Senior Reliability and Performance Engineer

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is pursuing a significant new award of work in Egypt. The Project will cover the development of luxurious residential, commercial, and recreational spaces, tourism amenities, and economic zones. If successful, Bechtel’s contract for the delivery of this project will be for project management and construction management services.

Job Summary:

The Senior Reliability & Performance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the long-term reliability, availability, and performance of critical systems, assets, or infrastructure. This role involves analyzing failure modes, optimizing maintenance strategies, and driving continuous improvement to enhance operational efficiency and reduce downtime.

Major Responsibilities:

• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard Systems Engineering methods, techniques, procedures and criteria for a global business unit, a project, or staff group to include the preparation of original facility and system architectures and specifications​ 
• Lead reliability engineering initiatives including FMEA, RCM, and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Monitor asset performance and identify trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve equipment uptime, reduce lifecycle costs, and extend asset life.
• Collaborate with design, operations, and maintenance teams to integrate reliability into new and existing systems.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as MTBF, MTTR, and OEE.
• Support the development of predictive maintenance programs using condition monitoring and data analytics.
• Conduct performance testing and benchmarking of systems and components.
• Prepare technical reports, risk assessments, and reliability forecasts.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO 55000, IEC 60300) and safety regulations.
• Researches, models and documents system operations and limits against required performance, using design and basis documents and discussions with system designers​
• Provides technical assistance to other Systems personnel and interacts with project functions, the customer, and regulatory agency personnel in the resolution of complex regulatory issues​ 
• Mentors and assists more junior Systems team members 

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-15  years of relevant experience or 12-15 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration

• Proficiency in reliability software (e.g., ReliaSoft, RAM Commander)

• Ability to interpret complex data and translate into actionable insights

• Strong project management and documentation skills

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