Mechanical Projects Lead Rotating Equipment & Delivery

Aston Advantage; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood seeks a Consultant Engineer with a Mechanical/Mechatronics background focused on rotating equipment and reliability. Based in Brisbane, you will work with a team delivering vibration analysis, predictive maintenance, and reliability enhancements for diverse clients.

You will perform data-driven investigations, support RCA and FMECA, and help drive maintenance strategies while maintaining strong client relationships in a consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering from recognised tertiary institution.
• 3–5 years of practical experience with rotating equipment.
• Experience in predictive maintenance strategies and vibration analysis.
• Experience with lubrication, thermography, alignment and balancing.
• Client-focused with ability to build robust relationships.
• Experience in consulting or customer-facing roles is preferred.
• Excellent communication and English literacy; strong report writing.
• Familiar with data analytics tools and techniques.
• Site-work experience with strong safety focus is valued.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed analysis of turbo-machinery and balance of plant data using portable and online systems.
• Assist investigations and provide technical input for equipment failures, balancing, RCA.
• Maintain and develop client relationships.
• Manage and improve vibration, lubrication, and thermography based predictive maintenance programs, including on-site data collection.
• Execute maintenance strategies and seek improvements using data analytics.
• Identify opportunities to improve client plant reliability, availability and performance.
• Assist with RCM and FMECA.
• Collaborate with Wood teams to deliver solutions.

Skills

Rotating equipment

Vibration analysis

Predictive maintenance

Thermography

Data analytics

Client relationships

Communication

Project delivery

Education

Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering degree

Job description

Consultant Engineer - Rotating Equipment & Reliability

Wood is currently recruiting for a Consultant with a Mechanical engineering background and an interest in Rotating Equipment and Condition Monitoring to join our team based in Brisbane. The role reports to the local team lead and is offered on a full-time permanent staff basis.

At Wood we have a world class engineering capability in the fields of Vibration, Dynamics and Noise (VDN). We demonstrate technical excellence in resolving the cause and effect of vibration in rotating equipment and machinery providing engineering solutions for our clients.

We would like to connect with applicants who are enthusiastic about their field, are technically capable and thrive in a customer facing role. We value great interpersonal communication skills and welcome team engagement and contributions to the wider team experience and collective group growth.

In working in this specialist team you will join industry experts who are pushing the edge of technological envelope, working to communicate and broaden understanding of key technical challenges.

• Perform detailed analysis of turbo-machineryand balance of plant data using a range of portable and online systems
• Assist with investigations, providing technical input for equipment failures and troubleshooting projects, alignments, balancing, ODS (Operational Deflection Shape) and RCA (Root Cause Analysis)
• Assist in maintaining and developing client relationships
• Manage, implement and improve vibration, lubrication and thermography based predictive maintenance programs including on-site data collection, analysis and determination of recommendations for rotating equipment
• Execute maintenance strategies and programs for clients whilst seeking opportunities to improve them utilising the latest in data analytics techniques
• Identify opportunities to improve client plant reliability, availability, performance and collaborating with clients to turn to their advantage
• Assist with RCM (Reliability Centred Maintenance) and FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis)
• Collaborate with other teams within Wood to deliver effective solutions to clients

Please note, that we can only accept applications from Australian citizens or those who currently hold Permanent Residency (PR) visa for Australia.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical / Mechatronics Engineering from recognised tertiary institution
• 3 - 5 years practical experience with rotating equipment ideally
• Experience in predictive maintenance strategies, vibration analysis, lubrication, thermography, alignment and balancing
• Experience delivering digital and technology projects would be ideal along with a gile project delivery experience
• Be client focused with the a bility to create robust and effective working relationships
• Prior experience in consulting environment or in a customer facing role, would be ideal
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with high level English literacy, report writing skills and computer proficiency
• Familiar with the latest data analytics tools and techniques
• Highly motivated, self-sufficient individual who enjoys working as part of collaborative and supportive team
• Be passionate about growth and learning and keen to discover and innovate new ways to get things done
• Prior site-work experience with a strong safety focus would be highly regarded

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.