Senior Maintenance Specialist (Rotational)

About the role

Chevron is seeking a Senior Maintenance Specialist (Rotational) to support the COB processing facilities and Huyapari Field within the Empresa Mixta Petropiar. The role reports to the Petropiar Maintenance Manager and works closely with reliability, operations, and production teams to ensure safe, reliable, and cost‑effective maintenance.

Key responsibilities

• Drive daily maintenance strategy to meet business plan targets such as OPEX, equipment reliability and availability.
• Lead plant reliability improvements using Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, Reliability Centered Maintenance, RAM modeling and Life‑Cycle Cost Analysis.
• Monitor budgets, material and service expenses, and manpower productivity; register improvement ideas in the CP tool.
• Provide technical support for major compressor overhauls and ensure asset integrity of critical equipment.
• Collaborate with operations to improve mechanical availability through RCM, preventive‑maintenance optimization, spares management and predictive‑maintenance strategies.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of oil & gas industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of reliability, process safety, MOC, work‑order management, P&ID and engineering drawings.
• Proficiency in English and ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Required skills

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
• Reliability Availability Maintainability (RAM) modeling
• Life‑Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
• Asset integrity standards (API, NACE)
• Instrumentation and control principles
• Budget planning and cost control