Technical Manager Terminals

Mozambique MAPUTO Area
Mozambique
MAPUTO-JULIUS NYERERE(MOZ) TotalEnergies Marketing Moçambique, SA Operations Regular position Minimum 6 years

• 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

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
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• 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

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.