Offshore Lifting Engineer & Appointed Person

Equinor ASA; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Equinor is seeking a Lifting Engineer to plan and execute safe lifting operations across the Greater Wash assets, ensuring compliance with LOLER, PUWER and BS 7121. You will provide technical guidance to O&M teams and contractors and manage lift plans, risk assessments, and certification.

The role requires offshore wind experience, willingness to travel onshore and offshore, and the ability to work within a CMMS like SAP. Excellent English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or BEng in Mechanical Engineering and/or Structural Engineering (or similar).
• Lifting qualifications or demonstrable relevant knowledge and competence in lift planning and engineering.
• Thorough working knowledge of LOLER 1998, PUWER 1998 and BS 7121.
• Experience in writing/reviewing lift plans and in the execution of lifting operations.
• Willingness to complete full GWO offshore certification and medical.
• Flexibility to travel onshore and offshore to all Greater Wash asset locations.
• Experience working within a Computerised Maintenance Management System e.g. SAP.
• A clear and confident communicator, fluent in spoken and written English, with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to O&M teams and contractors on industry standards, lifting regulations, engineering processes and best practice.
• Act as the LOLER Appointed Person, ensuring all lifting operations are correctly planned, risk-assessed and executed in compliance with LOLER and internal governance.
• Create, maintain and oversee lifting documentation including lift plans, risk assessments, working procedures, lifting equipment registers and certification.
• Carry out compliance assurance activities related to lift planning, personnel competence and lifting equipment.
• Conduct integrity audit activities for material handling equipment, in accordance with asset performance standard assurance programmes.
• Support the preparation of Operational Risk Assessments (ORA), Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and maintenance instructions related to material handling.
• Support and manage the planning, execution and closeout of maintenance and modification campaigns.

Skills

Lifting regulations

LOLER knowledge

Industry standards

Offshore wind experience

Strong communicator

Education

HNC/HND or BEng in Mechanical/Structural Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Equinor is seeking a Lifting Engineer to plan and execute safe lifting operations across the Greater Wash assets, ensuring compliance with LOLER, PUWER and BS 7121. You will provide technical guidance to O&M teams and contractors and manage lift plans, risk assessments, and certification.

The role requires offshore wind experience, willingness to travel onshore and offshore, and the ability to work within a CMMS like SAP. Excellent English communication is essential.