KBR

Engineering and technology solutions for government

Quality & Reliability Manager - Functional Authority for Quality and Reliability Program Management & Technical Assurance

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeDubai - United Arab EmiratesNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

An undergraduate degree in Engineering is required.
At least 15 years of experience, including at least 10 years of energy industry operations and maintenance experience and at least five years of experience with operations and maintenance solutions with digital accelerators where applicable.
Knowledge of the upstream onshore and offshore, refining, petrochemical and chemical, energy transition, and process services industries and customer base in the Middle East and Africa.
Ability to travel 30% to meet regularly with customers.

Responsibilities

Establish and execute the overarching reliability strategy for Asset Performance Solutions projects, aligning it with corporate business objectives and client contractual requirements.
Develop and monitor reliability key performance indicators, defect density metrics, equipment performance indices, and failure mode controls.
Implement reliability practices in project execution and develop reliability matrices for continuous monitoring of project health.
Lead internal and external audits, quality walks, root cause analysis workshops, and quality performance reviews.
Drive continuous improvement programs to reduce rework and waste and improve first-time-right execution.
Work with Operations, Health, Safety, and Environment, Engineering, and Project Management Team personnel to embed quality in planning, execution, commissioning, and handover.
Ensure project personnel are trained and competent in quality and reliability requirements.
Establish and execute the quality approach for Asset Performance Solutions projects, aligning it with corporate business objectives and client contractual requirements.
Own and enhance the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, client specifications, and regulatory requirements.
Lead quality governance aligned with ISO 9001 and project-specific quality policy requirements.
Act as the focal point for client quality teams and certification bodies.
Ensure compliance with relevant national and international codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Drive a culture of quality, technical integrity, and reliability excellence across operational sites.
Support Sales with strategic planning and execution of business development initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa, generating revenue streams and expanding regional market share.
Develop and implement tailored sales strategies to position long-term and digitally enabled solutions, including maintenance programs, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, turnaround programs, master data management, reliability-centered maintenance, and spare-parts optimization.
Act as an operations and maintenance subject matter expert, using industry best practices and competitive intelligence to provide insights and guidance to the executive team.
Work closely with and mentor a high-performing team of Maintenance and Reliability professionals, fostering innovation, excellence, and accountability.
Drive implementation of alliances and joint ventures with potential partners for the Asset Performance Solutions business.
Achieve and exceed revenue and job-income targets and key performance indicators, contributing to business growth and profitability in the Middle East and North Africa market.

Desired Qualifications

Experience implementing digital asset management solutions in the energy industry, such as asset performance management, remote performance monitoring, real-time optimization, artificial intelligence process analytics, and artificial intelligence predictive maintenance.

Title:

Quality & Reliability Manager

Functional Authority for Quality and Reliability Program Management & Technical Assurance

Reliability

Establish and execute the overarching Reliability Strategy for all APS (Asset Performance Solutions Business unit) projects, ensuring alignment with corporate business objectives and client contractual requirements.
Develop and monitor Reliability KPIs, defect density metrics, equipment performance indices, and failure mode controls.
Implement industry leading reliability practices into project execution and develop Reliability matrices for continuous monitoring of Project Health.
Lead internal/external audits, quality walks, RCA workshops, and quality performance reviews.
Drive continuous improvement programs focusing on reducing rework, minimizing waste, and improving first‑time‑right execution.
Work closely with Operations, HSE, Engineering, and PMT teams to ensure quality is embedded during planning, execution, commissioning, and handover phases.
Ensure project personnel are trained and competent on all quality and reliability requirements.

Quality

Establish and execute the overarching Quality for all APS (Asset Performance Solutions) projects, ensuring alignment with corporate business objectives and client contractual requirements.
Own and continuously enhance the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring full compliance with ISO 9001, client specifications, and regulatory requirements.
Lead quality governance aligned with ISO 9001 and project specific Quality policy requirements.
Act as the focal point for client quality teams and certification bodies.
Ensure compliance with all relevant national and international codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Drive a culture of quality, technical integrity, and reliability excellence across all operational sites.

Business Development

Support Sales with the strategic planning and execution of business development initiatives in MENA, focusing on generating new revenue streams and expanding market share within the region.
Drive the development and implementation of tailored sales strategies to effectively position long term and digitally enabled solutions like long term maintenance programs, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, turnaround programs, master data management, reliability centered maintenance, Spares optimization etc.
Tech Savvy and experience in implementation of digital asset management solutions in energy industry like APM, remote performance monitoring, real time optimization, AI process analytics, AI predictive maintenance etc. is preferable.
Act as a subject matter expert in the field of O&M, leveraging a deep understanding of industry best practices and competitive intelligence to provide insights and guidance to the executive team.
Closely work and mentor a high-performing team of Maintenance and Reliability professionals fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability.
Drive implementation of alliances/JVs/ with potential partners for APS business
Achieve and exceed revenue/Job Income targets and KPIs, demonstrating a track record of success in driving business growth and profitability in the MENA market.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

An undergraduate degree in Engineering required.
Fifteen (15) + years of experience that include ten (10) + years of energy industry O&M experience and five (5) + years of experience in with experience in O&M solutions with digital accelerators where applicable.
Requires knowledge of the Upstream- onshore/offshore, Refining, Petrochemical/Chemical, Energy Transition, and Process services industry and customer base in Middle East and Africa.
30% of travel is required to meet regularly with customers.

About the Company

KBR

Engineering and technology solutions for government

KBR provides science, technology, and engineering solutions to government and commercial clients in aerospace, defense, intelligence, and energy. It has two segments: Government Solutions for defense, space, and mission support for agencies like DoD and NASA; Sustainable Technology Solutions offering technologies, equipment, and catalysts for ammonia, olefins, and other chemicals to improve sustainability. It earns revenue from long-term contracts, often cost-reimbursable or fixed-price, delivering integrated services and technologies on large projects. Its focus on government contracting combined with in-house technology and equipment enables end-to-end solutions for mission-critical and energy programs, with a goal of reliable, cost-effective engineering and sustainable industrial processes.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Founded: 1919

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