Operation & Maintenance Engineer

2450 Equinor UK Limited; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinor UK Limited seeks an experienced engineer to plan, execute and close out maintenance and modification campaigns across the Greater Wash assets (Dudgeon, Hywind Scotland and Sheringham Shoal). You will join a multidisciplinary team delivering O&M support and project management, ensuring safety, compliance and technical integrity.

You will coordinate contractor deliveries, review documentation, and work with asset teams to identify improvements while maintaining budgets and schedules.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience in an engineering discipline.
• IOSH/NEBOSH qualification is desirable.
• Experience in offshore wind is desirable.
• Experience in operations, maintenance, engineering and/or asset integrity.

Responsibilities

• Promote a strong safety culture.
• Deliver in compliance with management system governance, laws and regulations.
• Communicate with stakeholders to manage risk during task planning and execution.
• Develop and manage budgets, including cost estimation and resource requirements.

Skills

Engineering degree

Offshore wind

CMMS SAP

Risk assessment

English fluency

Education

HNC/HND or degree in engineering

IOSH/NEBOSH qualification (desirable)

Tools

CMMS SAP

Job description

What does the job involve?

The role will be responsible for the safe and efficient planning and execution of O&M activities, campaigns and modifications across the Greater Wash assets (Dudgeon, Hywind Scotland and Sheringham Shoal). The position is part of a multidiscipline engineering team which provides O&M support and project management expertise to the Greater Wash assets. The department’s mandate covers a wide range of activities, resulting in a dynamic and varied workload.

What will my tasks be?

• Manage the planning, execution and closeout of maintenance and modification campaigns.
• Manage contractor deliveries, ensuring work meets technical, safety and quality requirements.
• Deliver asset technical support and integrity assurance activities within your core discipline (electrical, mechanical, automations etc.).
• Create, review and maintain O&M documentation including scopes of work, risk assessments, method statements and working procedures.
• Support the preparation of Operational Risk Assessments (ORA), Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and O&M governance.
• Work closely with the asset teams, planning, marine, logistics and control room shared service functions to identify and deliver improvement projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Promote a strong safety culture.
• Deliver in compliance with Equinor management system governance, laws and regulations.
• Communicate and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective risk management throughout task planning and execution phases.
• Develop and manage budgets, as required, including cost estimation, resource requirements and expenditure tracking.
• Share lessons learned and drive continuous improvement initiatives in operation and maintenance processes, systems, and practices.
• Encourage innovation, implementation of best practice, and leverage technology to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Here's what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture.

And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

• HNC, HND, degree or equivalent experience in an engineering discipline.
• IOSH/NEBOSH qualification (desirable).
• Experience in offshore wind (desirable).
• Practical experience in operations, maintenance, engineering and/or asset integrity.
• Understanding of maintenance planning, risk assessment and safe systems of work.
• Experience in writing/reviewing O&M documentation.
• Willingness to complete full GWO offshore certification and medical.
• Flexibility to travel onshore and offshore to all Greater Wash asset locations, as required.
• Adaptable and positive approach to new challenges.
• Experience working within a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) e.g. SAP.
• A clear and confident communicator, fluent in spoken and written English, with strong interpersonal skills.

Please note that recent changes to the UK immigration rules have tightened the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you require Equinor UK to act as a sponsor in order to undertake this role, please note Equinor UK cannot guarantee that the role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If, following assessment against the applicable Home Office requirements (including skill and salary thresholds, and any role‑specific lists), it is determined that Equinor UK is not able to sponsor this role, any conditional offer of employment may be withdrawn. This does not affect candidates who already have the right to work in the UK, without the need for visa sponsorship from Equinor UK.

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer:

Not just a job - a career In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

• Competitive salary
• Global parental leave
• Bonus scheme
• Pension plan

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status. As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs. We also believe everyone should be paid fairly and consistently for their contribution to our collective success. To ensure fairness and transparency, positions at Equinor are evaluated using our global job architecture based on the position’s responsibilities, complexity, and impact, and regularly reviewed to ensure consistency and alignment across the organisation.

Important notes about the application process

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?