Tank Assessor

Wolviston Management Services Limited; England; Vor Ort; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wolviston Management Services Limited is seeking an experienced Tank Assessor to join the engineering team in Teesside. The role focuses on maintaining storage tank integrity, planning inspection programmes, and providing technical guidance to operations, maintenance and projects.

You will act as a subject matter expert for tank condition and life assessment. Ideal candidates hold a Mechanical Engineering qualification, Chartered status or working towards it, and have knowledge of EEMUA 159/API

Qualifikationen

• Mechanical Engineering qualification required or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.
• Experience with EEMUA 159 and API 653 preferred or substantial equivalent.
• Knowledge of API 510 and API 579 beneficial.
• Relevant NDT qualifications or inspection experience.
• Experience managing tank inspection activities in COMAH environments.
• Experience in bulk liquid storage, terminals, petrochemical, or oil/gas sectors.

Aufgaben

• Plan and implement annual tank inspection programmes across the business.
• Maintain tank integrity records, inspection history and Written Schemes of Examination.
• Develop inspection standards aligned with EEMUA 159 and API 653.
• Prepare inspection scopes for in-service and out-of-service inspections.
• Review inspection reports and assess asset condition and remaining life.
• Ensure fitness-for-service calculations and assessments are completed.
• Prioritise tank repairs and define repair quality requirements.
• Guide operations and project teams with technical tank integrity advice.

Kenntnisse

Tank inspection

Asset integrity

Contractor management

Technical reporting

Risk assessment

Ausbildung

Mechanical Engineering qualification

Chartered Engineer status

NDT qualifications

Tools

CMMS systems

Inspection databases

Jobbeschreibung

Location: Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time

Ref: 1754664

Tank Assessor

Location: Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time

Closing Date: Nov 25th, 2026

Ref: 1754664

Location: Teesside / North East

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Wolviston Management Services are recruiting on behalf of our fantastic client for an experienced Tank Assessor to join their Engineering team in Teesside.

This is a specialist asset integrity position responsible for tank and vessel integrity across their operations.

The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert for storage tank integrity, ensuring risks to safe operation are identified, assessed and appropriately controlled. The role will plan and deliver tank inspection programmes, develop inspection standards and support engineering, operations, maintenance and project teams with technical advice relating to tank condition, remaining life and repair strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

• Plan and implement annual tank inspection programmes across the business.
• Maintain tank integrity records, inspection history, repair information and Written Schemes of Examination.
• Develop inspection standards aligned with EEMUA 159, API 653 and relevant UK legislation.
• Prepare inspection scopes for in-service and out-of-service tank inspections.
• Review inspection reports and assess asset condition and remaining life.
• Ensure appropriate fitness-for-service calculations and assessments are completed.
• Specify and prioritise tank repairs and define repair quality requirements.
• Review repair procedures, design calculations and post-repair inspection reports.
• Maintain temporary repair and operational restriction registers and ensure alignment with Management of Change processes.
• Monitor tank inspection and repair contractor performance.
• Develop and maintain tank integrity KPIs.
• Provide technical input into long-term tank integrity and CAPEX planning.
• Support projects that utilise existing storage assets.
• Provide technical tank integrity advice to operations, engineering, maintenance and project teams.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• A Mechanical Engineering qualification.
• Chartered Engineer status or be working towards Chartered status.
• EEMUA 159 and/or API 653 qualifications or substantial equivalent experience.
• API 510 and API 579 knowledge or qualifications.
• Relevant NDT qualifications or inspection experience.
• Experience managing tank inspection activities within a COMAH environment.
• Experience within bulk liquid storage, terminals, chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas or refining.
• Strong understanding of storage tank inspection, damage mechanisms, remaining life assessment and repair.
• Knowledge of PSSR, PUWER, CDM, COMAH and related UK legislation.
• Strong contractor management and technical reporting skills.
• Experience working with inspection databases or CMMS systems.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced tank inspection or asset integrity professional looking to move into an owner-side technical role with responsibility for long-term tank integrity and inspection strategy.

We support our clients’ needs through a range of project, engineering and recruitment services that help them to grow and succeed.

Stockton-on-Tees Office
Wolviston House, 5 Falcon Court
Preston Farm
Stockton-on-Tees
Cleveland
TS18 3TS