Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

2 Year Contract

Barrow-in-Furness – 4 days per week on site/ office and 1 day per week from home

Inside IR35 – PAYE

A Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer is required to work on a2 year contract basis that will require 4 days per week in Barrow-in-Furness.

The rate will be all inclusive so there wont be any further support outside of the rate to cover travel/ accommodation costs.

Summary

Provides high-quality rotating equipment engineering support ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Morecambe Hub Product Gas Compressors (PGCs).

Accountabilities

Key Role Deliverables  

• As the Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer, you will provide rotating equipment engineering support to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Morecambe Hub PGCs
• 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.
• As the Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer, you will 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.
• As the Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer, you will 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.
• As the Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer, you will prepare and maintain technical documentation, including drawings, datasheets, calculations, and operating/maintenance procedures.
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required.

Competence & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• 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.
• As the Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer, you will have a deep expertise in reciprocating gas engines and compressors
• Maintenance strategies and reliability engineering
• Offshore safety case and permit-to-work systems
• Industry standards (API, ASME, ISO, DNV where applicable)

Qualifications  

• As the Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer, you will be educated to degree level, ideally MEng in Mechanical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer preferable 

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