Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead  Port Harcourt

📌 OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW Obek Group of Companies Limited (OBEK Group) is actively recruiting for a Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead position in  Port Harcourt. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals in the Engineering / Technical sector looking to advance their careers in Nigeria's dynamic job market.

🎯 IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE We are seeking talented individuals with the following profile: • Experience Level: 12 - 15 years • Educational Background: Bachelor or equivalent • Industry Focus: Engineering / Technical • Location Preference: in  Port Harcourt

💼 WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS IN NIGERIA This Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead role is critical in driving technological innovation and infrastructure development. Technical professionals are essential for Nigeria's economic growth, industrialization, and digital transformation initiatives.

📈 CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSIGHTS This role in Engineering / Technical offers valuable career progression opportunities aligned with your experience level and professional aspirations in Nigeria.

📋 APPLICATION GUIDANCE When applying for this Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead position, ensure your CV highlights: • Relevant experience matching the 12 - 15 years requirement • Educational qualifications in line with Bachelor • Specific achievements in the Engineering / Technical field • Any certifications or specialized training • Proficiency in relevant software and tools

🌍 NIGERIA JOB MARKET CONTEXT The Engineering / Technical sector in Nigeria continues to show strong demand for skilled professionals. With Nigeria's growing economy and increasing foreign investment, this position represents a valuable opportunity in the current job market.

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Obek Group of Companies Limited (OBEK Group) is a Nigerian & Houston-based international conglomerate involved in manufacturing, agriculture, construction, energy services, and large-scale EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning) projects for oil & gas, infrastructure, and real estate, aiming to transform Nigeria's socio-economic landscape through technology and experienced project delivery. The company operates across diverse sectors, focusing on sustainable industrial energy and complex project management. We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Type: Full-time Job Summary

The Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead is accountable for the technical integrity, reliability, availability, maintenance governance and lifecycle assurance of drilling rigs, well-service equipment and associated safety-critical assets within the Drilling & Well Services ME. The role establishes and controls the maintenance and asset-integrity management system covering mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, hydraulic, structural, lifting, rotating, pressure-control and utility systems. The incumbent ensures that equipment is fit for service, correctly maintained, inspected, certified and available to support safe and uninterrupted drilling and well operations. The role provides technical leadership for preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance; equipment reliability; integrity inspection; certification; critical spares; maintenance planning; failure elimination; rig acceptance and operational readiness. It is also responsible for ensuring that maintenance decisions protect well control, process safety, personnel safety, regulatory compliance and asset lifecycle value while optimizing downtime, maintenance cost and equipment utilization.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement the ME rig maintenance, reliability and asset-integrity strategy aligned with operational plans, asset criticality and business objectives. Establish maintenance philosophies, asset registers, equipment hierarchies, criticality classifications, maintenance standards and lifecycle plans. Define preventive, predictive, condition-based and corrective maintenance requirements for all critical rig and well-service systems. Develop annual maintenance plans, shutdown/overhaul strategies, integrity campaigns and asset replacement priorities. Drive transition from reactive maintenance to reliability-centered and risk-based maintenance practices.

Provide technical governance for drawworks, top drives, rotary systems, mud pumps, engines, compressors, cranes, winches, pipe-handling equipment, pumps and auxiliary mechanical systems. Ensure lubrication, alignment, vibration, wear, condition-monitoring and overhaul requirements are defined and implemented. Review recurring mechanical failures and lead root-cause analysis and permanent corrective action. Ensure mechanical equipment operates within OEM limits and approved operating envelopes.

Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Systems:

Provide integrity oversight for generators, motors, MCCs, switchgear, transformers, VFDs, UPS systems, hazardous-area electrical equipment and distribution systems. Ensure instrumentation, alarms, interlocks, shutdowns, sensors, control systems and safety-critical instrumentation are calibrated, tested and functional. Ensure Ex equipment inspection and hazardous-area compliance requirements are maintained where applicable. Control bypasses, inhibited alarms and temporary electrical/instrumentation modifications through formal authorization and MOC.

Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Pressure-Control Equipment:

Ensure maintenance and integrity of hydraulic power units, accumulators, cylinders, control manifolds, pneumatic systems and high-pressure equipment. Coordinate assurance of BOP control systems, choke/kill systems and other pressure-control equipment with drilling and well-control requirements. Ensure pressure tests, inspection, recertification and maintenance records are complete and traceable. Prevent use of equipment with expired certification, unresolved integrity defects or inadequate pressure rating.

Structural Integrity, Lifting & Safety-Critical Equipment:

Govern inspection and integrity assurance for derricks/masts, substructures, foundations, platforms, walkways, handrails and structural members. Ensure cranes, padeyes, lifting beams, slings, shackles, elevators and other lifting equipment are inspected, certified and controlled. Manage structural defects, corrosion, fatigue concerns and repair recommendations through engineering assessment and MOC. Maintain a register of safety-critical elements and ensure performance standards, assurance activities and impairment controls are implemented.

Rig Acceptance, Mobilization & Operational Readiness:

Lead or support rig technical due diligence, acceptance inspections, condition assessments and pre-mobilization audits. Verify maintenance status, statutory/OEM certification, critical spares, backlog, safety-critical functionality and outstanding defects before operations. Define technical readiness criteria and ensure punch-list items are risk-ranked and closed or formally accepted before commencement of critical operations. Support rig moves, commissioning, reactivation and demobilization from an equipment-integrity perspective.

Maintenance Planning, CMMS & Work Management Reliability Engineering & Failure Elimination Inspection, Certification & Regulatory Compliance Spares, Inventory & Materials Management OEM, Vendor & Contractor Management HSE, Process Safety & Maintenance Risk Control Cost, Budget & Lifecycle Asset Management

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Marine, Mechatronics or related Engineering discipline. Master’s degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Reliability or Business is advantageous. Professional engineering registration or recognized maintenance/reliability professional membership is desirable.

Relevant reliability, maintenance or asset-management certification (e.g., CMRP or equivalent) is advantageous. Competence in lifting equipment, hazardous-area electrical systems, NDT/inspection, pressure equipment or condition monitoring is desirable as relevant to the role. Working knowledge of applicable API, ISO, IEC, OEM and recognized drilling-rig maintenance/integrity practices is required.

12-15+ years of progressive maintenance, reliability and asset-integrity experience in drilling, offshore/onshore rigs, oilfield services or comparable high-hazard operations. At least 5 years in a senior maintenance, rig engineering, reliability or asset-integrity leadership role. Strong practical experience with drilling-rig mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, control, lifting and safety-critical systems. Demonstrated experience with CMMS, maintenance planning, inspection/certification, RCA, critical spares and equipment reliability. Experience with rig acceptance, reactivation, major overhaul or maintenance shutdowns is strongly desirable. Demonstrated contractor/OEM management, budget control and multidisciplinary team leadership.

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