Job Title: Technical Manager Job Type: Permanent, Full-time Location: Greater Houston, TX USA Sector: Oil & Gas: Midstream Technical Manager NES Fircroft is a leading global technical recruitment company providing professional contract and permanent staff to a diverse world-wide client base within the midstream sector. Our client has a permanent opportunity for a Technical Manager to be based in Houston/Freeport, TX.
Job Overview We are seeking an experienced, eager, and creative Technical Manager to seamlessly work alongside the Maintenance/Reliability and Capital Projects teams. This will require expertise in Maintenance, Technical and Engineering fields related to the Petrochemical industry.
Bring Concepts to Reality - Accountable and responsible for identifying whether an asset requires preventative maintenance, based on risk assessments, maintenance policies, OEM maintenance manual, and analysis of the maintenance history
- Responsible to create metrics and reporting of maintenance analytics and report to management on pre-defined key performance indicators like uptime, bad actor, MTBF, MTTR, and other metrics
- Identify problem areas and development of planning for execution of mitigations, maintain records for EOL calculations and apprise management as actions are impending; via Maintenance planning and CAPEX planning
- Responsible for determining and adjusting the required preventive maintenance for an asset to include: specifications for the type of maintenance which must be performed on a regular basis; possible adjustments based on manufacturer's recommendations, legislation, and/or status of the warranty
- Responsibility to analyze records from CMMS (ME2) to identify bad actors and to prioritize preventive maintenance and implementation of solutions
- Responsible to facilitate causal analyses for trouble points and to troubleshoot equipment in the field
- Oversees the design and construction of facility modifications, updates and additions; ensures compliance with all safety, environmental, health, and quality expectations on projects - interfaces with Operations to provide support to the facility as required
- Safeguard the continuity of the operations by improving system/equipment reliability by means of providing input to the 3-year maintenance plan
Ensure Reliable and Safe Operations - Abides by all safety procedures and practices applicable to location and position; participates in appropriate safety training; demonstrates commitment to and support of SH&E principles and values
- Participates in the Mechanical Integrity initiatives under Process Safety Management
- Responsible to record, create, maintain, and communicate out-of-service/availability records for terminal equipment and systems
- Implements safety and environmental regulatory requirements for all facilities as required
- Keen understanding of environmental, DOT, USCG, safety, health and regulatory requirements
Additional Responsibilities - Plans and implements major repairs and upgrades of facility equipment to ensure the most current technology is in place; develops and implements the ongoing program for upgrading terminal technology and operations
- Advised on purchases of critical spares and other appropriate parts; oversees inventory
- Evaluates and integrates new technology related to terminal operation; ensures equipment compatibility; performs process evaluations
- Review and understand Safety Policies and Procedures
- Responsible for to have up to date Work Instructions/Maintenance Manuals
- Trains regularly on all Federal, state and local environmental regulations, requirements and guidelines including, but not limited to, RCRA requirements; follows and adheres to all guidelines, regulations, and requirements
- Participate and successfully complete Safety and Job training classes
- Performs other duties assigned by management that fall within the generally expected scope of this position
Qualifications - Undergraduate degree (Highly preferred) or 2-Year Technical degree with equivalent experience
- 10+ years working in Maintenance, Technical or Engineering fields
- 5+ years supervisory experience managing technical professionals
- Experience in creating, analyzing and working within budgets
- Experience in writing and implementing processes and procedures
- Experience working in safety critical environment; strong understanding of process control and material integrity programs
- Project management and/or experience with construction projects; experience budgeting and planning projects; ability to translate technical plans into laymen's terms and communicate such translations in clear terminology; experience working with government documents
- Excellent communication skills and ability to create and deliver presentations
- Customer service focus including the ability to communicate diplomatically; problem solver
- Experience working with Federal, state and local environmental regulations including RCRA
Not accepting H1-B, Visa, or other forms of sponsorship currently. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a world-leader in the Petrochemical industry. The successful applicant will receive a competitive annual compensation package, annual bonus, strong medical benefits, PTO, holidays, and more. For more information on this opportunity or others, please contact Keagan Vance at .
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.