At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead maintenance strategies and ensure safety in a dynamic energy environment.
- Company: Join Barrow Gas Terminal, a key player in the UK's energy infrastructure since 1985.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and a supportive team culture.
- Other info: Embrace agility and collaboration in a high-hazard environment with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on energy supply while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Degree in engineering, extensive maintenance experience, and strong technical leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45000 £ per year.
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 COMAH, Safety Case and SEMS requirements; and Industry standards.
- Ensure maintenance regimes support process safety barriers, statutory integrity requirements, and production availability.
- Provide technical oversight of critical equipment maintenance, safety critical elements, performance standards and assurance activities.
- Support failure investigations as required.
- Act as technical owner for maintenance management systems.
- Ensure maintenance systems support maintenance strategy execution; defect management and backlog control; regulatory and safety case/COMAH reporting.
- Provide technical leadership for system upgrades, configuration changes, and data quality improvements.
- Provide maintenance technical assurance into asset integrity reviews, internal and external audits and regulatory engagements.
- Contribute to competence frameworks and technical capability development.
- Provide constructive challenge and technical escalation where standards or safety may be compromised.
- 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:
- Extensive experience in maintenance engineering within onshore or offshore operations.
- Proven experience operating in a Technical Authority or senior discipline engineer role.
- Strong understanding of maintenance strategies and reliability engineering; safety critical equipment and barrier management; maintenance systems and work management processes.
- Demonstrated ability to make and defend risk‑based technical decisions in a high‑hazard environment.
- Degree qualified in an engineering or technology discipline.
- Chartered Engineer.
- Experience in event management and investigation training such as Kelvin TopSet.
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.
MAINTENANCE & SYSTEMS TECHNICAL AUTHORITY employer: Spirit Energy
Spirit Energy is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at the Barrow Gas Terminal, a vital part of the UK's energy infrastructure. With a strong commitment to safety, environmental sustainability, and community engagement, employees benefit from a hybrid working arrangement that promotes work-life balance while fostering professional growth through continuous learning and development opportunities. Join a team that values agility, collaboration, and courage, ensuring a rewarding career in a supportive and innovative atmosphere.
