Reliability Superintendent
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LocationEl Tigre, Anzoategui, Venezuela; Barcelona, Anzoategui, Venezuela
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience15+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 21, 2026 · 2w ago
Verified live3d ago
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Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Petroleum, Instrumentation or a related Engineering discipline
15 or more years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance, asset integrity, production operations or asset management, preferably in oil and gas or another major-hazard industry
Demonstrated experience leading technical personnel and cross-functional reliability improvement programs
Strong working knowledge of RCA, RCM, RBI, FMEA, reliability analytics, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, asset integrity, criticality analysis, failure elimination and LCCA
Experience with a computerized maintenance management system such as SAP PM or equivalent
Spanish proficiency and English proficiency sufficient for technical documentation and interaction with corporate and international stakeholders
Experience supporting upstream production facilities and well-related surface equipment
Experience developing reliability strategies for rotating, electrical, instrumentation, automation and fixed-equipment systems
Experience with technical-economic evaluations, maintenance optimization, reliability improvement projects and critical spare-parts strategies
Demonstrated capability to influence across organizational boundaries and make risk-based decisions in a joint-venture operating environment
Skills
SAP PM
Total Number of Openings
1
About the role
Chevron Venezuela is accepting online applications for the position Reliability Superintendent in El Tigre.
The Reliability Superintendent leads the Reliability function for PP Upstream and is responsible for developing and implementing reliability and asset management strategies to maximize the availability, integrity, safety and life-cycle performance of critical production assets. The position reports to the Optimization & Process Safety Manager and leads a specialist team of individual contributors while coordinating across Operations, Maintenance, Process Safety, Engineering, Planning and Supply Chain.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:
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Develop and implement reliability plans and asset strategies for critical production equipment and systems.
2. Establish processes that prevent or reduce the likelihood and frequency of failures and recurring performance issues.
3. Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and systemic failure investigations, ensuring that corrective and preventive actions address underlying causes.
4. Apply Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Risk Based Inspection (RBI), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), reliability modeling and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA).
5. Monitor and steward availability, Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), maintenance cost, recurring failures and other asset performance indicators.
6. Govern condition monitoring and predictive maintenance activities, including vibration, thermography, lubrication, ultrasound and electrical diagnostics.
7. Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance to optimize preventive and predictive maintenance plans, work prioritization and critical spare-part strategies.
8. Verify that critical equipment is designed, fabricated, installed, tested, inspected, monitored and maintained consistently with service requirements, manufacturer recommendations and applicable standards.
9. Lead reliability improvement, equipment modernization, repair-versus-replace and obsolescence-management evaluations using risk, technical performance and life-cycle cost criteria.
10. Manage group and employee work to align with corporate and department objectives, set priorities, assign resources, coach team members and develop reliability capability.
11. Communicate asset risks, performance gaps, decisions and recommendations to PP Upstream leadership and coordinate execution with key stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Petroleum, Instrumentation or a related Engineering discipline.
• 15 or more years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance, asset integrity, production operations or asset management, preferably in oil and gas or another major-hazard industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical personnel and cross-functional reliability improvement programs.
• Strong working knowledge of RCA, RCM, RBI, FMEA, reliability analytics, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, asset integrity, criticality analysis, failure elimination and LCCA.
• Experience with a computerized maintenance management system such as SAP PM or equivalent.
• Spanish proficiency and English proficiency sufficient for technical documentation and interaction with corporate and international stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience supporting upstream production facilities and well-related surface equipment.
• Experience developing reliability strategies for rotating, electrical, instrumentation, automation and fixed-equipment systems.
• Experience with technical-economic evaluations, maintenance optimization, reliability improvement projects and critical spare-parts strategies.
• Demonstrated capability to influence across organizational boundaries and make risk-based decisions in a joint-venture operating environment.
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