Gas Compression Field Service Engineer – Offshore

E314 Sulzer (Aberdeen) Ltd.; Ellon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Paid overtime opportunities

Offshore allowances

33 days annual leave

Pension contributions

Medicash

Employee assistance program

Costco membership discounts

Car leasing program

Long Service Awards

Learning Pathways

Job summary

Sulzer is looking for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join our Gas Compression team. This role offers UK-wide travel and offshore assignments, with a hands-on focus on installing, maintaining, and commissioning gas compression and rotating equipment across customer sites.

You will inspect and diagnose mechanical issues, produce detailed service reports, and ensure compliance with OEM specs and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship-trained or equivalent mechanical engineering qualification.
• Proven experience maintaining, overhauling, commissioning, or repairing rotating equipment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Flexible approach to travel, including frequent UK and international assignments and offshore work.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, and quality standards.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a team environment.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, remove, repair, commission, and maintain rotating equipment at customer sites across the UK and internationally.
• Carry out mechanical inspections, dismantling, fault diagnosis, and condition assessments of compressors and associated rotating equipment.
• Produce detailed inspection, service, and commissioning reports using standard documentation and reporting systems.
• Reassemble, test, and commission equipment in line with OEM specifications and engineering best practices.
• Work safely in accordance with Sulzer and customer health, safety, and environmental procedures.
• Provide technical expertise and practical solutions to minimise equipment downtime and improve reliability.
• Build strong working relationships with customers through professional communication and high-quality service delivery.
• Collaborate closely with internal engineering, workshop, and project teams to deliver successful customer outcomes.

Skills

Rotating equipment maintenance

Fault finding

Reading drawings

Independent work

Customer-facing skills

Education

Apprenticeship or mechanical engineering qualification

Job description

Sulzer is looking for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join our Gas Compression team. This role offers UK-wide travel and offshore assignments, with a hands-on focus on installing, maintaining, and commissioning gas compression and rotating equipment across customer sites.

You will inspect and diagnose mechanical issues, produce detailed service reports, and ensure compliance with OEM specs and safety standards.