Rotating Equipment Principal Engineer

Aitomic Jobs; Oman; On-site; OMR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS in Oman is seeking a Rotating Equipment Principal Engineer to oversee maintenance of rotating equipment, develop QA/QC protocols for preventive and corrective maintenance, and provide leadership to maintain technical integrity across the asset.

You will drive managerial responsibilities, coordinate with senior leadership and operations, build a high-performing team, and direct strategic planning, budgeting, and project delivery for capital and brownfield activities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage maintenance of rotating equipment, delivering technical excellence.
• Drive seamless communication between senior leadership and teams to ensure timely decisions.
• Manage project interfaces, vendor selection, FAT/SAT, and contractor performance.
• Lead technical studies, failure investigations, and reliability and safety improvement projects.

Job description

Short Summary

Rotating Equipment Principal Engineer with SGS. Oversee and manage all activities related to maintenance of the rotating equipment including – developing QA/QC protocols and procedures for preventive and corrective maintenance by delivering technical excellence and leadership to ensure that the technical integrity of the rotating equipment is maintained. MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Drive seamless communication between…

Key Details

• Position / opportunity: Rotating Equipment Principal Engineer
• Organization: SGS
• Country / coverage: Oman
• Location: Sur, , Oman
• Work arrangement: On-site
• Opportunity type: Jobs
• Sector: Information Technology
• Compensation: Not specified
• Duration: Not specified
• Start date: 2026-08-13
• Application deadline: Not specified

Description

Oversee and manage all activities related to maintenance of the rotating equipment including – developing QA/QC protocols and procedures for preventive and corrective maintenance by delivering technical excellence and leadership to ensure that the technical integrity of the rotating equipment is maintained. MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Drive seamless communication between senior leadership, team members, and other departments to ensure smooth flow of information and timely decision making Build a strong team culture by fostering a positive and productive work environment and ensuring that the staff is motivated and collaborative Set clear goals and expectations for team members, regularly assess their performance against the set goals, and provide constructive feedback for continuous improvement Conduct regular check ins with team members for alignment on expectations and performance Lead the rotating equipment team and ensure effective and efficient utilization of resources to achieve departmental objectives Guide and support team members on all operational and functional matters and resolve any doubts/concerns/grievances they have Devote time to train team members on new ways of working, developing new competencies, and upskilling to drive performance and productivity FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Rotating Equipment – Strategic Planning and Budgeting: Develop departmental strategies in alignment with the corporate strategy and ensure alignment of the delivery of business results to the corporate objectives Develop and maintain the long-term strategic plan for the engineering discipline activities in the Asset Reference Plan, and ensure alignment with production, maintenance, and projects for delivery Develop optimum Capex & Opex budget for all rotating equipment engineering activities considering the future requirements and forecast expenditure to ensure sufficient funds and resources are available at all times Project, Operation, and Maintenance of Rotating Equipment: Lead Rotating engineering activities for capital projects, plant expansions, and brownfield modifications from concept selection through commissioning and start-up. Manage Rotating project interfaces, technical evaluations, vendor selection, FAT/SAT, and contractor performance to ensure safe and efficient project delivery. Develop and manage the delivery of technical excellence within rotating equipment Recommend best practices related to operation and maintenance of the rotating equipment Guide the team on complex investigations and provide expert guidance to resolve technical challenges with maintenance and projects delivery Propose and initiate reliability and safety improvement projects in coordination with reliability teams Direct the team in technical studies and failure investigations, Process and Instrument Diagram Reviews, Safety Integrity Level (SIL) assessments and HAZOP’s etc. Act as a deputy subject matter expert (SME) for rotating equipment engineering and act as the definitive source of knowledge, technique, and expertise to provide professional and technical insight for electrical design, engineering, and trouble‑shooting activities Management of Spare Parts: Manage and control the inventory of materials and spare parts, ensure that spare parts and material purchase orders have been prepared and updated in time on SAP and the materials are supplied well in advance of the scheduled execution Identify spare parts and consumables requirements for rotating equipment, and submit Material Master requests for the same, as and when required Ensure that the handling procedures are in place for all equipment (capitalized insurance spares, special tools etc.) to be handled with care to ensure its integrity and long service life Quality and Assurance Management: Ensure technical quality of all the rotating equipment engineering activities within the department Ensure that the rotating equipment meet the required standards set per code or OEM or Industry best practices by regular or surprise inspections Develop and maintain robust assurance functions within procedures to ensure risk profile in relevant business scope is identified…

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage all activities related to maintenance of the rotating equipment including – developing QA/QC protocols and procedures for preventive and corrective maintenance by delivering technical excellence and leadership to ensure that the…
• MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Drive seamless communication between senior leadership, team members, and other departments to ensure smooth flow of information and timely decision making Build a strong team culture by fostering a positive and productive work …
• Manage Rotating project interfaces, technical evaluations, vendor selection, FAT/SAT, and contractor performance to ensure safe and efficient project delivery.
• Develop and manage the delivery of technical excellence within rotating equipment engineering Recommend best practices related to operation and maintenance of the rotating equipment Guide the team on complex investigations and provide expert guidance to…
• Act as a deputy subject matter expert (SME) for rotating equipment engineering and act as the definitive source of knowledge, technique, and expertise to provide professional and technical insight for electrical design, engineering, and trouble‑shooting…

Requirements / Eligibility

• and forecast expenditure to ensure sufficient funds and resources are available at all times Project, Operation, and Maintenance of Rotating Equipment: Lead Rotating engineering activities for capital projects, plant expansions, and brownfield…
• Manage Rotating project interfaces, technical evaluations, vendor selection, FAT/SAT, and contractor performance to ensure safe and efficient project delivery.
• Develop and manage the delivery of technical excellence within rotating equipment engineering Recommend best practices related to operation and maintenance of the rotating equipment Guide the team on complex investigations and provide expert guidance to…
• Act as a deputy subject matter expert (SME) for rotating equipment engineering and act as the definitive source of knowledge, technique, and expertise to provide professional and technical insight for electrical design, engineering, and trouble‑shooting…