Rotating Equipment Engineer in Norwich

Overview

This is a great opportunity to join our dynamic Maintenance team at Perenco. Reporting to the Rotating Equipment Managers (Technical Authorities), this position will be responsible for improving the availability, reliability and performance of all high-speed rotating equipment. You will also be responsible for the planning and delivery of major work scopes.

Perenco operates a mixed fleet of compression and generation sets which currently comprise of the following:

• Siemens SGT-600 Gas Generator driving 2 x Delaval Stork Centrifugal Compressors (Single Train).
• 2 x Siemens SGT-A35 DLE (RB211-24GT DLE) Gas Generators driving 2 x Dresser Rand Centrifugal Compressors (Dual Train).
• 3 x Ruston Gas Turbine TB5400 Power Generation Sets.
• 2 x SGT-100-2S Gas Generators driving 2 x Dresser Rand Centrifugal Compressors (Dual Train).
• 1 x Solar Centaur 40 Power Generator Set.
• 2 x Electric Drive Howden Screw Compressors (Dual Train).

Whilst it is not expected that the engineer will be fully conversant with each type, a broad range of knowledge, both hands on and theoretical, of high-speed rotating equipment and support systems is essential.

This position operates on a shift rotation of 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, primarily based at our onshore Bacton gas terminal with the requirement to also work in the field across all of our onshore and offshore assets, as well as office based, as operationally required.

Key Responsibilities

• Control and implementation of planned maintenance activities for all rotating equipment.
• Provision of technical support for onshore and offshore assets.
• Attend vendor co-ordination meetings, project HAZOPs, and design review meetings.
• Be responsible for the approval of project commissioning procedures and reviewing vendors’ machinery test procedures including witness testing.
• Oversee and project manage repair and overhaul of both onshore and offshore high-speed rotating equipment, including control of vendors executing works.
• Maintain and continuously refine high-speed rotating equipment maintenance strategies, including machinery specific basic care requirements, planned maintenance tasks and condition-based monitoring.
• Develop and apply gas turbine and compressor performance monitoring programs.
• Carry out failure mode analysis of all high-speed rotating equipment.
• Carry out critical spare’s reviews for all high-speed rotating equipment.
• Initiate high-speed rotating equipment reliability improvements and proactively design out reliability problems, including evaluation of new technology.
• Issue technical alerts/service bulletins to assets as required.
• Responsible for updating maintenance management systems to ensure maintenance planning and execution information is current & accurate.
• Responsible for maintaining and developing personal competency, utilising the Perenco Competence Assurance Program (PCAP) to identify training needs to support the key tasks identified.
• Ensure and promote the highest levels of compliance with all health, safety, and environmental legislation.

Safety

• Safety Critical Tasks: Maintain all high-speed rotating equipment to manufacturers specification.

Safety & Environmentally Critical Courses

• Equipment Specific Operation and Maintenance Course.
• Confined Space Entry & BA (Breathing Apparatus).
• Dry Gas Seal Training.
• Alignment Training.
• Vibration Analysis.
• Borescope Training.

Key Requirements

• Engineering Degree or HNC/HND and/or relevant experience.
• Knowledge and experience of the support and maintenance of high-speed rotating equipment.
• A general appreciation of turbine control is an advantage however in-depth PLC knowledge is not required.

Benefits

• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Medical Insurance & Dental Cover
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Life Assurance
• Excellent Pension Provision
• 21 days holiday
• Profit ‘Unit’ Sharing Scheme