Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Mechanical Engineer, based onshore in Aberdeen. This is a PAYE 12 month contract based in their Aberdeen offices. Offshore trips will be required quarterly.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure rotating & static mechanical related equipment is managed and maintained effectively and that mechanical engineering activities are delivered in accordance with Statutory Regulations, Health, Safety & Environmental practices.
• Participation in risk based inspection reviews.
• Prioritise repairs and inspections as required. Record the integrity status of mechanical related equipment and provide preliminary assessment of any associated risk.
• Review maintenance deferrals for planned and corrective maintenance work.
• Responsible for company assurance and verification requirements to satisfy class/flag.
• Review and input into Operational Risk Assessments.
• Input into Management of Change process and that changes to the design and maintenance of equipment are appropriately documented. Occasionally manage minor modifications.
• Provide technical support to the maintenance and project teams where required.
• Carry out engineering studies, and root cause investigations where required in support of delivering to an agenda of continuous improvement.
• Liaise with manufacturers on aspects of equipment trouble shooting and problem solving.
• Support the development and implementation of improved operational, maintenance and reliability strategies to ensure safe and reliable operation.
• Support the implementation of obsolescence related maintenance and integrity improvements.
• Responsible for site Cat 1 documents.
• Support equipment reliability and availability reviews.
• Provide reviews into critical and operational spares with the aim of ensuring critical spares are always available.
• Develop SORs, review decommissioning work packs, decommissioning work programmes and technical proposals provided by 3rd parties in support of mechanical work execution.
• Support the decommissioning programmes and the implementation of safe mechanical procedures and practices.
• Able to prioritise multiple work activities to deliver on key objectives for the asset.
• Ability to work with individuals from a background in a multi-cultural environment.
• Present themselves in a professional and ethical manner appropriate to the company’s values.
• Maintain a safe working environment, complying with and promoting the HSE&A policy and processes.
• Works collaboratively within a team environment and takes initiative to get things done
• Ability to communicate concisely, both verbally and written.
• A motivated self-starter, proactive, flexible and able to respond positively to challenge and ad-hoc requests.
• Ability to work within a team, however, equally able work on own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Strives for continuous improvement; brings solutions and constantly seeks new and better ways to work.
• Actively shares the client’s vision and demonstrates ability to adapt to change.
• Able to travel offshore to support.

 
Specific Requirements:

• Delivering operations, engineering, integrity management & maintenance support to the client’s offshore operated assets.
• Strong safety/environmental awareness - understanding of legislative requirements.
• Experience in the creation of Scopes of Work for vendor and offshore scope.
• Experience of modification/project ‘close-out’ processes, FATs & SATs.
• Excellent technical knowledge/experience of static and rotating equipment with demonstrable understanding of maintenance strategies for mechanical equipment
• Responsible for development and management of the FPSO mechanical budget
• Computerised Maintenance Management Systems.
• Incident investigation.

Education
Essential

• Mechanical engineering Masters or Bachelor’s degree, though suitable experience may be considered to be equivalent.
• Able to demonstrate continuing personal and professional development.

 
Desirable

• Supervisory experience.
• Candidates should hold chartership accreditation with a recognised UK professional body and be recognised as a Chartered Engineer through the Engineering Council.

Temporary 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/077148

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.