Rotating Equipment Engineer

Strategic Resources European Recruitment Consultants Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in the oil and gas sector is seeking an experienced Rotating Equipment Engineer in Aberdeen. The role involves providing mechanical maintenance support offshore with a focus on safety and efficiency. Candidates should have a BEng or relevant qualifications, experience in the North Sea environment, and knowledge of cranes and lifting equipment. This is a PAYE contract role with a hybrid working system until July 2026.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Rotating Equipment Engineer, preferably in the North Sea Oil & Gas sector.
• Valid survival certificate and offshore medical for travel.
• Experience or knowledge of cranes and lifting equipment.

Responsibilities

• Make cost-effective decisions regarding repair and maintenance of equipment.
• Review and optimize maintenance routines for proper equipment upkeep.
• Manage and prepare maintenance work packs and reports.

Skills

Rotating Equipment Engineering

Mechanical Maintenance

Cost-effective Decision Making

Safety Management

Education

BEng or HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Maximo

Job description

ROTATING EQUIPMENT ENGINEER

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 utilisation.
• 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).
• Direct experience with Maximo.

Our client is an equal opportunity provider. No discrimination on the basis of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age or protected characteristic.