Maintenance Manager/ Skill Pool Manager – Total Reliability at Oilserv Limited

This position has the following core responsibilities: To lead and manage the maintenance function across Oilserv operational sites, ensuring high equipment availability, reliability, and asset integrity. The role also acts as Skill-pool Manager for Total Reliability, responsible for developing technical competencies, standardizing maintenance practices, and ensuring Oilserv meets global reliability and maintenance excellence standards.

Job Details

Maintenance & Asset Reliability Management

• Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities for all critical equipment, machinery, and pipeline assets.
• Ensure compliance with OEM standards, reliability best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Implement and maintain a robust Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) system.
• Drive Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) programs and optimize equipment lifecycle.
• Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution using CMMS tools.
• Ensure strict adherence to maintenance procedures, SOPs, and HSE standards.

Reliability Engineering & Continuous Improvement

• Develop, update, and enforce Asset Maintenance Strategies for all equipment classes.
• Conduct failure investigations (RCA) and drive corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Analyze MTBF/MTTR trends and recommend optimization actions.
• Lead Reliability Audits, Asset Integrity Reviews, and maintenance performance assessments.
• Champion operational excellence initiatives in maintenance performance.

Skill-pool Management (Total Reliability Manager Function)

• Lead and manage the Reliability & Maintenance Skill-pool across all Oilserv locations.
• Identify competency gaps and create technical training, certification & development plans.
• Coach and mentor Maintenance Engineers, Technicians, and Reliability personnel.
• Develop and maintain Competency Matrices for all maintenance-related roles.
• Serve as the technical authority and knowledge custodian for reliability engineering.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Provide technical leadership to maintenance teams across project sites and workshops.
• Collaborate with Operations, HSE, Project Management, and Supply Chain teams to ensure maintenance readiness and reliability improvements.
• Participate in FAT/SAT, commissioning, and handover processes for new equipment.
• Ensure contractors and OEM service providers meet performance and compliance standards.

Governance, Compliance & Reporting

• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure CMMS data integrity.
• Prepare weekly/monthly reports on equipment performance, downtime, and maintenance KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, OEM guidelines, and Oilserv standards.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spares inventory, and procurement planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering field.
• Professional certifications such as:
  • Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
  • CMRP / CMRT
  • PMP (added advantage)
  • ISO 55001 Asset Management Certification (preferred)
• Minimum 10–15 years maintenance & reliability experience in oil & gas, EPC/EPCIC, pipeline construction, or heavy industrial operations.
• Proven experience managing maintenance teams and reliability programs.
• Strong understanding of RCM, CBM, FMEA, Vibration Analysis, and Asset Integrity principles.
• Experience with CMMS tools (SAP PM, Maximo, etc.).