Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer required to join a large independent Oil & Gas operator within the Facilities Engineering team. A core role with an initial contract duration of 12 months, with the potential for extension. The position will be based in the Aberdeen office, with travel to assets required (gas terminal and/or offshore).

ROLE

In this role, the contractor will be responsible for delivering safe and reliable operations by providing expert discipline knowledge and technical advice to both onshore and offshore teams, ensuring business objectives are met. They will also support the development and execution of medium- to long-term maintenance plans.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in compliance with the copmany’s maintenance philosophy, UK safety, environmental and quality systems.
• Continually review effectiveness of working practices and systems to increase reliability / availability of rotating equipment
• Ensure all rotating equipment activities are inputted into the integrated activity plan and maintenance management system. Via the IAP manage and reduce backlog
• Ensure that rotating equipment maintenance records and plant history are updated using SAP.
• Ensure capital and consumable spare parts required to support reliable production for rotating equipment are identified, with the min & max levels managed via SAP
• Management of vendor support, to deliver the work safely, on time and cost effectively.
• Suggest, review, approval MOC’s as required
• Support or undertake failure and incident investigation / RCA implementing actions to remove faults and improve reliability.
• Review and accept or reject deviations to codes, standards, practices, and guidelines
• Review and endorse MEDIUM ORA’s.
• Approve changes to Ops procedures and manuals.
• Check and approve changes to critical documents including P&ID’s.
• Support in the ranking and management of facilities risks.
• Close out or verify actions (e.g. Events, MyHSES etc).
• Contract management of key service contracts.
• Approve repair plans (Anomalies/breakdown).
• Identify and endorse shutdown activities.
• Implement the Performance Standards to delivery of safety critical and routine maintenance. Review and approve SECE maintenance deferrals 
• Actively support an Incident Free Workplace mindset.

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant subject
• Substantial engineering and operations experience in oil and gas in a similar role
• Very high level of technical and engineering competence.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of a variety of rotating Equipment, including Gas Turbines, Centrifugal, axial and reciprocating compressors and pumps and their associated packages and support systems.
• Good communicator and influencer, able to present complex issues in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to review and analyse information effectively.
• Highly developed organisation skills anticipates problems and identifies solutions. 
• Proven relationship-builder across various disciplines and functions.
• Be a visible driving force for the company, our values, leading by example and having the courage to challenge and address inconsistencies across the organisation.