Rotating Equipment Engineer

Strategic Resources ERC Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Rotating Equipment Engineer for a PAYE contract role. This position involves providing mechanical maintenance support offshore, focusing on rotating and lifting equipment. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in the North Sea Oil & Gas environment and hold a relevant engineering qualification. The role offers a hybrid working system and requires a valid offshore medical and survival certificate.

Qualifications

• Must have prior experience in a similar role in the North Sea Oil & Gas environment.
• Valid survival certificate and offshore medical is required.

Responsibilities

• Make safety-focused decisions regarding equipment maintenance.
• Review and optimize maintenance routines.
• Prepare material and service requisitions for offshore activities.
• Manage and close out maintenance work packs and reports.
• Conduct regular offshore visits.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Safety-focused decision making

Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)

Knowledge of cranes and lifting equipment

Education

BEng or HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Our client in Aberdeen is seeking an experienced Rotating Equipment Engineer starting ASAP until 31 July 2026. This is a PAYE contract role with a hybrid working system in place.

The Rotating Equipment Engineer is to serve as the primary mechanical technical point of contact for rotating and lifting equipment. This role involves providing mechanical maintenance support offshore in line with client procedures, while driving improvements in safety and operational efficiency.

Role Overview:

Make cost-effective and safety-focused decisions regarding repair, maintenance, and modifications of all installation equipment.

Review planned maintenance routines to ensure equipment is maintained correctly while optimizing workforce utilization.

Manage development, prepare or review maintenance work packs, and close out reports for technical content, ensuring corrective actions are recorded and actioned.

Prepare material/service requisitions, offshore visit request forms, and modification requests for mobilisations as per 90- and 28-day plans; manage delivery of maintenance scopes.

Determine spare part requirements for equipment.

Propose, create, and review planned maintenance amendments for existing, new, and deleted equipment.

Review failures and downtime; provide advice to improve asset maintainability and operability.

Review current Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) activities and recommend improvements.

Create and review planned and non-planned (corrective) maintenance amendments for offshore equipment, including work scope, resources, materials, tools, drawings, and documentation.

Prepare budget input for short- and long-term asset plans.

Conduct regular offshore visits.

Requirements

Experienced Rotating Equipment Engineer, preferably with previous experience as a Technical Authority (TA) in the North Sea Oil & Gas operational environment.

Qualified to BEng or HND/HNC level in a relevant Mechanical Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.

Experience or working knowledge of cranes and lifting equipment.

Valid survival certificate and offshore medical (plus any other industry-standard prerequisites for offshore travel).