Lead Reliability Engineer

About Diamond Infrastructure Solutions (website) 

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions is an infrastructure-focused company strategically located in the U.S. Gulf Coast – the heart of U.S. manufacturing.  The company is comprised of ~2700 employees and contractors that are driven by a customer-first entrepreneurial mindset, offering expertise and turn-key services to more than 70 on-site and off-site customers across the U.S. Gulf Coast.  The company is built upon the foundation of Dow’s world-leading operational excellence to deliver best-in-class services and reliability. 

Our vision is to be the trusted leader in infrastructure—delivering reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that adapt to our customers’ evolving needs. At Diamond Infrastructure Solutions, we empower growth across the U.S. Gulf Coast by providing strategic land access and dependable services. Backed by world-class assets, scale, and expertise, we help our partners optimize costs, accelerate their ambitions, and achieve lasting value through every project and partnership. 

Our People are the integral ingredient to our culture of employee ownership and excellence-driven core values.  An unwavering focus on employee & asset safety and the generational impact to our environment & surrounding communities is critical.  Together we will strategically deliver Focused Growth while positioning the organization to leverage industry megatrends for sustained success. 

*This role is aligned to the Diamond Infrastructure Solutions (“Diamond Infra”) company and will be seconded from Dow to Diamond Infrastructure Solutions until January 1, 2027.  At that time, the role will become directly aligned to the Diamond Infrastructure Solutions Company. *​ 

About You and This Role

As a Lead Reliability Engineer, you will be aligned to the reliability team supporting Saint Charles Operations (SCO) Environmental and Energy Assets in Hahnville, LA. The facility has various types of rotating and stationary equipment that include gas and steam turbines, water and wastetreatment assets.

In addition, you will serve as reliability steward to ensure sustained reliability improvement through utilization of proven reliability practices and techniques. This will be done by focusing on those opportunities that over a long-term period (or historically) have impacted the plant’s measured asset capability and the opportunities identified as "high-risk" in risk assessments, reliability models, and other evaluations. This role requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and implement improvement projects that deliver value and high return of investment.
• Monitors and reports equipment losses and unplanned events.
• Creates Equipment Reliability Strategies based upon Top Opportunity List, Critical Equipment List, and identified plant/business needs.
• Validates ERS (Equipment Reliability Strategies) implementation and closes gaps to improve/sustain reliability improvement.
• Develops and maintains extended ERS plan in conjunction with Business Reliability partners. Supports ERS leveraging ensuring validation, value capture and fidelity of implementation.
• Changes existing PPM (preventative/predictive maintenance) programs and/or develops new ones based on definitive analysis of cost and benefits.
• Serves as the SME (subject matter expert) for equipment prioritization.
• Identifies and resolves Top Reliability Opportunities and decreases equipment failure losses and leverages those solutions both into and out of the facility. Ensure consistency in the Reliability Opportunity List process.
• Develops and maintains a model that identifies the unit operations, equipment, process, etc. that identifies the value of opportunities for improvement.
• Serves as Reliability SME and coaches others in the use of reliability engineering principles and tools (Weibull, RCI (Root Cause Investigations), FMEA) to identify and eliminate negative reliability trends and equipment performance.
• Develops and implements the Facility Reliability Plan.
• Recognized RCI SME, coaches’ others on RCI excellence. Performs critical RCIs at other plants when requested.
• Provides front end loading support for plant Turnarounds.
• Facilitates the Reliability Team and implementation of the HRO (High Reliable Organizations) principles within the unit, building strong partnerships and coaching/teaching as needed.
• Facilitates the annual maintenance budget setting process.
• Represents the facility in business reliability teams and initiatives.
• Identifies key learning with significant value and leverage across the site reliability network through appropriate tools.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking OR Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class ranking.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience (i.e. Manufacturing, Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, etc.)
• Must have ability to work comfortably and safely at elevated heights. Candidates must be familiar with, or willing to undergo training in, the proper usage and maintenance of safety equipment to ensure safe movement and operations at heights.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% annually and meet all applicable requirements related to business travel (e.g., as to immigration and visa rules, public-health mandates, airline rules, etc.) into and out of (and physical presence in) various countries worldwide.
• A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Skills

• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA): A method to identify and prioritize potential failures in systems or equipment to prevent issues before they occur.
• Preventive Maintenance: Routine maintenance performed on equipment to reduce the likelihood of failure and extend its operational life.
• Reliability Maintenance: Strategies focused on maintaining consistent equipment performance and minimizing unplanned downtime.
• Root Cause Investigation: A structured process to determine the underlying cause of equipment or process failures and prevent recurrence.
• SAP GUI: The user interface for accessing SAP systems to manage tasks like maintenance planning, data entry, and reporting.
• Critical Thinking: Analyzing facts to make sound decisions.
• Resourceful: Solving problems creatively with available tools.
• Self-motivated: Taking initiative without needing direction.
• Time Management: Organizing tasks to meet deadlines efficiently.
• Project Management: Planning and leading projects to completion.
• Data Analysis: Interpreting data to find patterns and insights.
• Microsoft Tools: Using programs like Excel, Word, and Outlook for work tasks.

Additional Notes

• This position is located in Hahnville, LA
• This position does not offer relocation assistance

Benefits – What Diamond Infrastructure Solutions offers you 

We invest in you. 
Diamond Infrastructure Solutions invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing. 

• Vibrant network of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) designed to foster inclusion and belonging. With ten ERGs spanning diverse interests and identities, there’s a group for everyone. Employees are encouraged to join and actively participate.

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.

• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.

• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

• • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).

• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).

• • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.

• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.

• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.

• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.

• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).

• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.

• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.

• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).

• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.

• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:

• • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)

  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)

  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.