Junior Maintenance Engineer

AVENTA; Nouvelle-Aquitaine; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

AVENTA is seeking a Junior Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team of a major offshore project based in South-West France. You will help prepare operations and maintenance readiness by reviewing technical documentation and building the functional location hierarchy.

Responsibilities include setting up maintenance plans, defining multi-discipline spare parts and stock levels, and coordinating with other disciplines.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with first experience in maintenance engineering or spare parts definition.
• Experience with stock management (min/max, safety and capital stock levels).
• Ability to read P&IDs, PFDs and equipment datasheets.
• Experience with a CMMS.
• Good command of Microsoft Office, especially MS Access.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Review project technical documentation (P&IDs, PFDs, cross-sectional drawings, datasheets and other documents).
• Support the engineering team in building the functional location hierarchy.
• Set up the maintenance plans.
• Define multi-discipline spare parts from the engineering documentation.
• Set stock levels for spare parts: minimum and maximum, safety and capital stock.
• Work with the other disciplines to keep maintenance data consistent with the engineering.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Stock management

P&IDs / PFDs reading

CMMS

MS Access

Fluent English

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

For one of our clients, a major international EPCI contractor, we are looking for a Junior Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team of a major offshore project, based in South-West France. You will help prepare the operations and maintenance readiness of the facilities: reviewing technical documentation, building the functional location hierarchy, setting up maintenance plans and defining multi-discipline spare parts and stock levels. You will work autonomously under the supervision of a manager, interfacing with the other disciplines.

What you will do

• Review project technical documentation (P&IDs, PFDs, cross-sectional drawings, datasheets and other documents)
• Support the engineering team in building the functional location hierarchy
• Set up the maintenance plans
• Define multi-discipline spare parts from the engineering documentation
• Set stock levels for spare parts: minimum and maximum, safety and capital stock
• Work with the other disciplines to keep maintenance data consistent with the engineering

What you bring

• Engineering background with first experience in maintenance engineering or spare parts definition
• Experience with stock management (min/max, safety and capital stock levels)
• Ability to read P&IDs, PFDs and equipment datasheets
• Experience with a CMMS
• Good command of Microsoft Office, especially MS Access
• Fluent English, written and spoken

What we offer

A short-term assignment within a major international EPCI contractor's engineering team, based in South-West France. You will build the maintenance foundations of a major offshore development, a strong first step into operations readiness. Start date: December 2026.