Operation Readiness Engineer – Ras Al‑Khair Site

About the role

The Operational Readiness Engineer will support the delivery of a new facility at the Ras Al‑Khair site, ensuring that all systems, infrastructure and processes are fully prepared for safe, efficient and sustainable operation from day one. The role works closely with engineering, supply‑chain, construction, commissioning and O&M teams to bridge project delivery and operational functionality.

Key responsibilities

• Execute and maintain elements of the Operational Readiness Plan, tracking progress against readiness gates and supporting readiness reviews.
• Support definition and population of asset hierarchies, criticality assessments and metadata; validate asset information within the Asset Information Model (AIM) and CMMS to align with ISO 55001 standards.
• Collaborate with maintenance and reliability teams to verify that maintainability requirements are incorporated into system designs and upload preventive and predictive maintenance tasks into the CMMS.
• Identify and catalogue long‑lead items, initial spares and consumables; coordinate storage, tagging and data entry with supply‑chain and warehouse teams.
• Assist in drafting, reviewing and validating SOPs, EOPs and related job aids; participate in procedure walk‑downs and validation exercises.
• Support rollout of operations and maintenance training programmes, ensuring training materials are current and aligned with plant systems; take part in field‑based competency assessments and readiness exercises.

Required profile

Required skills

• Asset Information Model (AIM) usage
• Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) proficiency
• Knowledge of ISO 55001 asset management standards