Maintenance & Reliability Manager for Chemicals and Natural Resources

Accenture•Chicago, IL

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lead delivery of maintenance and reliability engagements across one or more of the five sub-industries, owning workstreams and day-to-day client relationships. This role requires industry context in one or more of the following sub-industries: basic and petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, metals & mining, forest products, and building materials. Assess client reliability and asset management programs, define future-state improvements, and build the business cases (cost/benefit, KPIs, resource plans) that justify them. Apply reliability practices in the field: RCM, criticality ranking, FMEA, RCA, and work management (identification, planning, scheduling, execution). Deploy EAM and APM solutions and connect them to measurable reliability outcomes, working across process and technology. Translate asset and operational data into recommendations that operations and plant leaders can act on. Support origination: contribute to proposals, value propositions, and sales campaigns, and grow into an origination role. Manage engagement financials and quality for your workstreams, including forecasting and scope. Lead and develop consultants and engineers on your team, and drive workforce adoption and change management as part of delivery. Travel Requirements: Travel is required for this role and could vary up to 75%

Requirements

5+ years of maintenance, reliability, and asset management experience in Chemicals and Natural Resources Industry and/or consulting.
5+ years leading delivery of consulting or industry programs, with a track record of measurable results.
2+ years of Industry context in one or more of: basic and petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, metals & mining, forest products, and building materials.
1+ years of Hands-on command of reliability practices: RCM, criticality analysis, FMEA, RCA, and work management.

Nice To Haves

Consulting experience with a top-tier firm.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)
Experience deploying or operating EAM and/or APM platforms (e.g., SAP, Maximo, IFS, AVEVA, GE, AspenTech).
Experience managing workstream financials, scope, and quality.
Ability to build business cases and present recommendations to operations and plant leadership.
Full-lifecycle EAM or APM implementation experience.
Familiarity with relevant standards and codes (e.g., ISO 55000, ISO 14224, API, SMRP body of knowledge).
Experience applying AI or advanced analytics to maintenance and reliability.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
MBA or graduate degree.

Responsibilities

Lead delivery of maintenance and reliability engagements across one or more of the five sub-industries, owning workstreams and day-to-day client relationships.
Assess client reliability and asset management programs, define future-state improvements, and build the business cases (cost/benefit, KPIs, resource plans) that justify them.
Apply reliability practices in the field: RCM, criticality ranking, FMEA, RCA, and work management (identification, planning, scheduling, execution).
Deploy EAM and APM solutions and connect them to measurable reliability outcomes, working across process and technology.
Translate asset and operational data into recommendations that operations and plant leaders can act on.
Support origination: contribute to proposals, value propositions, and sales campaigns, and grow into an origination role.
Manage engagement financials and quality for your workstreams, including forecasting and scope.
Lead and develop consultants and engineers on your team, and drive workforce adoption and change management as part of delivery.