Maintenance Specialist (TIL)
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McDermott is hiring a Maintenance Specialist (MEI) for the Tilenga Project in Uganda. The role involves executing mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation maintenance during commissioning and start-up, supervising junior technicians, and ensuring safe, timely completion of tasks. Candidates need a technical diploma and at least 8 years of oil and gas EPC maintenance experience.
- Role focused on commissioning and start-up of the Tilenga Project in Uganda
- Requires 8+ years maintenance experience in oil and gas EPC projects
- Covers rotating machinery, electrical systems, and instrumentation
- First-line leadership and mentoring of junior technicians
- McDermott covers employment costs and warns against recruitment fees
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- Required8+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
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- RequiredAvailability to work in Not specifiedThe vacancy is associated with this location.
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McDermott is an equal opportunity employer. Our recruitment and employment practices are ethical, legal, voluntary, and free from discrimination.
McDermott will never ask you to pay recruitment fees to secure a job or continued work, to either the recruiter, the hiring manager, the supervisor, or the placement agency. All direct cost of employment, including, as applicable, medical examinations, employment visas, mobilization to country of work, and related fees, are paid by McDermott.
If at any point in the recruitment process you are asked to pay such fees or costs, please immediately notify our Ethics & Compliance team by sending a message to ethics@mcdermott.com. The ethics@mcdermott.com email will not accept any resumes.
Job Overview:
The Maintenance Specialist (MEI) will be is responsible for executing mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation (MEI) maintenance activities during the commissioning and start-up phase on the Tilenga Project in Uganda.
This position reports to the Preservation / Maintenance Lead. The Maintenance Specialist provides first-line leadership to team and ensures the safe, efficient, and timely execution of maintenance tasks in accordance with the Commissioning Execution Plan and Vender supplied maintenance manuals.
Responsibilities
- Key Tasks and
- Works collaboratively with the project team and client representatives to ensure system readiness and operational excellence
- Supervise and execute maintenance, commissioning and start-up activities for MEI systems, including:
- Alignment of rotating equipment
- Electrical loop checks concerning routine maintenance
- Instrumentation calibration considered routine maintenance
- Perform troubleshooting and corrective maintenance on rotating/static equipment, electrical panels, and instrumented systems
- Support the development of preventive maintenance programs and preservation plans
- Participate in walkdowns, punch listing, cleaning, and reinstatement of MEI systems
- Ensure all maintenance activities are accurately documented in the Systems Completion Database (ICAPS)
- Manage spare parts inventory and coordinate with Material Management for timely purchasing/delivery
- Collaborate with operations, engineering, and commissioning teams to align maintenance schedules with project milestones
- Provide technical input for the selection of commissioning & start-up spares, lubricants, and consumables
- Mentor and guide junior technicians and national staff in maintenance procedures and safety practices
- Ensure preparation and opening PTWs and conducting job safety analysis where required
- Provide detailed reporting on scope progress, concerns, and resource
Requirements
- as well as tasks daily planning
- Qualifications
- Essential Qualifications and
Education
- Possess a technical diploma or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation Engineering or a related technical field
- Minimum of 8 years’
Experience
in maintenance role within EPC projects in the Oil & Gas industry either as Contractor or Operator
Proven
with Rotating Machinery equipment (pumps, compressors, turbines)
Proven
with Electrical systems (VFDs, MCCs, HV/MV/LV)
Proven
with Instrumentation systems (control valves, transmitters, DCS/PLC, ESD, F&G, analysers, HIPS)
Familiarity with ICAPS is a plus
Demonstrated technical knowledge of maintenance activities and familiarity with commissioning activities
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Primavera and AutoCAD knowledge is an advantage
Excellent communication and teamwork skills; ability to work in a multicultural environment
Fluent in English; other language skills are a plus
Strong commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement
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