Operational Readiness Lead
On-siteThe Woodlands, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Serve as a key interface between Operations and Project teams to ensure new facilities, equipment, and systems are designed, commissioned, and transitioned with a focus on safety, operability, reliability, and long-term asset performance. Integrate Operations and Maintenance requirements throughout the project lifecycle from design through commissioning, startup, turnover, and operational acceptance. Participate in HAZOPs, JHAs, PSSRs, and design reviews to identify operational challenges, startup risks, and maintainability concerns. Review work execution plans, process designs, and operating strategies while supporting Factory Acceptance Testing and readiness walkthroughs. Ensure Maintenance requirements are incorporated into equipment strategies, spare parts reviews, and SAP/CMMS asset data prior to handover. Support development of training plans, Standard Operating Procedures, and commissioning strategies. Track operational-readiness milestones, manage punch-lists, and optimize lifecycle costs. Requires 10+ years of Oil & Gas experience, significant offshore support, and deepwater Gulf of America platform familiarity.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum 10 years of Oil & Gas industry experience
- T-HUET
- Ability to read and understand P&IDs, PFDs, equipment data sheets, and 3D models
- Strong working knowledge of offshore production, utility, and safety systems
- Working knowledge of MOC, HAZOP, and PSSR processes
- Familiarity with SAP or similar CMMS platforms, including preventive maintenance strategies, equipment hierarchies, asset data, and criticality rankings
- Understanding of critical-spares identification and provisioning
- Knowledge of commissioning and startup sequences, mechanical/system completion, and punch-list management
- General understanding of project scheduling, cost estimation, and project-management principles
- General knowledge of reliability principles and root-cause analysis
- Strong communication, organization, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently and manage readiness activities across multiple concurrent projects
- Travel to offshore and onshore facilities for site visits, project activities, commissioning and startup support, Factory Acceptance Testing, and operational-readiness walkthroughs
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Petroleum, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering
- Significant offshore Operations and/or Maintenance experience
- Deepwater Gulf of America platform experience
- Experience supporting capital projects, commissioning, startup, operational readiness, turnover, or handover activities
- T-2 Certificate
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