Maintenance Business Process Owner (BPO) – EAM Transformation Project

Job title: Maintenance Business Process Owner (BPO) – EAM Transformation Project
Sector: Oil & Gas
Starting date: March 2026
Duration: Until April 2027
Location: France
Status: Resident
Language: Fluent English mandatory (French appreciated)

MISSIONS / SERVICE DIMENSIONS
The service holder is responsible, within the OneAsset Project team, for the Technical Assistance Services related to the OneAsset project.
The OneAsset project is a strategic initiative to implement a unified Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system across industrial sites, regardless of branch.
As part of this transformation, we are seeking one experienced maintenance contractors’ Business Process Owners (BPOs) with demonstrated experience in Exploration & Production (E&P) sites.
This role will contribute to the implementation of operational excellence in the OneAsset solution, supporting the digitalization and harmonization of maintenance processes.
The detailed design phase will start in February 2026. Development and testing will be organized in four waves, each wave spanning 14 weeks and comprising four 3-week sprints, with solution delivery planned for April 2027.
During this timeline, demonstrating ability to work effectively with culturally diverse teams and stakeholders across multiple countries, the contractors’ BPOs will leverage their hands-on experience to contribute to detailed processes design, incorporate stakeholders’ inputs and execute Sprint Acceptance Tests (SAT) and pre-Business Acceptance Tests (pre-BAT) within each wave, culminating in final BAT to ensure business fit and will steer user testing (UAT) readiness for pilot’s deployment.
The service holder reports to the Project Management team.

ACTIVITIES

• Contribute to detailed processes design
• Incorporate stakeholders’ inputs
• Execute Sprint Acceptance Tests (SAT)
• Execute pre-Business Acceptance Tests (pre-BAT)
• Participate in final BAT to ensure business fit
• Steer user testing (UAT) readiness for pilot’s deployment

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CONTEXT & ENVIRONMENT
The project aims to implement a unified Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system across multiple industrial branches.
The objective is to digitalize and harmonize maintenance processes to enhance operational efficiency and ensure standardized practices across sites.
The detailed design phase will start in February 2026, with solution delivery planned for April 2027.
The position is based in Pau, within an international and multicultural project environment.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Qualification: Engineering degree or equivalent in maintenance, operations or industrial systems
Professional Experience:

• Strong operational maintenance experience in E&P environments
• Experience in maintenance preparation, QA/QC, performance reporting, and contract & performance management

Technical Expertise:

• In-depth knowledge of E&P maintenance processes
• Experience with EAM/ERP systems (IFS, SAP or equivalent)
• Experience in maintenance digitalization, EAM deployment, or multi-site maintenance standardization
• Experience working in project mode (Agile, waves, sprints, testing phases such as SAT/BAT/UAT)

Other Requirements:

• Ability to operate in a structured project environment
• Strong communication skills in multicultural teams
• Availability to support the full project schedule