Smart Room – Maintenance Engineer Job Opportunity at Aldelia Uganda

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

1. Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Compliance

• Support implementation of the HSEQ management system, including:
  • Plans.
  • Procedures.
  • Technical specifications.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to:
  • Company safety rules.
  • Ethics policies.
  • Code of Conduct requirements.
• Participate in Job Safety Analysis (JSA) activities.
• Provide recommendations to improve safety performance.
• Ensure contractor activities comply with company HSE requirements.
• Promote strict application of company Golden Rules.

2. Maintenance Engineering Support

• Provide technical advice and engineering guidance to site personnel.
• Support operation and maintenance of plant equipment.
• Ensure safe and timely response to technical issues.
• Minimize operational disruptions caused by equipment failures.
• Provide direct technical support to maintenance teams.

3. Smart Room Maintenance Operations

• Manage daily maintenance activities within the Smart Room environment.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with ongoing and planned site operations.
• Provide work direction and technical guidance.
• Monitor project and maintenance progress.
• Support resource planning and prioritization of maintenance activities.

4. Preventive Maintenance Planning

• Review and prepare maintenance look-ahead plans.
• Balance available resources with upcoming preventive maintenance activities.
• Manage monthly Preventive Maintenance Review processes.
• Support maintenance planning teams in improving equipment availability.
• Analyze maintenance backlogs and recommend corrective actions.

5. Breakdown Support and Fault Diagnosis

• Provide initial support during equipment breakdowns.
• Assist teams with:
  • Fault finding.
  • Repair strategies.
  • Vendor requirements.
  • Materials availability.
• Review offline equipment status and ensure standby systems remain operational.
• Track maintenance-related production losses.
• Recommend solutions to improve equipment reliability.

6. Asset Performance Monitoring and Reliability Improvement

• Monitor plant and equipment performance using digital tools.
• Analyze equipment condition data.
• Identify opportunities to improve production performance.
• Support predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Collect and analyze asset health information.
• Develop failure predictions using equipment performance data.
• Optimize equipment failure thresholds using Smart Room dashboards.
• Improve real-time monitoring based on operational conditions.

7. Maintenance Planning and Reporting

• Support two-week look-ahead planning (2WLAP).
• Coordinate integrated maintenance campaigns.
• Monitor safety-critical equipment performance.
• Prepare weekly safety outlook reports.
• Review shutdown reports and ensure maintenance actions are completed.
• Provide regular maintenance performance updates.

8. Contractor and Stakeholder Management

• Develop effective working relationships with:
  • Site teams.
  • Contractors.
  • Suppliers.
  • Technical managers.
• Monitor contractor performance.
• Identify opportunities to:
  • Reduce maintenance costs.
  • Improve service quality.
  • Increase operational efficiency.
• Participate in:
  • Daily morning calls.
  • Weekly maintenance meetings.
  • Monthly performance meetings.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) or equivalent in:
  • Mechanical Engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering.
  • A related engineering discipline.

Professional Experience

• 8–10 years’ experience in oil and gas processing or operations.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Operational site activities.
  • Plant maintenance.
  • Production systems.
  • Industrial equipment reliability.

Technical Skills and Competencies

• Maintenance engineering practices.
• Reliability-centered maintenance.
• Preventive maintenance systems.
• Equipment performance monitoring.
• Plant operations.

• Analyze equipment performance data.
• Interpret asset health information.
• Use digital monitoring tools.
• Identify equipment failure trends.
• Develop improvement recommendations.

• Strong analytical thinking.
• Ability to develop innovative solutions.
• Decision-making ability.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work across multiple teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coordinate contractors and technical personnel.

• Microsoft Office tools.
• Maintenance management systems.
• Digital asset monitoring platforms.

Salary Expectations

Career Growth Opportunities

• Senior Maintenance Engineer.
• Reliability Engineer.
• Maintenance Superintendent.
• Asset Integrity Engineer.
• Engineering Manager.
• Operations Manager.
• Oil & Gas Maintenance Specialist.

How to Apply

Interview Preparation Tips

• Oil and gas maintenance operations.
• Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).
• Preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Equipment failure analysis.
• Digital asset monitoring.
• Smart Room technologies.
• HSEQ compliance.
• Contractor management.
• Improving plant availability and reducing downtime.

CV Tips for Smart Room Maintenance Engineer Applicants

• Oil and gas maintenance experience.
• Mechanical or electrical engineering qualifications.
• Plant operations knowledge.
• Preventive maintenance planning.
• Reliability engineering experience.
• Equipment diagnostics.
• Digital monitoring systems.
• Shutdown maintenance experience.
• HSEQ compliance.
• Contractor coordination.