Mechanical Engineer

Gulf Drilling International; Qatar; On-site; QAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulf Drilling International seeks a senior professional to provide specialized mechanical governance and standards across the fleet, strengthening troubleshooting, integrity assurance, and lifecycle performance of mechanical systems for safe and reliable operations.

You will lead governance, reliability, and maintenance strategy, validate CMMS workflows, perform integrity audits, and guide site teams through root-cause analysis and corrective actions, ensuring compliance with OEM, Class, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mechanical integrity and asset management.
• Strong ability to establish and maintain engineering standards.
• Experience with CMMS, regulatory compliance, and OEM requirements.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain mechanical engineering standards aligned with OEM, Class, Flag State, and regulatory requirements
• Approve mechanical‑related maintenance procedures, job plans, and work scopes in accordance with asset‑management governance
• Monitor adherence to mechanical integrity standards across all rigs and upscale significant deviations to the Corporate Asset Manager / Head of Maintenance
• Lead advanced diagnostics and troubleshooting for critical mechanical systems (rotating equipment, engines, pumps, cranes, hydraulics)
• Guide rig‑based teams in root‑cause analysis and ensure corrective actions address underlying failure modes
• Partner with Technical Superintendents to resolve high‑impact downtime events and validate recovery plans
• Review and recommend mechanical PM strategies, task lists, and maintenance intervals based on risk, performance history, and OEM requirements
• Validate CMMS job plans, BOMs, and planned maintenance workflows, ensuring data accuracy and consistency
• Ensure maintenance execution meets safety‑critical system requirements and equipment performance standards
• Conduct mechanical integrity audits covering pressure systems, lifting equipment, rotating machinery, and hydraulic components
• Verify and confirm certification currency for critical mechanical systems, and ensure compliance with class, flag state, API, and regulatory inspection requirements
• Identify mechanical risks, document non‑ conformities, and ensure timely completion of corrective actions
• Provide technical direction for mechanical upgrades, overhauls, and CAPEX initiatives
• Review vendor proposals, engineering deliverables, and project scopes for compliance with technical standards
• Review and recommend approval of mechanical design changes and hardware modifications through the Management of Change (MOC) process
• Analyze critical spare requirements, obsolescence risks, and stock requirements with Supply Chain, Procurement and Planning
• Recommend fleetwide reliability improvements and lead initiatives to eliminate repeated mechanical failures
• Support long‑ term lifecycle planning and mechanical asset replacement recommendations
• Ensure mechanical drawings, manuals, and certifications are maintained accurately within controlled repositories
• Issue mechanical integrity reports, audit findings, technical advisories, and troubleshooting summaries to Corporate Asset Manager / Head of Maintenance
• Maintain high quality data for mechanical assets within the CMMS and engineering records

Job description

To provide specialized mechanical engineering expertise that strengthens troubleshooting, integrity assurance, and lifecycle performance of mechanical systems across the fleet, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable operations.

Mechanical Technical Governance & Standards

• Establish and maintain mechanical engineering standards aligned with OEM, Class, Flag State, and regulatory requirements
• Approve mechanical‑related maintenance procedures, job plans, and work scopes in accordance with asset‑management governance
• Monitor adherence to mechanical integrity standards across all rigs and upscale significant deviations to the Corporate Asset Manager / Head of Maintenance

Mechanical Equipment Reliability & Troubleshooting

• Lead advanced diagnostics and troubleshooting for critical mechanical systems (rotating equipment, engines, pumps, cranes, hydraulics)
• Guide rig‑based teams in root‑cause analysis and ensure corrective actions address underlying failure modes
• Partner with Technical Superintendents to resolve high‑impact downtime events and validate recovery plans

Maintenance Strategy, Planning & Execution Oversight

• Review and recommend mechanical PM strategies, task lists, and maintenance intervals based on risk, performance history, and OEM requirements
• Validate CMMS job plans, BOMs, and planned maintenance workflows, ensuring data accuracy and consistency
• Ensure maintenance execution meets safety‑critical system requirements and equipment performance standards

Mechanical Integrity, Certification & Compliance

• Conduct mechanical integrity audits covering pressure systems, lifting equipment, rotating machinery, and hydraulic components
• Verify and confirm certification currency for critical mechanical systems, and ensure compliance with class, flag state, API, and regulatory inspection requirements
• Identify mechanical risks, document non‑ conformities, and ensure timely completion of corrective actions

Projects, Modifications & Capital Improvements

• Provide technical direction for mechanical upgrades, overhauls, and CAPEX initiatives
• Review vendor proposals, engineering deliverables, and project scopes for compliance with technical standards
• Review and recommend approval of mechanical design changes and hardware modifications through the Management of Change (MOC) process

Spares, Lifecycle Management & Reliability Improvement

• Analyze critical spare requirements, obsolescence risks, and stock requirements with Supply Chain, Procurement and Planning
• Recommend fleetwide reliability improvements and lead initiatives to eliminate repeated mechanical failures
• Support long‑ term lifecycle planning and mechanical asset replacement recommendations

Technical Documentation, Reporting & Data Governance

• Ensure mechanical drawings, manuals, and certifications are maintained accurately within controlled repositories
• Issue mechanical integrity reports, audit findings, technical advisories, and troubleshooting summaries to Corporate Asset Manager / Head of Maintenance
• Maintain high quality data for mechanical assets within the CMMS and engineering records