Senior Maintenance Manager

Senior Maintenance Manager

Climeworks

Hellisheiði, Iceland

Your mission

Job description

• Operational responsibility: You oversee the day-to-day operation and maintenance of Climeworks’ Direct Air Capture (DAC) plants, Orca and Mammoth. By ensuring operational reliability and fostering a culture of excellence, you help maximize CO₂ removal output and advance Climeworks’ mission;
• Plant operations: You ensure safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the Orca and Mammoth plants, maintaining a safety culture without compromise and securing plant availability and CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal) production;
• Maintenance management: You plan, execute, and report both planned and unplanned maintenance activities for mechanical and rotating equipment, piping, instrumentation, electrical, and control systems. You drive and monitor maintenance KPIs and costs;
• Process and system implementation: You implement and maintain all required operational processes and tools, including the setup and management of spare parts systems and the operation of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS);
• Continuous improvement: You develop calibration and maintenance regimes, support plant ramp-up and improvement activities, and continuously optimize systems to ensure long-term reliability and performance;
• Collaboration and leadership: You work cross-functionally with engineering, production, and support teams to align maintenance strategies and foster a culture of efficiency, structure, and continuous progress.

Your story

Requirements

• Background: You hold a B.Sc. degree or equivalent in mechanical engineering or a related discipline, with at least 10 years of experience in operation and maintenance within the process engineering industry;
• Expertise: You bring detailed technical knowledge in mechanical and rotating equipment, piping, instrumentation, electrical, and DCS systems, and have hands-on experience in ramp-up and commercial plant operation and improvement;
• Experience: You have a proven, multi-year track record in plant operation and maintenance in power, process, mining, refining, or pharmaceutical industries, ideally within scale-up or first-of-its-kind environments;
• Work style: You are structured, KPI-driven, and continuously seek improvement. You are a strong communicator, collaborator, and coordinator with a clear focus on achieving high performance;
• Languages and travel: You are business fluent in English and open to travel up to 40%.