Willow Maintenance Representative - Mechanical

ConocoPhillips•Anchorage, TX

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

ConocoPhillips Alaska is seeking a Willow Maintenance Representative - Mechanical with a strong understanding of North Slope production facility, drill site and pipeline operations, maintenance, and the interplay between other infrastructure on the North Slope. This position will benefit from an understanding of trade-offs between major project capital expenditure and future operations and maintenance constraints and costs, particularly in the current project “execute” phase where changes to facility design and equipment are increasingly difficult to accommodate. The Willow Maintenance Representative will report, as part of the team of O&M representatives, to the Willow Mechanical Rep Team Lead and is intended to transition into the long-term Willow O&M organization during mobilization to the North Slope for final commissioning and startup of full-field operations. As part of the Willow Asset Team, the Willow Mechanical Representative will represent the needs of the future Willow O&M Organization within the project team, with specific focus on fabrication, commissioning, and overall delivery of the Willow Central Facility (WCF) and Drill sites (BT1/2/3). Selected individual(s) will be expected to take an active, hands-on role in mechanical completion and commissioning in the fabrication yard and on the North Slope, regularly receiving tactical work direction from the construction and commissioning teams. Additional responsibilities include specific focus on mechanical and rotating equipment and vendor packages, material handling, and maintainability, as well as supporting overall Willow O&M Readiness planning and WOC facilities commissioning and startup plan development and execution. Willow O&M representatives are expected to work closely with the project team, North Slope Operations (NSO), Drilling & Wells team, and corporate and global peers, providing opportunities to expand the individual’s network and ability to work cross-functionally, and communicate effectively. The work schedule and location for the Willow Maintenance representative will be dynamic through the project execution phase. Flexibility in schedule and availability will be required during critical periods to ensure delivery of key project milestones. It is expected that regular travel and temporary relocations or living situations will be required to support these requirements. Using the current project execution plan as a basis, the estimated work location schedule is as follows: Q3 2026 through Q2 2027: Fabrication yard, Ingleside, TX; Q3 2027 through Q4 2027: North Slope, AK (rotational) + Anchorage, AK (CPAI Office); Q1 2028+: North Slope, AK.

Requirements

Legally authorized to work in the United States
Valid/current driver’s license
5 or more years of arctic industrial mechanical maintenance experience
Intermediate level of knowledge of industrial mechanical and rotating equipment, maintenance and material handling systems supporting oil/chemical processing, gas compression, power generation and utilities operation, chemical treating, and wells
Intermediate level proficiency with business computer and communications systems, such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel
Willing or able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work a 14-days on/14-days off shift schedule
Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to travel up to 25% of the time both domestically and internationally
Willing and able to meet the physical demands and work environment requirements outlined in this job description, with or without reasonable accommodation

Nice To Haves

10 or more years oil & gas mechanical maintenance experience
3 or more years combined experience working with engineering contractors and vendors in project design or execution
1 or more years of experience in O&M leadership role (i.e. maintenance lead, projects lead or similar role)
1 or more years of experience with Operations and Maintenance readiness, commissioning and/or startup planning, execution and early operations
Intermediate knowledge of Operations Excellence (OE), Operability Assurance (OA) and Operating Management System (OMS) standards and procedures
Ability and willingness to innovate and consider solutions outside the North Slope paradigm
Ability to consider complete project lifecycle costs and adapt as project progresses and new information becomes available
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other functions and across organizational boundaries
Demonstrated ability to manage tasks effectively and efficiently to complete work responsibilities with minimal oversight
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence engineering contractor/capital

Responsibilities

Bring field operational experience and practical application to HSE processes in all areas of activity, including the fabrication yard, activity planning and the north slope. This key Maintenance role within the team carries a unique opportunity and expectation to beneficially influence the focus on Process Safety from engineering controls to O&M procedures and human factors. Similarly, this position will play a key role in setting the Willow HSE culture including support for company and BU safety initiatives, process and procedure adaptations and environmental and cultural respect and compliance.
Provide direct planning, support and hands-on execution of fabrication and commissioning in the fab-yard, and final hookup and commissioning on the North Slope.
Travel and engage with vendors across the United States and globally to ensure operability and maintainability. Identify potential issues and assist in developing fit-for-purpose solutions enable cost and schedule-efficient correction and/or O&M management plans.
Work closely with the Willow Readiness Lead through detailed development and execution of full-field operational readiness scope and assigned tasks. This includes but is not limited to standard operating and preventative maintenance procedure development, key O&M workflow development, information and documentation management, and overall early O&M organization design and staffing.
Provide and coordinate North Slope O&M input into WCF and DS final design changes, with consideration for both near term project spend and long-term O&M cost and value. Leverage O&M experience as well as engineering and O&M resources to provide early recognition of design details that are problematic (operability, reliability, maintainability, safety, etc.) and collaborate to develop solutions, including operational and maintenance workarounds, optimized for lifecycle cost and startup performance.
Provide detailed planning, support and execution of full-field production startup, early operations and well delivery of a fast-pace, high-value well delivery program.
Continue to develop and foster a collaborative one-team environment, solving problems creatively with value in mind. Develop relationships and maintain close engagement with both local and corporate functional leads and partners as well as external vendor representatives.
Interface regularly with North Slope O&M personnel, providing regular status updates to Alaska Operations, Maintenance, and leadership. Represent long-term O&M needs and perspective regarding project issues. Highlight and effectively communicate issues requiring elevation to the Willow O&M leadership.
Lead initiatives, meetings and conversations outside area of expertise to support O&M Readiness. Functional areas may include information management, materials and spares, subsurface engineering, global technical functions, and local and global leadership.
Progress early implementation of foundational O&M technology and work processes as they apply to Operation and Maintenance of Willow. This includes Digital Control of Work systems, Advanced Surveillance, Digital Twin and Condition Based Monitoring tools. Interface closely with Willow Operations Solutions Engineers, IT and Telecommunications leads to ensure supporting systems are in place and function as needed. Lead and influence change and technology pilots in the AKBU and other areas across COP.
Provide input into operating cost estimate for project life cycle of the Willow Asset. Support identification and mitigation of risks to O&M costs and project value.