Mechanical Support Engineer

Perenco; Wareham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Bonus

Private Medical Insurance

Private Dental Insurance

Flexible Benefit Allowance

Life Assurance

Excellent Pension Provision

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Profit “Units” Sharing Scheme

Job summary

Perenco’s Maintenance Team at Wytch Farm, Dorset, seeks a Mechanical Support Engineer to provide day-to-day mechanical engineering support across the asset. The role includes leading the Mechanical Technician Team to deliver a safe, efficient, and reliable maintenance service and contributing to long-term infrastructure strategy.

The position is a Monday–Friday, on-site role with responsibilities spanning planning, modifications, and performance analysis to optimise equipment across the facility.

Qualifications

• Ten years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering, with at least five years in a petrochemical environment.
• Technical competence in mechanical engineering, apprenticeship or equivalent qualification (HND preferred).
• Across the role you’ll lead a mechanical technician team and deliver safe, reliable maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Plan and safely deliver asset work schedules with the technician team.
• Coordinate engineering reviews and approvals of plant modifications.
• Deliver minor mechanical projects and modifications as required.
• Analyse plant breakdowns and implement actions to improve performance.
• Manage maintenance strategies for equipment and review inventory requirements.
• Support training and development of technicians.

Skills

Rotating equipment

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Piping systems

Pressure systems

Process safety management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

HND or equivalent (preferred)

Job description

Operations / Maintenance - Mechanical Engineer - Operations

Position title

Mechanical Support Engineer

Contract

Permanent Contract

Contractual hours

Full-time

This is an excellent opportunity to join Perenco’s Maintenance Team at Wytch Farm, Dorset. The role is responsible for providing day-to-day mechanical engineering support across the asset, including leading the Mechanical Technician Team to deliver a safe, efficient, and reliable maintenance service. The successful candidate will also contribute to the development and implementation of the long-term mechanical infrastructure strategy for the asset.

This is a Mon-Friday office role based on-site.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Work with the technician team to plan and safely deliver the asset work schedule
• Liaise with technicians, contractors and others to ensure efficient execution of maintenance and minor modification work
• Co-ordinate the engineering review and approval of plant modifications
• Plan and deliver minor mechanical projects / minor modification work as required
• Analyse plant breakdowns and implement actions for improved performance; specify modifications to plant equipment and systems.
• Manage the effectiveness of equipment maintenance strategies.
• Review and optimise inventory requirements for mechanical equipment. Manage non-inventory procurement requirements including specification of equipment.
• Support the training and development of technicians.

There are a number of Safety Critical Tasks that you will be made aware of and systems you will be required to competently operate.

Key Requirements Include:

Skills and Competencies:

• Broad experience with mechanical equipment in a hazardous process industry including
  • Rotating Equipment (including pumps, compressors, engines, gearboxes) and their associated sealing and lube oil systems
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems.
  • Piping systems, including PSVs, valves, filters and associated equipment
  • Pressure systems, including vessels, exchangers and associated equipment
• Proficient in the application of the principles of risk assessment and process safety management
• High standards of workmanship, attention to detail and concern for accuracy.
• Proven team-working and influencing skills.
• Able to take strategic leadership role for assigned responsibilities.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Technical competence within a mechanical engineering discipline, recognised apprenticeship, or equivalent technical qualification (HND preferred)
• Ten years relevant experience, at least five years within a petrochemical environment

Benefits:

At Perenco we value and reward our people, offering competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits including:

• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• Private Dental Insurance
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Life Assurance
• Excellent Pension Provision
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Profit ‘Units’ Sharing Scheme