Senior Rotating Equipment Engineering Leader

SGS; Sur; On-site; OMR 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS, a world-leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company, seeks a senior manager to oversee rotating equipment maintenance and related engineering activities. You will drive strategic planning, manage budgets, and lead a multidisciplinary team across operations, projects, and reliability initiatives in a demanding LNG/O&G context.

The role requires a proven track record in major industrial projects, strong leadership, and a commitment to safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 10 years of rotating equipment experience in LNG or Oil and Gas.
• Technical Authority Level3.
• Demonstrated experience in execution, engineering, construction, commissioning, or management of major industrial projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage all activities related to maintenance of the rotating equipment, delivering technical excellence and leadership to ensure the technical integrity of the rotating equipment.
• 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 and provide constructive feedback
• Lead the rotating equipment team and ensure effective and efficient utilization of resources to achieve departmental objectives
• Guide and support team members on operational matters and resolve doubts/concerns/grievances
• Develop and maintain the long-term strategic plan for the engineering discipline activities in the Asset Reference Plan
• Develop optimum Capex & Opex budget for all rotating equipment engineering activities
• Lead Rotating engineering activities for capital projects, plant expansions, and brownfield modifications from concept 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 engineering
• 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, P&ID reviews, SIL assessments and HAZOPs
• Act as a deputy SME for rotating equipment engineering and provide professional and technical insight for electrical design and troubleshooting
• Manage and control the inventory of materials and spare parts, ensure that spare parts are prepared and updated in SAP
• Identify spare parts and consumables requirements for rotating equipment
• Ensure handling procedures for equipment to maintain integrity and long service life
• Ensure technical quality of rotating equipment engineering activities and compliance with standards
• Oversee HSSE and regulatory compliance
• Liaise with managers to strengthen assurance processes and uninterrupted plant operation
• Liaise with vendors and ensure contract terms are fulfilled and safe delivery
• Support major engineering contracts from inception to selection
• Develop and maintain cordial relationships with stakeholders and pursue continuous improvement

Skills

Rotating equipment experience

Technical authority

Oil & Gas industry experience

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

SGS, a world-leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company, seeks a senior manager to oversee rotating equipment maintenance and related engineering activities. You will drive strategic planning, manage budgets, and lead a multidisciplinary team across operations, projects, and reliability initiatives in a demanding LNG/O&G context.

The role requires a proven track record in major industrial projects, strong leadership, and a commitment to safety and quality.