Manager, Maintenance

Caturus Management Services, LLC•Houston, TX

61d•Onsite

About The Position

The Caturus platform, founded by Kimmeridge, aims to provide low-cost energy with a minimal carbon footprint. Kimmeridge's vision is to establish the premier independent, integrated natural gas and LNG export platform in the U.S. through its upstream operations and Commonwealth LNG, a 9.5 million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal. Caturus is a Houston-based exploration and production company focused on growing production from the Eagle Ford, Austin Chalk, and Haynesville formations while prioritizing safety. Commonwealth LNG is re-engineering the LNG construction model to build a world-class export facility with a focus on safety, risk management, and environmental standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical maintenance-leadership experience.
Significant maintenance-management experience in LNG, gas processing, petrochemical, refining, or power — including new-plant commissioning, start-up, or major project handover.
Strong command of CMMS work management: asset hierarchy, PM development, job plans, scheduling, backlog, and cost capture.
Proven leadership of multi-discipline maintenance teams and management of OEM/vendor and contractor support.
Strong understanding of MOC, PTW/LOTO, safety-critical equipment, and maintenance cost control / Opex governance.
Owner-led mindset with strong safety leadership and operating discipline.
Ability to build and develop teams, work effectively across Operations, Engineering, Reliability, Project/CSU, and support functions, and hold vendors and contractors to account.
Ability to convert complex readiness requirements into executable plans, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and make calm, structured decisions under commissioning and start-up pressure.

Responsibilities

Lead the site Maintenance Execution organization and own the delivery of safe, disciplined, CMMS-based maintenance from commissioning through first gas and into steady-state operation.
Turn approved technical content into executable work, ensuring the plant remains maintainable and available.
Own the Maintenance Commissioning Readiness Plan, ensuring Maintenance is ready for first gas and for handover into long-term care.
Ensure routine maintenance is executed safely and to standard across all disciplines (mechanical, rotating, electrical, I&E/analyzer) with visible field leadership, stop-work authority, and permit-to-work / LOTO discipline.
Convert approved technical content into quality CMMS job plans, intervals, work orders, and schedules; control backlog, track schedule compliance, and confirm material readiness before work release.
Build and govern the asset hierarchy, equipment master data, PM loading, BOM linkage, and failure history for accurate and auditable work management, cost capture, and readiness reporting.
Ensure critical spares, kitting, preservation, and urgent field purchasing are in place to avoid execution constraints due to materials.
Own the Maintenance Commissioning Readiness Plan end-to-end, including system walkdowns, preservation, turnover, punch-list review, PM activation, spares and vendor readiness, PSSR support, and transition to steady-state.
Own the maintenance cost-control operating rhythm, including CMMS cost-coding discipline, contractor/vendor spend review, field-buying control, Opex/Capex separation, forecasting, and monthly cost review.
Ensure safe mobile-crane and rigging support is available for routine maintenance, commissioning, start-up, sustaining Capex, and outage lifting needs.
Build and sustain a Maintenance Execution organization with the necessary competency, coverage model, and operating discipline for commissioning, first gas, and steady-state operation.
Ensure Maintenance Execution deliverables meet roadmap readiness gates and align with the O&M Philosophy, RAM availability basis, Project/CSU schedule, and CMMS structure.