Maintenance Spares & Repairs Lead

HAVE YOU GOT SPIRIT?
 
In operation since 1985, Barrow Gas Terminal is a key piece of the UK’s energy infrastructure and supports the Morecambe Bay gas fields. The terminal has played a long‑standing role in processing and delivering natural gas, supporting both local employment and national energy supply.
 
With a focus on safety, environmental sustainability and community engagement, we believe in operational excellence at every stage of production. If you are ready to take the next step in your career with a dynamic and energetic team, then we are keen to hear from you.
 
 
THE OPPORTUNITY – MAINTENANCE SPARES & REPAIRS LEAD
 
The Maintenance Spares & Repairs Lead is responsible for ensuring the availability, integrity, and lifecycle management of maintenance spares and repairable equipment to support safe, reliable, and compliant asset operations.
 
The role ensures that critical spares, repair strategies, and inventory controls are aligned with asset criticality, maintenance strategies, and regulatory requirements, while balancing operational risk and total cost of ownership.
 
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Duration: 2-year contract
Contract Type: PAYE
Day Rate: TBC - For your application to be progressed, please ensure you provide a PAYE day rate banding expectation.  Please note that there is no travel and accommodation allowance provided.
 

• Please only apply if you have existing right-to-work in the UK.
• Please outline notice period/availability to start.

 
Closing Date for Applications: 16th July 2026
 
Spirit Energy currently have a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement for all office-based workers. 4 days must be worked in the office with compulsory days being Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The fourth day worked in-office (either Monday or Friday) is of the worker’s choosing but should be in keeping with what is most efficient and effective for their team. The office is open 5 days a week for full time, in-office working if this is the contractor’s preference.  
 
 
AND NOW FOR THE TECHNICAL BIT…
In role, you will be required to:
 

• Maintain spares and repair strategies aligned with maintenance and asset integrity requirements, ensuring spares strategies support whole‑life value and sustainability objectives.
• Define and manage spares philosophies for safety critical elements; production‑critical equipment; obsolescence and life‑extension scenarios.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, Safety Case, SEMS, COMAH and company standards.
• Identify and manage critical and insurance spares based on asset criticality and failure risk.
• Ensure appropriate stocking policies for onshore and offshore environments, considering logistics and downtime risk.
• Support business decisions on redundancy, repair vs replace, and long‑lead‑time items.
• Maintain critical spares registers and assurance evidence.
• Act as the technical focal point for spares and repair vendors, OEMs, and specialist repair service providers.
• Ensure repairs meet OEM specifications; engineering and quality standards; and regulatory and safety requirements
• Support supplier performance management and contract input.
• Identify and manage obsolescence risks affecting spares and equipment.
• Develop mitigation strategies including redesign, alternative sourcing, or life extension options.
• Input to asset plans and decommissioning strategies.
• Work with supply chain teams to optimise inventory levels while managing operational risk.
• Reduce excess, obsolete, and slow-moving stock through structured reviews and disposal strategies.
• Support cost control and budgeting activities related to spares and repairs.
• Ensure accurate spares data within CMMS system.
• Support audits, asset integrity reviews, and regulatory inspections.
• Provide specialist guidance to planners, engineers, and offshore teams on spares and repairs.
• Act as a Lead investigator using Kelvin TopSet investigation techniques to support business requirements.
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required.

 
 
ABOUT YOU
To be successful in this role, we are looking for:
 

• Proven experience in maintenance spares and repair management within hazardous industry
• Demonstrable understanding of equipment criticality and risk based spares management; maintenance strategies and reliability principles; repair processes and quality assurance
• Experience working with CMMS systems
• Experience managing obsolescence in ageing assets desirable
• Familiarity with ISO 55000 Asset Management principles
• Degree qualified in engineering or technology discipline, Materials Management or Asset Management

 
 
In addition to technical knowledge and credibility, we are looking for someone who lives our values - Agility, Collaboration, Courage, Care, and Delivery. A person who embraces and supports change, while ensuring the safe and efficient operation of a mature asset.  
 
 
 
 
 
 


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