Mechanical Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Norwich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits to join a dynamic Maintenance team in the Southern North Sea. As a Mechanical Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and operability of various mechanical equipment. This position involves providing engineering support, conducting performance analysis, and implementing cost-effective maintenance strategies. Join a forward-thinking company that values its employees, offering competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. If you have a passion for engineering and a commitment to excellence, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Cover

Qualifications

• 8-10 years' experience in the oil and gas offshore industry.
• Operational knowledge of mechanical equipment and engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical engineering support across multiple departments.
• Monitor maintenance requirements to minimize backlogs and interventions.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Root Cause Failure Analysis

Cost Management

Operational Knowledge of Oil and Gas Equipment

Team Collaboration

Education

Engineering Degree or HNC/HND

Tools

Maximo

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This is an exciting opportunity to join our Maintenance team, which plays a critical role in supporting our operations in the Southern North Sea. The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for providing discipline-specific support to help achieve objectives related to the reliability, availability, and operability of a wide range of mechanical equipment. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, static components such as piping, valves, filters, vessels, pumps, reciprocating engines, reciprocating compressors, and gas and diesel engine-driven generators.

Working within the regulatory framework and appropriate engineering standards, the engineer in this role is expected to help keep our mechanical equipment operational as required, in optimal condition, fuel-efficient, and with minimal unplanned interventions.

This is a Monday to Friday role based in our Norwich office, with periodic travel to other Perenco assets may be required.

Key Responsibilities Include:

1. Provide mechanical engineering support to departments including Operations, Maintenance, Projects, Metering, and Integrity.
2. Provide engineering guidance during operational shutdowns and outages.
3. Help eliminate mechanically-related production losses by measuring equipment performance, identifying improvements, planning, risk assessment, and implementing cost-effective initiatives; undertake root cause failure analysis and coordinate intrusive maintenance programs across trades.
4. Assist in delivering PUK maintenance strategies and policies, including prescribing equipment-specific routines and procedures.
5. Monitor maintenance requirements and effectiveness, aiming to minimize mechanical maintenance backlogs and interventions through regular reviews.
6. Specify, analyze costs, and procure replacement equipment promptly, ensuring compliance with PUK specifications and legislative requirements to minimize breakdowns and outages.
7. Complete documentation and assurance systems, such as work planning, change management, updating databases, and reporting.
8. Manage costs by controlling expenditures with vendors and promoting a cost-challenge culture to maximize value from suppliers and contractors.
9. Utilize electronic maintenance systems such as Maximo.
10. Conduct Site Assurance Surveys at onshore and offshore sites.
11. Provide technical training and guidance to Technicians and new recruits.

Safety & Environmentally Critical Tasks:

Valve and Actuators: Fundamental knowledge for supporting testing, assurance, maintenance, and failure analysis of actuated and non-actuated valves.

Safety & Environmentally Critical Courses:

• CompEx Ex11 Mechanical Competence or equivalent
• Hydraulic Awareness
• HVAC equipment and systems

Requirements:

• Ideally an engineering degree or HNC/HND with 8-10 years' experience in the oil and gas offshore industry or other highly regulated industries.
• Operational knowledge of oil and gas mechanical equipment and a sound understanding of engineering, maintenance, and planning.
• Ability to provide timely guidance on equipment health to predict major costs and outages for planning and budgeting.
• Diligent, team-oriented, capable of collaborating with colleagues at all levels, and supportive of change.
• Understanding of specifying equipment for hazardous areas and Management of Change processes.

At Perenco, we value and reward our employees, offering competitive salaries and benefits including:

• Private Medical Insurance & Dental Cover