Technical Manager Terminals Tempo Inteiro

The TotalEnergies is hiring a Technical Manager Terminals.

Context and Environment

• Wide geographic coverage with differing asset maturity levels across north (Nacala), center (Beira), and south (Matola).
• Need for high operational reliability with aging infrastructure and complex logistics.
• Oversee terminal and network asset maintenance using digital tracking (CMMS).
• External contractor ecosystem requires strict supervision, qualification, and performance control.
• Must deal with people of different backgrounds (cultural, educational, religious, professional).
• To effectively manage and minimize HSE risk within area of responsibility by ensuring.
• Ensure that HSSE competency requirements are identified & enforced within area of responsibility.

Activities

1. Regulatory and HSEQ Compliance

• Promote and enforce TotalEnergies Safety Golden Rules and Group HSEQ standards in all activities.
• Organize and participate in safety tours, lifesaving checks, site audits, and cross-functional safety reviews.
• Prepare technical documentation for regulatory inspections and licensing.

2. Leadership and Strategic Oversight

• Lead the integrated engineering and maintenance function across terminals, ensuring alignment with Company Technical and HSEQ requirements.
• Support Operations Director in strategic CAPEX/OPEX planning, long-term asset renewal, and engineering budget forecasting.

3. Maintenance Strategy and Execution

• Ensure execution of preventive and corrective maintenance for Terminals.
• Oversee CAPEX-level maintenance at terminals while coordinating with Logistics teams for OPEX interventions.
• Develop and implement Maintenance policy using asset criticality and hierarchy classifications, in alignment with the Companies terminal maintenance policy.
• Review and validate maintenance scopes, work orders, and shutdown plans.

4. Asset Integrity and Tank Inspection Compliance

• Lead technical integrity programs including implementation of inspection plans, condition monitoring, and critical safety testing.
• Ensure full compliance with tank inspections requirements according to TotalEnergies policy.

5. CMMS and Performance Monitoring

• Define and implement preventive and corrective maintenance strategies for all facilities.
• Supervise the CMMS system configuration and ensure data completeness, asset coverage, and usage discipline across all sites.
• Lead performance monitoring using CMMS, and ensure high-quality, auditable maintenance records.
• Supervise and ensure timely and accurate monthly Maintenance KPI tracking of Safety integrity performance indicators, including, Maintenance backlog and equipment downtime, budget control and cost performance.
• Review KPI trends with direct reports to identify corrective actions, anticipate risks, and support decision-making for resource allocation, technical priorities, and continuous improvement.
• Interface with Logistics team for coordination of terminal-level maintenance tasks.

6. Capital Project Execution

• Manage full project lifecycle as per company rules and Directions.
• Validate and sign off on engineering documentation (BoQs, specs, P&IDs, cause & effect matrices, layouts).
• Contribute to risk assessments and technical audit processes.
• Guarantee technical integrity and operability of delivered assets.

7. Management of Change (MoC)

• Enforce strict application of company rules for management of change and company MOC procedure.
• Lead MoC reviews during projects, asset modifications, and process updates.

8. Contractor & Project Supervision

• Manage procurement and supervision of engineering contractors.
• Conduct bid evaluations, negotiate technical contracts, and monitor execution.
• Lead field supervision for CAPEX works (tanks, pipelines, utilities) ensuring HSE, cost, and schedule.
• Define and review technical scopes for service contracts.
• Supervise contractor performance, enforce HSEQ compliance, and apply penalties or incentives as per contrats.

9. Team Management and Skill Development

• Manage and coach the team, set objectives and evaluate performance.
• Organize regular training on technical standards, safety expectations, and use of digital tools (CMMS).
• Support terminal-based maintenance teams with expertise, training, and escalation management.
• Drive team performance, knowledge transfer, and technical upskilling within engineering and maintenance functions.
• Promote a continuous improvement of culture across the engineering and maintenance function.

Candidate Profile

• University degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or related field).
• 5–10 years of progressive experience in industrial project execution and asset maintenance.
• Prior experience leading cross-functional technical teams and managing external contractors.
• Advanced user of CMMS platforms and project planning software.
• Proficient in MS Office, AutoCAD/engineering drawing tools, and digital documentation platforms.
• Strong leadership and team coordination.
• Excellent communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.