Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer, based in Aberdeen. This has been released on a 12 month PAYE contract. 
 
Responsibilities:

• Discipline Support: Champion the development and maturity of rotating equipment engineering across the organisation, fostering best practices and continuous improvement.
• Technical Authority: Provide deep technical support and guidance for complex rotating equipment issues, including failure investigations, performance optimisation, and lifecycle management.
• Quality Assurance: Lead initiatives to improve the quality of engineering deliverables and ensure alignment with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Integrity Management: Ensure the integrity and reliability of rotating equipment through robust maintenance strategies, condition monitoring, and risk-based assessments.
• Operational Support: Collaborate with offshore and onshore teams to resolve equipment challenges, support turnaround planning, and drive defect elimination.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with production, maintenance, and project teams to align engineering priorities with business objectives.
• Contract Support: Market engagement strategy support, scope definition, and technical assurance.

 
 
Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience of engineering, maintenance and operations of an oil & gas processing facility.
• Knowledge of engineering practices and of governing codes, industry standards and local regulations relevant to rotating equipment and ability to demonstrate practical applications of engineering standards and practices.
• Providing support for site operations related risks/queries/activities to deliver safe, reliable and compliant operations.
• Professional accreditation, e.g. Chartered Engineer, or, significant level of demonstrable autonomy in Rotating Equipment discipline.
• Ability to travel offshore UK.
• Experience of providing frontline engineering support for an operating asset. (Desirable)

 
Contract position
 
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/082208.


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