Senior Reliability Engineer/ Advisor - Fixed at Newmont Corporation

About The Job

About this role:

• Technical Services provides global support to Newmont and its operating businesses across a range of specialized technical functions. 
• Within Technical Services, the Asset Management (AM) function will be responsible for creating and implementing effective global asset strategies, delivering efficient asset planning and strategic insights to drive exceptional global asset performance across Newmont’s portfolio. 
• It aims to ensure that Newmont’s asset management processes and capabilities are a source of sustainable and considerable competitive advantage for Newmont. 
• This is achieved by focusing on business process standardization, proactive collaboration, competency and capability development, maintenance and reliability practices, relevant global productivity metrics and targeted value-adding asset lifecycle cost improvements.
• The Asset Management function is focused on delivering value aligned with our philosophy of continuous improvement and rapid replication.
• The Asset Management Operating Support Network (AM OSN) will provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) and engineering support for global programs, such as Full Potential, Operate for Reliability (O4R), defect elimination, asset integrity, and root cause analysis. 
• The Senior Reliability Engineer/Advisor is responsible for implementing a culture of reliability across the Newmont portfolio and leading a team of Reliability Engineers and Advisors.
• The Reliability Engineering function will work closely the Strategies and Budget Planners to ensure strategies in SAP and budgets in Asset Management Tool (AMT) are reflective of the latest analysis from Reliability Engineers/Advisors.

Key Outcomes Include:

• Provide direct management of team of Reliability Engineers/Advisors to deliver insights into equipment reliability, risk mitigation, operate for reliability, and loss prevention initiatives.
• Ensure fixed/mobile Asset Management site and center teams are supported to make key maintenance decisions through best-in-class asset strategies, life cycle cost modelling, and execution of reliability principles.
• Lead reliability programs across Newmont’s fixed Asset Management function including defect elimination and operate for reliability.
• Support the establishment of Global focused Asset Management technical trends and thought leadership both internally and externally.
• Communicate Asset Management and reliability best practices and technical vision across Newmont portfolio.

In This Role You Will
Safety and Health:

• Demonstrate proactive leadership in achieving a global Newmont culture of safety and health.
• Actively promote Newmont’s safety standards and improvement initiatives.
• Lead and oversee Life Cycle Cost Modelling and Asset Strategies
• Lead the development of Life Cycle Cost profiles and finalize Life Cycle Cost Models to evaluate different scenarios and provide recommendations on decisions regarding asset design, purchase, maintenance and replacement.
• Collaborate with capital projects teams regarding Design for Reliability, Operability and Maintainability (DROM), and Operational Readiness.
• Review and optimize asset strategies using detailed Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) or Planned Maintenance Optimization (PMO) methodologies.
• Collaborate with Asset Management Strategic Planning group to determine asset criticality and prioritize strategy development.
• Drive work to identify critical spares and provide recommendations regarding stock levels.
• Ensure development of appropriate risk mitigation plans for critical equipment.
• Deliver best practices for reliability initiatives at Newmont
• Ensure the loss accounting systems are maintained and supported.
• Lead the Operate for Reliability (O4R) program with Operations.
• Own fixed Asset Management Defect Elimination program, ensuring reliability and defect elimination principles are ingrained across the Asset Management value chain.
• Ensure formal root cause analysis approach is utilized to determine effective solutions and ensure learnings are shared across the portfolio to drive rapid replication of best practice.
• Continuous analysis of maintenance data to determine potential improvements across all Asset Management elements, e.g. Work Management, Materials Management, etc.
• Support talent management for Reliability Engineers/Advisors
• Provide input into and implement global talent management strategy and pipeline for reliability engineers/advisors including identifying and addressing training needs.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and development for reports.

Training, Skills & Experience Checklist
Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, a technical diploma, or equivalent industry experience.

Additional Knowledge:

• Enterprise Resource Program system experience desirable.
• Understanding of reliability principles and data driven insights.

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in heavy industry.
• Experience in utilizing data insights and analysis to drive key business and improvement decisions.
• Experience with manual and computerized maintenance planning systems.
• Experience with change, communication and knowledge management methodologies.
• Experience in implementing Asset Management principles and best practices across multiple sites.
• Experience using analytical tools and processes that improve Asset Management performance, reliability and safety, reducing operating costs and maximizing return on assets.
• Experience with root cause analysis of production loss and development of successful solutions to reduce losses.
• Experience facilitating statutory / regulatory requirements.

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and ability to drive performance improvement initiatives in a complex and global organization.
• Demonstrated leadership through direct or indirect supervisory positions.
• An ability to quickly assess information to diagnose problems and opportunities, with a track record of strong professional judgement and critical thinking.
• An ability to manage tasks both in-person and virtually.
• Ability to manage and influence stakeholders across different functions and between site and central teams.
• Demonstrated ability to create data-driven business decisions.
• The ability to work flexibly to meet the frequent out of normal office hours requirements of leading a globally diverse team.

Working Conditions:

• Position may be office based or hybrid.
• Position may be required to travel domestically and internationally.
• Flexible hours required to accommodate global nature of work.