Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead
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Obek Group is hiring a Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead in Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria. The role is accountable for technical integrity, reliability, availability, maintenance governance, and lifecycle assurance of drilling rigs, well-service equipment, and safety-critical assets. It covers mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, hydraulic, structural, lifting, rotating, pressure-control, and utility systems within drilling and well services.
- Senior technical leadership role in drilling rig maintenance and asset integrity
- Covers mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, hydraulic, and pressure-control systems
- Focus on reliability-centered and risk-based maintenance practices
- Full-time position based in Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
- Requires ensuring equipment fitness, certification, and regulatory compliance
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Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead at Obek Group of Companies Limited (OBEK Group) ⏲ Sep 2, 2026, 1:08 PM ⋕ View all Real Estate jobs 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 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. 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. Key Responsibilities: Maintenance & Asset Integrity Strategy: Develop and implement the ME rig maintenance, reliability and asset-integrity strategy aligned with operational plans, asset criticality and business objectives. Drive transition from reactive maintenance to reliability-centered and risk-based maintenance practices. Develop annual maintenance plans, shutdown/overhaul strategies, integrity campaigns and asset replacement priorities. 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. Rig Mechanical Systems Integrity: 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. Provide technical governance for drawworks, top drives, rotary systems, mud pumps, engines, compressors, cranes, winches, pipe-handling equipment, pumps and auxiliary mechanical systems. 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 pressure tests, inspection, recertification and maintenance records are complete and traceable. Coordinate assurance of BOP control systems, choke/kill systems and other pressure-control equipment with drilling and well-control requirements. Prevent use of equipment with expired certification, unresolved integrity defects or inadequate pressure rating. Ensure maintenance and integrity of hydraulic power units, accumulators, cylinders, control manifolds, pneumatic systems and high-pressure equipment. Structural Integrity, Lifting & Safety-Critical Equipment: Maintain a register of safety-critical elements and ensure performance standards, assurance activities and impairment controls are implemented. Manage structural defects, corrosion, fatigue concerns and repair recommendations through engineering assessment and MOC. 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. Rig Acceptance, Mobilization & Operational Readiness: Support rig moves, commissioning, reactivation and demobilization from an equipment-integrity perspective. Verify maintenance status, statutory/OEM certification, critical spares, backlog, safety-critical functionality and outstanding defects before operations. Lead or support rig technical due diligence, acceptance inspections, condition assessments and pre-mobilization audits. Define technical readiness criteria and ensure punch-list items are risk-ranked and closed or formally accepted before commencement of critical operations. Other Key Responsibilities: Include: HSE, Process Safety & Maintenance Risk Control OEM, Vendor & Contractor Management Spares, Inventory & Materials Management Reliability Engineering & Failure Elimination Inspection, Certification & Regulatory Compliance Cost, Budget & Lifecycle Asset Management Maintenance Planning, CMMS & Work Management Requirements: Education: Master’s degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Reliability or Business is advantageous. Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Marine, Mechatronics or related Engineering discipline. Professional engineering registration or recognized maintenance/reliability professional membership is desirable. Professional / Technical Certification: Working knowledge of applicable API, ISO, IEC, OEM and recognized drilling-rig maintenance/integrity practices is required. 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. Experience: At least 5 years in a senior maintenance, rig engineering, reliability or asset-integrity leadership role. Experience: with rig acceptance, reactivation, major overhaul or maintenance shutdowns is strongly desirable. 12-15+ years of progressive maintenance, reliability and asset-integrity experience: in drilling, offshore/onshore rigs, oilfield services or comparable high-hazard operations. Demonstrated contractor/OEM management, budget control and multidisciplinary team leadership. Demonstrated experience: with CMMS, maintenance planning, inspection/certification, RCA, critical spares and equipment reliability. Strong practical experience: with drilling-rig mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, control, lifting and safety-critical systems. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: recruitment.hrm@obekgroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email. View all Jobs in Nigeria Rivers State