Senior Rotating Equipment Engineers

Our client, an independent Oil & Gas operator, is seeking two Senior Rotating Equipment Engineers to join their team on a long-term contract basis, based at their Gas Terminal in Cumbria, England. Agency Worker / PAYE

ROLE

The Gas Terminal has played a long-standing role in processing and delivering natural gas, supporting both local employment and the UK’s energy supply. The successful candidates will provide high-quality rotating equipment engineering support, helping to ensure the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the Hub’s systems and equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide rotating equipment engineering support to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Morecambe Hub rotating systems (compressors, pumps, engines, etc.).
• Support and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance strategies in collaboration with maintenance and operations teams.
• Support asset operations by troubleshooting equipment issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations (ASME, API, ISO, local regulations, company standards).
• Support inspection, testing, and condition monitoring programs to maintain asset integrity and extend equipment life.
• Provide technical input to capital projects and modifications, including specifications, design reviews, and commissioning activities.
• Review and approve rotating equipment work scopes, job packs, and method statements for execution.
• Oversee contractors and vendors, ensuring quality, safety, and adherence to technical and contractual requirements.
• Support turn around, commissioning, and start-up activities as required
• Participate in safety studies and risk assessments (HAZOP, HAZIDs, LOPA) and implement safeguards and improvements.
• Support change management processes by assessing impacts of operational or design changes.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including drawings, datasheets, calculations, and operating/maintenance procedures.
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience with onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, maintenance, and asset integrity practices.
• Strong knowledge of rotating equipment used in oil and gas production facilities.
• Materials and corrosion mechanisms
• Maintenance strategies and reliability engineering
• Offshore safety case and permit-to-work systems
• Industry standards (API, ASME, ISO, DNV where applicable)
• Educated to degree level, ideally MEng in Mechanical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer preferable