Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor

NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) is an equal joint venture between Air Products, ACWA Power, and NEOM responsible for the development of the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project in the autonomous NEOM region within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Project will see the construction of the world's largest plant to produce green hydrogen at scale, producing up to 600 tonnes of carbon-free hydrogen per day through the integration of approximately 4GW of Solar and Wind energy.

The plant will produce green ammonia for export to global markets and is scheduled to be onstream in 2026.

Division: GH2 Operations.

Reports To:

GH2 Maintenance Manager.

Liaise/Cooperate With:
Plant operation staff, technical support teams, OEMs, purchasing, materials management teams, and contractors.

The Mechanical Superintendent is a key member of the maintenance team for the GHE site in Neom. This position will be responsible for the mechanical maintenance of the plants (Hydrogen, Ammonia, ASU, Utilities, and Jetty). The selected candidate will build strong relationships with the plant operating staff, technical support teams, as well as contractors. The position reports to the Maintenance Manager of GH2.

• Working alongside the maintenance manager, must build the mechanical maintenance team.
• Lead a team of 25 - 50 mechanical technicians, planners and contractors.
• He/she would manage a maintenance budget of between 3-5 million dollars/year.
• Will be part of the working group that will be responsible for creating/reviewing the preventive maintenance plans.
• Drive the mechanical maintenance team towards compliance with maintenance performance metrics such as PM compliance, monthly spending vs budget and safety program participation.
• Ensure 100% compliance with regulatory and very high priority maintenance activities.
• Work with the maintenance and operations teams to prioritize, schedule, and perform all daily, weekly, and long-term maintenance activities.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports.
• Coaching and development of mechanical technicians.
• Availability to take calls after hours and weekends.
• Work with the materials management department to update spare parts information as necessary and to support inventory management activities.
• Identify external services requirements, review SOWs, Perform Technical Bid Evaluation.
• Provide support in the GHE site Turnarounds preparation.
• Actively participate in NGHC safety programs, promote, and enforce safety rules and good housekeeping methods.
• Ensuring application and compliance with all training, procedures, standards, specifications, KSA codes and statutory requirements.
• Continually evaluating maintenance methodologies, preventative/predictive programs, work practices, etc., to improve equipment integrity and reliability.
• Promote resource sharing across NGHC Operations.
• Rapid response and correction of regular and unplanned maintenance to prevent business loss.
• Provide support preparing of maintenance budgets for the production plants.
• Problem solving, making diagnoses, and implementing initiatives for problem resolution are part of his responsibilities.
• Actively participate in the pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up of the plants.
• Creating maintenances procedures as needed.
• Establish clear objectives for direct reports, communicating objectives and providing feedback through the annual performance review.
• Plan Overtime Budget, Approve and control for mechanical maintenance team.
• Contractor management according NGHC procedures.
• Lead the implementation of changes through the MOC process.
• Actively support in preparation in Mechanical maintenance Budgets.
• Accountable to publish monthly KPIs reports.
• Responsible for Hiring and Developing the team.

• 15-25 directs and up to 50 contractors, and 100+ during shutdowns and Turn-Arounds.

• Mechanical Engineer with minimum of 15 years of related maintenance management experience in the industrial gas, chemical, refining and or related industry.

• Key qualifications include strong leadership, problem-solving skills, technical expertise in maintenance programs, CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) knowledge, and a deep understanding of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards.
• Experience in emergency management and working with large, diverse, and often multicultural teams is also crucial for success in this fast-paced environment.

• 15 Years of Total Experience.
• 5 Years of Managerial Experience.

• Mechanical Engineering
• Candidate must possess a strong safety focus and background.
• 15+ years in oil and gas/ petrochemical/ fertilizer industry with mechanical experience.
• Must have extensive experience in Centrifugal Compressors, Reciprocating Compressor Pumps, Cooling towers and diverse mechanical equipment's.
• Strong organizational planning skills with the…