Rotating Equipment Reliability Lead

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

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.