Rotating Equipment Engineer

Todd Hayes; Bacton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent Oil & Gas operator is seeking a Rotating Equipment Engineer for an offshore role in the UK. The engineer will improve the reliability and performance of high-speed rotating equipment and manage maintenance activities. Candidates should have an engineering degree or equivalent experience. Benefits include private medical insurance and a profit-sharing scheme.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible Benefit Allowance

Excellent Pension Provision

21 Days Holiday

Profit ‘Units’ Sharing Scheme

Discretionary Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience with maintenance and support of high-speed rotating equipment.
• General appreciation of turbine control is an advantage.
• Ability to manage planned maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Control and implementation of maintenance activities for rotating equipment.
• Provide technical support for onshore and offshore assets.
• Attend vendor coordination meetings and design reviews.
• Oversee repair and overhaul of rotating equipment.
• Maintain and refine maintenance strategies.
• Carry out failure mode analysis of rotating equipment.

Skills

Knowledge of high-speed rotating equipment

Maintenance strategy development

Vendor coordination

Failure mode analysis

Project management

Education

Engineering Degree or HNC/HND

Job description

Overview

Rotating Equipment Engineer Our client, a leading independent Oil & Gas operator, are currently seeking a Rotating Equipment Engineer to join their Engineering team, on a full time, permanent basis. This is an offshore role. This position operates on a shift rotation of 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, working in the field across all of our client’s onshore and offshore assets (as well as office based as operationally required). Reporting to the Rotating Equipment Managers, this position will be responsible for improving the availability, reliability and performance of all high-speed rotating equipment. You will also be responsible for the planning and delivery of major work scopes. Whilst it is not expected that the engineer will be fully conversant with each type, a broad range of knowledge, both hands on and theoretical, of high-speed rotating equipment and support systems is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Control and implementation of planned maintenance activities for all rotating equipment.
• Provision of technical support for onshore and offshore assets.
• Attend vendor co-ordination meetings, project HAZOPs, and design review meetings.
• Be responsible for the approval of project commissioning procedures and reviewing vendors’ machinery test procedures including witness testing.
• Oversee and project manage repair and overhaul of both onshore and offshore high-speed rotating equipment, including control of vendors executing works.
• Maintain and continuously refine high-speed rotating equipment maintenance strategies, including machinery specific basic care requirements, planned maintenance tasks and condition-based monitoring.
• Develop and apply gas turbine and compressor performance monitoring programs.
• Carry out failure mode analysis of all high-speed rotating equipment.
• Carry out critical spare’s reviews for all high-speed rotating equipment.
• Initiate high-speed rotating equipment reliability improvements and proactively design out reliability problems, including evaluation of new technology.
• Issue technical alerts/service bulletins to assets as required.
• Responsible for updating maintenance management systems to ensure maintenance planning and execution information is current & accurate.
• Responsible for maintaining and developing personal competency, utilising the Competence Assurance Program (PCAP) to identify training needs to support the key tasks identified.
• Ensure and promote the highest levels of compliance with all health, safety, and environmental legislation.

Safety Critical Tasks

• Maintain all high-speed rotating equipment to manufacturers specification.

Safety & Environmentally Critical Courses

• Equipment Specific Operation and Maintenance Course.
• Confined Space Entry & BA (Breathing Apparatus).
• Dry Gas Seal Training.
• Alignment Training.
• Vibration Analysis.
• Borescope Training.

Key Requirements

• Engineering Degree or HNC/HND and/or relevant experience.
• Knowledge and experience of the support and maintenance of high-speed rotating equipment.
• A general appreciation of turbine control is an advantage however in-depth PLC knowledge is not required.

Benefits

• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Excellent Pension Provision
• 21 Days Holiday
• Profit ‘Units’ Sharing Scheme
• Discretionary Bonus

For further details, please forward a copy of your CV today!! Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications we receive I’m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward. If we can take your application further, we will of course be in touch. Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Todd Hayes Ltd