Location: Basrah
Job Type:
Permanent
Closing Date:
2025-05-23
About vacancy
mselect is looking to hire an Operations Readiness Team Leader for an international oil and gas operator in Basrah, Iraq. Candidates must have a minimum of 12-15 years of relevant experience in Field operations and processing systems within the oil and gas industry. Fluency in English and Arabic is a must.
Job Purpose
The Operations Readiness Team Lead is responsible for ensuring seamless execution, Resource allocation, and timely delivery of all operational aspects for a successful Start-up and eventually transition of the new facility, system, and process to the field operations team. This role involves leading and overseeing a team that works to identify and manage potential operational risks, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness. This role is essential to handling operational tasks related to the execution of projects and ensuring that projects align with business goals.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements
Work Pattern
28/28
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
Job Purpose
The Operations Readiness Team Lead is responsible for ensuring seamless execution, Resource allocation, and timely delivery of all operational aspects for a successful Start-up and eventually transition of the new facility, system, and process to the field operations team. This role involves leading and overseeing a team that works to identify and manage potential operational risks, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness. This role is essential to handling operational tasks related to the execution of projects and ensuring that projects align with business goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of operational readiness plans for new projects
- Lead and guide the readiness team (Engineers, Advisors, coordinators), assigning tasks to them, reviewing team performance/job appraisal, and ensuring consistency with operational goals
- Identify potential business/operational risks that may affect project timelines or service delivery and decide the effective mitigations
- Develop the SOW/SOR for O&M contractors to ensure the scope is meeting Operational requirements
- Coordinate/Communicate with EPC/EPCM contractors to follow up on the operations deliverables, payment milestones, Performance test (PP1 Certificate), PAC/FAC & Warranty claim
- Participating and conducting technical bid evaluations for new contracts
- Ensure alignment between operation, project, and other stakeholders to communicate all the challenges and coordinate the required support to guarantee timely and successful project execution
- Support the engineering team to review and validate site observations related to the operational phase (SQ, MOC, HAZOP Actions, Technical notes, constructability review, etc)
- Develop contingency plans to ensure smooth project execution even in the face of challenges
- Ensure that all operational aspects of the project are properly documented, including processes, procedures, timelines, and reports
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date action tracker to follow up on project progress
- Follow up and oversee the maintenance build plan including Master Equipment List MEL, PMs, CMs, uploading tags to Maximum, criticality assessment, and spare parts
- Review and validate all documentation related to the projects (O&M Manual, initial STU Procedures, SOP, P&IDs, etc)
- Involve and participate in FAT that runs on equipment and component
- Review and validate the training plan including vendor training for the Ops team and align with project/O&M Contractor on training delivery
- Support the start-up activities of the new facility
- Involved in the PSSR Review and closeout to ensure the readiness for the start-up
- Capture all the lessons learned and ensure transferring and implementation on other upcoming projects
Requirements
- Engineering education certificate in chemical/Mechanical/Petroleum major
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- The applicant must have a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in Field operations and processing systems in the oil and gas industry
- Minimum of 10 years working in an international oil and gas operation, in a day-to-day operations support role involved in supporting operational risk management, production optimization and defect elimination
- Strong Experience with project management, planning, and team leadership
- Deep understanding of the project schedule, project plan and the importance of timely delivery of project deliverables
Work Pattern
28/28
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
