Reliability Centered Maintenance Manager (RCM) - Pending Award

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Position Location

This position is pending contract award and will be located in Moffet Field, California.

Job Overview

The Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Manager is responsible for responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive facilities maintenance strategy focused on maximizing equipment reliability and availability by analyzing potential failure modes, prioritizing critical components, and utilizing RCM principles to design preventative and predictive maintenance tasks.

This position serves as the subject matter expert for reliability engineering principles and maintenance optimization.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Duties:

• Develop, implement, and administer the Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Program in accordance with contract requirements and industry best practices.
• Evaluate facility assets and determine equipment criticality to support mission priorities.
• Develop preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies for facility systems and infrastructure.
• Analyze equipment performance, maintenance history, failure trends, and reliability data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Perform root cause analyses (RCA), failure mode and effects analyses (FMEA), and reliability assessments for recurring equipment failures.
• Develop recommendations to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, availability, and lifecycle performance.
• Coordinate maintenance optimization initiatives with Engineering, Operations, Utilities, and Facilities Maintenance personnel.
• Support the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) by validating asset data, preventive maintenance schedules, and maintenance documentation.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including preventive maintenance completion, backlog, equipment downtime, and reliability metrics.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and performance analyses for Government review.
• Recommend modifications to maintenance procedures based on reliability analysis and operational experience.
• Support planning and scheduling activities for preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Participate in facility inspections, condition assessments, and engineering evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable NASA standards, safety requirements, environmental regulations, and contract requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and administer the Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Program in accordance with contract requirements and industry best practices.
• Evaluate facility assets and determine equipment criticality to support mission priorities.
• Develop preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies for facility systems and infrastructure.
• Analyze equipment performance, maintenance history, failure trends, and reliability data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Perform root cause analyses (RCA), failure mode and effects analyses (FMEA), and reliability assessments for recurring equipment failures.
• Develop recommendations to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, availability, and lifecycle performance.
• Coordinate maintenance optimization initiatives with Engineering, Operations, Utilities, and Facilities Maintenance personnel.
• Support the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) by validating asset data, preventive maintenance schedules, and maintenance documentation.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including preventive maintenance completion, backlog, equipment downtime, and reliability metrics.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and performance analyses for Government review.
• Recommend modifications to maintenance procedures based on reliability analysis and operational experience.
• Support planning and scheduling activities for preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Participate in facility inspections, condition assessments, and engineering evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable NASA standards, safety requirements, environmental regulations, and contract requirements.
• Support transition activities, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout contract performance.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Trained in vibration analysis and thermography at a minimum of Level II certification.

• More than 5 years of industrial maintenance experience

• Experience working in a CMMS Systems (e.g. MAXIMO)

• Must be familiar with RCM approach to maintenance and other maintenance improvement tools such as Asset Criticality Ranking, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Root Cause Failure Analysis, PM Optimization, PM Prioritization, etc.

• Possess knowledge and understanding on the basics of precision balancing of rotating equipment, laser alignment, tribology, airborne ultrasonics, motor circuit evaluation (MCE), and motor current spectrum analysis.

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)

Preferred:

• Minimum of five years of applicable/relevant electrical or mechanical engineering experience.
• Previous experience working on a Government Contract or on a Government Facility.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in both office and field environments throughout active research and operational campus.
• Frequent interaction with engineering personnel, maintenance technicians, construction personnel, Government representatives, and subcontractors.
• Regular field inspections of mechanical, electrical, utility, and facility systems.
• Occasional work in industrial environments, mechanical spaces, rooftops, utility tunnels, or other controlled access areas.
• May be required to respond to maintenance emergencies or participate in after-hours support activities.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to walk extensive industrial and campus facilities.

• Ability to climb ladders, stairs, and access elevated work areas.

• Ability to inspect equipment located in mechanical rooms, utility spaces, rooftops, and confined work areas (when authorized).

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety shoes, hard hat, eye protection, hearing protection, and other PPE as required.

• Ability to distinguish equipment conditions through visual observation and interpret engineering drawings, maintenance records, and technical documentation.

Disclosures

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.