills: Proficiency in SAP (plant maintenance module) and engineering design software (AutoCAD).
Standards knowledge: Deep familiarity with API and ASME codes relevant to refinery utilities.
Communication: Fluent in English with the ability to present technical reliability reports to plant leadership.