Machinery Failure Investigation Specialist in Southampton

The Technical and Failure Investigation Department (TFI) provides world‑class failure investigation services to global clients by carrying out engineering assessment and evaluation of systems and component failures to help marine and land‑based asset owners and operators minimise business downtime. Using core engineering skills to identify and understand the root causes of failure, we provide customised solutions to allow recovery back to operation as part of a rapid response service.

Location: Southampton, UK.

What We Offer You:

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a clear sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes.
• Full‑time employment.

The role:

• Provide technical support to the TFI team and other LR Advisory teams as required.
• Produce deliverables within agreed parameters, review other employees’ work as requested.
• Discuss and present deliverables with internal/external clients at a senior level and suggest alternative solutions where appropriate.
• Produce proposals and define required work to meet clients’ expectations, ensuring consistency of proposals to clients according to established procedures.
• Assess/recommend the time/value of the work to be undertaken for an internal/external client within an agreed fee/cost structure and within the commercial aspects of the contract.
• Make recommendations based on client feedback to assist in service delivery improvement and help build the business.
• Share knowledge with the team and advise colleagues based on reviews and own experience; build an internal network of contacts in order to gain knowledge from senior personnel within Lloyd’s Register.
• Pursue Continuous Professional Development and maintain a high degree of disciplinary knowledge and awareness.
• Mentor/coach other technical employees to achieve effective technical knowledge transfer and application.
• Undertake project management where applicable, including monitoring project progress and spend against budget and contract requirements.

What You Bring:

• A degree or equivalent from a tertiary organisation recognised by Lloyd’s Register within the relevant field of engineering or physical science (minimum of two years programme) or qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant sea‑going experience as a certificated ship’s officer.
• Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the work.
• Good general knowledge of marine and industrial power plant machinery, including internal combustion engines (mainly diesel, dual fuel and gas), electric motors, shafting, gearing, dampers, couplings, propellers, pumps & piping, steam plant, etc.
• Ability to apply knowledge and experience to a wide range of technical investigations on client vessels/sites in the marine and offshore and land‑based industry providing timely solutions in line with client expectations.
• Experience within a technical specialism.
• Good metallurgy knowledge.
• Experience of performing RCA investigations.
• Prepared to work away from home on jobs ashore or on ships in port and/or at sea in the UKI and worldwide.

Preferred, but not required:

• Membership of an appropriate professional institution an advantage.
• Working towards becoming a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer an advantage.
• Knowledge of instrumentation techniques for data acquisition would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with MATLAB for data post‑processing an advantage.

You are someone who:

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs.
• Is able to self‑manage and prioritise tasks to meet goals.
• Is effective at solving problems, troubleshooting and making timely decisions.
• Is flexible and eager to take initiatives.
• Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user‑friendly language.
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment.
• Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone.