Site Project Manager at RusselSmith Group

Job Summary

• The Site Project Manager is responsible for overseeing maintenance activities, asset integrity, and discipline engineering to ensure optimal asset performance, reliability, and product quality within approved budgets.
• The role involves managing maintenance and integrity programs, implementing engineering solutions, and ensuring compliance with HSE standards while driving operational efficiency across onshore and offshore assets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance operations, asset integrity, and engineering activities to ensure reliability and availability of assets.
• Manage and implement Asset Integrity Management Systems (AIMS), corrosion management, and inspection programs.
• Coordinate with internal departments and contractors including Facilities, Asset Management, SCM, and HSE.
• Develop and implement risk and reliability management techniques such as RBI, RCM, and IPF.
• Lead the execution of the 5-year integrity plan, including hardware barrier reviews and integrity assessments.
• Provide technical authority support for engineering, maintenance disciplines, and project execution.
• Develop and maintain engineering and maintenance procedures to ensure operational excellence.
• Implement risk-based inspection programs to improve safety, cost efficiency, and asset integrity.
• Develop condition monitoring strategies, including corrosion monitoring and failure prevention systems.
• Establish and monitor KPIs and mechanical integrity parameters to track performance and improvements.
• Optimize equipment uptime, minimize shutdowns, and apply root cause analysis (RCA) to resolve recurring issues.
• Support implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance programs (PM & PdM).
• Lead degradation management programs and ensure proper documentation for all equipment and assets.
• Ensure compliance with HSE policies and promote a strong safety culture across all operations.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop staff to enhance team capability and support workforce localization initiatives.

Key Performance Indicators

• Reduction in downtime due to mechanical failures and loss of containment.
• Improved asset uptime through effective PM and PdM programs.
• Effective implementation and continuous improvement of Asset Integrity Management Systems (AIMS).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Corrosion, or Metallurgical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in the oil and gas industry (onshore and offshore experience required).
• Experience working in West Africa is an added advantage.

Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of maintenance and asset integrity management systems.
• Familiarity with industry regulations, codes, and standards.
• Experience in pressure vessel, pipeline, and storage tank integrity management.
• Proficiency in maintenance planning, inspection, and reliability engineering.
• Knowledge of risk-based inspection and condition monitoring techniques.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to influence, multitask, and adapt in a dynamic work environment.
• Effective presentation and staff development skills.