1415 - Project & Maintenance Engineer (up to $6500)

Project & Maintenance Engineer

• Working hours: 5-days (Mon to Fri) | 8 am to 4.30pm
• Location: Jurong Island (Company transport provided near Jurong East MRT)
• Salary Range: $5000- $6500

Job Summary:

The Project & Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for managing engineering projects, ensuring equipment reliability, and optimizing plant maintenance strategies in a specialty chemical plant. This multi-skilled role requires expertise in both project execution and maintenance management, working closely with operations, process engineering, and external vendors to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective plant operations.

Key Tasks or Responsibilities:

1. Project Engineering & Execution
   • Develop project scope, schedules, and budgets.
   • Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
   • Oversee equipment installation and commissioning.
   • Prepare detailed progress reports, technical documentation, and presentations for key stakeholders.
   • Manage contractor activities and ensure compliance with plant standards.
   • Review PFDs, P&IDs, and equipment specifications.
   • Manage changes in project scope, budget, or timeline, ensuring any changes are well-documented and communicated to all stakeholders.
2. Maintenance & Reliability Engineering
   • Develop maintenance scope, detailed job specifications, resources, and timeline for turnaround maintenance.
   • Prepare and plan corrective action/repair plan and method for corrective or breakdown maintenance.
   • Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical issues.
   • Execute, coordinate, monitor repair activities and ensure all activities are documented and comply with the applicable protocols.
   • Establish, continually improve & execute the Company's maintenance management system in a safe, efficient, and effective way to achieve the highest equipment reliability & availability objective.
   • Update and maintain accurate maintenance records to provide good maintenance history for data analysis and troubleshooting purposes.
   • Conduct root cause analysis to eliminate equipment/system defects and take appropriate preventive/corrective measures.
   • Work with operators and maintenance teams to minimize downtime.
   • Utilize root cause analysis (RCA) for failure investigations and long-term solutions.
   • Oversee, manage, and supervise the Company's in-house and external contractors for all mechanical maintenance works related to planning and execution of:
     
     • a) daily maintenance [preventive, corrective, & breakdown maintenance],
     • b) transition maintenance,
     • c) turnaround maintenance, and
     • d) upgrading and improvement related to maintenance.
3. Safety, Compliance & Risk Management
   • Ensure all maintenance and project activities comply with OSHA, EPA, and local regulations.
   • Implement best practices and maintenance safety procedures.
   • Ensure all mechanical maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with the Company's HSEQ Standards & Maintenance Management System, statutory requirements, and best industry practices.
4. Vendor, Inventory & Contractor Management
   • Coordinate with suppliers and contractors for equipment procurement, installation, and repairs.
   • Optimize & manage mechanical maintenance inventory levels of critical & non-critical equipment spare parts.
   • Ensure availability of critical spare parts and manage inventory optimization.
5. Cost Control & Continuous Improvement
   • Optimize maintenance and project costs while ensuring reliability and efficiency.
   • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance plant performance.
6. Commissioning & Startup Support
   • Develop commissioning plans and startup activities.
   • Troubleshoot technical issues during the startup phase.
   • Train operations and maintenance personnel on new systems.
   • Make recommendations for any corrective measures needed to optimize plant operation.
   • Prepare final project reports and document lessons learned for organizational knowledge sharing and suggest improvements for future projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in project and maintenance engineering within the specialty chemical, petrochemical, or similar industries.
• Strong knowledge of rotating and static equipment.
• Proficiency in maintenance management system (CMMS) and project management tools (MS Project, etc.).
• Understanding of industry codes and standards (API, ASME, NFPA, etc.).
• Proven track record of successfully managing projects from detail engineering, construction, commissioning, start-up, and completion handover.
• Possess relevant digital skills to collect, analyze, and visualize data such as SharePoint, Power BI, SQL.

Tan Jia Jun | REG No: R23112681
The Supreme HR Advisory Pte Ltd | EA No: 14C7279