SAP Specialist

Role Overview

SAP Specialist at KBR, supporting reliability and asset lifecycle management in a refinery environment.

Company Overview

KBR is a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers sharing the goal of improving the world and beyond responsibly and safely. The company attracts a diverse workforce and attracts the best minds because expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness, and collaboration.

Role Purpose

To establish and execute the Total Reliability program framework throughout the asset lifecycle in refinery operations, leading asset criticality analysis, implementing reliability methodologies, administering SAP-based asset lifecycle management procedures, and ensuring continuous assurance that Safety-Critical Equipment mitigation strategies remain sufficient as major hazard scenarios evolve.

Key Responsibilities

Governance & Framework

• Coordinate and execute responsibilities relating to governing and establishing the Total Reliability program Framework throughout the remaining asset lifecycle in Refinery.
• Prepare framework and methodology for criticality assessment and Reliability improvement program of refinery assets.
• Administer Asset Lifecycle management procedures including Asset criticality ranking, SAP Taxonomy, Asset Operating Limits, Asset maintenance development procedures, and Master data developments in SAP.
• Administer Bill of Materials (BOM) in SAP and active SAP-PMs implementation and effectiveness.

Asset Criticality & Analysis

• Lead and perform Asset Criticality Analysis for all refinery assets.
• Collect all data for criticality assessment.
• Lead and conduct Asset Criticality assessment workshops.
• Compile workshop findings in suitable reports and populate data in required format for uploading in SAP with supporting documents.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to analyse specific integrity and performance analysis and suggest methods for prevention of chronic failures.
• Support review of the Total Reliability program KPIs.

Reliability Program Implementation

• Champion the implementation of various reliability methodologies for all asset types by establishing reliability programs to sustain operational excellence.
• Initiate and conduct essential studies for facilities and operational asset improvements.
• Provide specialized technical service in relevant engineering disciplines.
• Act as consultant on complex engineering problems, designs, and projects.
• Coordinate with plant-wide teams.
• Work closely with the project execution team to ensure complete familiarization and commitment with the Reliability Transformation Program.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead the team as the focal point of contact for reviews and technical matters related to reliability culture development in projects and operating facilities.
• Provide guidance to safeguard asset reliability throughout the asset lifecycle.
• Report to Project Manager and lead the Reliability section to deliver periodic outcomes and weekly/fortnightly reports on project progress.

Continuous Improvement & Risk Mitigation

• Adapt lessons learned from benchmark and safety cases identified from events.
• Provide recommendations in consultation with management to provide continuous assurance that methodology is applied to sustain the health of Safety-Critical Equipment.
• Ensure Total Reliability program recommendations are sufficient to mitigate potential threats arising from changes in major hazard scenarios.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical or relevant engineering discipline with sound fundamentals and technical skills.
• Site Reliability background.
• Strong knowledge in Refinery Processes.
• Training in root cause failure analysis methodology, such as Apollo Root Cause Analysis by Reality Charting or similar methodology.
• Ability to facilitate RCA and ACA process.
• Experience in Asset Life cycle Management processes.
• Knowledge of Oil and Gas Industry.
• Knowledge of SIS and RBI is an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Leadership and Team Management.
• Predictive maintenance policies and asset availability optimization.
• Data analysis and report writing.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a diversified and critical environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proficient in verbal and written English.