Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

Barrow-in-Furness

2 year contract – Inside IR35

4 days per week on site (core days Tuesday – Thursday) with optional Monday or Friday – 1 day working remotely

PAYE day rate open to negotiation

Job Role:

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

Key Responsibilities:

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

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• Proven experience with onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, maintenance, and asset integrity practices.
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• Strong knowledge of rotating equipment used in oil and gas production facilities.
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• Deep expertise in reciprocating gas engines and compressors
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• Maintenance strategies and reliability engineering
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• Offshore safety case and permit-to-work systems
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• Industry standards (API, ASME, ISO, DNV where applicable)
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Qualifications:

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• Educated to degree level, ideally MEng in Mechanical Engineering
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• Chartered Engineer preferable
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