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Job Requisition ID
12847
Closing Date
18 August 2026
OME
Regional Ops and Asset Services
Location
Durban, KwaZulu Natal
Purpose of Job
To safely and efficiently transport gas to gas pipeline customers and stakeholders.
To cost effectively ensure the availability and integrity of safe and reliable assets to operations.
Effective maintenance of the gas pipeline assets and equipment to ensure availability and reliability of the assets, equipment and facilities.
Maintenance responsibilities will be coordinated through preventative and corrective maintenance through systems.
Key Accountabilities
- Ensure safe transportation of gas volumes as per agreed volume targets.
- Establish and report on agreed performance criteria.
- Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards.
- Ensure financial discipline and governance in the department. Continuously optimize maintenance activities.
- Ensure equipment availability agreed upon supports operations plan.
- Compile annual maintenance budget.
- Compile annual long-term maintenance budget.
- Control cost to ensure the maintenance budget is achieved.
- Manage, revise and improvement of Asset Management standards for maintenance.
- Manage asset life cycle and plans.
- Maintain assets within agreed operations envelope conditions and set standards.
- Input into 5 year rolling capital plan.
- Identification of technical problems/opportunities.
- Benchmarking for optimal solutions and practices.
- Participating in plant design for maintainability and operability of equipment after installation.
- Lead in continuous performance improvements within his/her areas of responsibilities, including Health, Safety and Environment.
- Continuous improvement of key safety, quality and environmental metrics to maintain license to operate.
- Ensure compliances to safety, quality, environmental and legal requirements.
- Liaison with technology license holder.
- Manage operations risks by making sure that all hazards are identified, analysed and mitigated to acceptable levels.
- Management of standards and procedures.
- Translate and cascade operational goals and long-term plans through effective two-way communication in the organisation.
- Demonstrate One Sasol behaviour – ensure area under control is managed to the benefit of the larger Sasol value chain.
- Take accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting.
- Manage multi-level interfaces and integrate effectively.
- Interact with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- To govern all SLA between business units and service departments.
- Authentically and inclusively engage people to follow; lead culture of transformation and embed diversity.
- Build capability that leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
- Demonstrate commercial acumen, a global mind-set and exercises sound judgement.
- Achieve results through others and hold them accountable.
- Review performance regularly and give recognition where it is due and deal with performance issues.
- Manage and develop employees effectively; provide a succession plan; achieve the diversity targets.
- Be responsible for employee wellness.
- Lead organisational change innovation and sustainability.
- Manage and mentor the leadership team of the business unit.
- Persuade and influence stakeholders; build relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes.
Formal Education
University Bachelor’s degree in Eng / BTech in Mechanical Eng/Electrical Eng /Instrumentation Eng
Working Experience
8+ years of relevant experience in a similar work environment
Required Personal and Professional Skills
Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
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