JOB SUMMARYPerform and supervise a team of reliability engineers responsible for improving asset reliability, availability, and maintainability across plant processing, fractionation, storage, and pipeline facilities. Drive reliability strategies, risk-based decision making, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, equipment failure analysis, Management of Change (MOC) and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of critical assets.
Job Profile SummaryLead and supervise a team of reliability engineers responsible for improving asset reliability, availability, and maintainability across plant processing, fractionation, storage, and pipeline facilities. Drive reliability strategies, risk-based decision making, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, equipment failure analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of critical assets. Partner with Operations and Maintenance to develop long-term asset strategies, provide governance for equipment-related Management of Change (MOC) activities, and ensure assets can be operated, maintained, and inspected safely throughout their lifecycle.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:Perform and supervise employees engaged in reliability engineering activities including:
- Reliability strategies and asset performance improvement initiatives
- Preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs
- Rotating equipment reliability including pumps, compressors, turbines, fans, gearboxes, and associated systems
- Fixed equipment reliability including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, piping, relief systems, and mechanical integrity programs
- Electrical, instrumentation, and control systems reliability including VFDs, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, motors, analyzers, instrumentation, PLCs, DCS systems, and associated power distribution equipment
- Root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and bad actor elimination programs
- Asset criticality assessments and risk-based maintenance strategies
- Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and maintenance optimization
- Reliability data analytics, KPI development, and performance reporting
Research, analyze, prepare and approve information including:
- Equipment reliability studies and improvement plans
- Failure investigations and corrective action recommendations
- Asset management standards and reliability procedures
- Equipment repair specifications and reliability requirements
- Maintenance optimization recommendations
- Reliability and lifecycle cost analyses
- Equipment replacement and capital justification studies
- Management of Change (MOC) evaluations supporting equipment modifications, reliability improvements, maintenance strategy changes, and risk reduction initiatives
Lead cross-functional reliability initiatives involving:
- Operations
- Maintenance
- Inspection
- Process Engineering
- Project Engineering
- Vendors and contractors
Provide technical leadership and support regarding:
- Rotating equipment failures and repairs
- Equipment troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Vibration, lubrication, thermography, and condition monitoring technologies
- Preventive and predictive maintenance practices
- Mechanical integrity and equipment reliability standards
- Reliability best practices and industry benchmarks
Develop, monitor, and report reliability metrics including:
- Mean Time Between Failure
- Mean Time to Repair
- Equipment availability
- Maintenance effectiveness
- Reliability improvement opportunities
- Bad actor performance
- Equipment lifecycle costs
Oversee utilization of personnel resources and reliability priorities through:
- Asset criticality evaluations
- Risk-based work prioritization
- Reliability opportunity assessments
- Strategic business objectives
Lead and develop the reliability engineering team through:
- Technical coaching and mentoring
- Performance management
- Individual development planning
- Reliability competency development
- Knowledge sharing and best practice implementation
Education- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a combination of formal education and the following job related experience preferred:
Work Experience- Experience leading and developing engineering teams and driving reliability culture improvements.
- Extensive experience with rotating equipment reliability including pumps, compressors, turbines, and associated auxiliary systems.
- Experience developing and implementing preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
- Experience conducting root cause failure analyses and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
- Experience utilizing reliability methodologies such as RCM, FMEA, RBI, RCFA, and asset criticality analysis.
- Experience utilizing reliability and maintenance data to identify trends and drive business decisions.
- Experience developing asset strategies and long-term equipment reliability plans.
- Experience interacting effectively with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, and Project Engineering organizations.
- Experience with CMMS systems, reliability reporting tools, and condition monitoring technologies.
- Experience participating in and leading Management of Change (MOC) reviews for equipment modifications, reliability improvements, and capital projects.
- Experience evaluating reliability impacts of design changes, equipment upgrades, and maintenance strategy modifications.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities- Ability to lead, direct, supervise and train other employees. Working knowledge of personnel policies and procedures.
- Ability to communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information; conduct oral presentations.
- Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and Management of Change (MOC) requirements.
- Ability to evaluate reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle impacts associated with facility modifications and capital projects.
- Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
- Asset Criticality Analysis
- Vibration Analysis
- Lubrication Program Management
- Precision Maintenance Principles
- Condition Monitoring Technologies
- Mechanical Integrity Programs
- Reliability Data Analytics and Dashboarding
Licenses and CertificationsStrength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements- Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements- Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
- Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
- Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
- Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
- Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
- Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
- Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
- Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
- Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
- Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
- Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
- Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
- Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
- Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
- Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
- Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
- Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
- Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
- Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
- Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
- Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
- Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
- Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)
Working Conditions/Environment- Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions
Working Conditions- Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
- Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
- CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)
Travel- Travel to other locations required
Expected Salary Range$136,000.00 - $204,000.00
