Machinebouwer Werktuigbouwkunde in King's Lynn, Norfolk

Our client, a leading independent Oil & Gas operator, is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to join their Maintenance team, which has a critical function in supporting their operation in the Southern North Sea.

The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for providing discipline-specific support to help achieve the objectives of securing the reliability, availability, and operability of a wide range of mechanical equipment. The equipment includes, but is not limited to, static equipment such as piping, valves, filters, vessels, pumps, reciprocating engines, reciprocating compressors, and gas and diesel engine-driven generator sets.

Working within the regulatory framework and appropriate engineering standards, an engineer in this role is expected to help keep their mechanical equipment operable as required and in optimal condition, fuel-efficient, and with minimal unplanned intervention. This is a Monday to Friday role based in our Norwich office, initially on a 12-month contract. The role may require periodic travel to other company assets.

Ideally, candidates should be Engineering degree-qualified or HNC/HND with at least 8-10 years experience in the oil and gas offshore industry or other highly regulated industries. Detailed operational knowledge of oil and gas industry mechanical equipment and a sound knowledge of engineering, maintenance, and planning are essential.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing mechanical engineering support to a variety of departments including Operations, Maintenance, Projects, Metering, and Integrity.
• Providing engineering guidance and support during operational shutdowns and outages.
• Helping eliminate mechanically-related production losses by measuring equipment performance, identifying improvement opportunities, planning, risk-assessing, and implementing cost-beneficial improvement initiatives; undertaking root cause failure analysis and making effective use of intrusive maintenance programmes by coordinating the requirements of differing trades for the same equipment.
• Helping deliver the company maintenance strategy and policies, prescribing equipment-specific routines and procedures.
• Monitoring maintenance requirements and effectiveness and helping minimise both mechanical maintenance backlogs and interventions through regular review processes.
• Specifying, cost-analysing, and procuring replacement equipment in a timely manner, ensuring company specifications and legislative requirements are met, such that equipment breakdowns and plant outages are minimised.
• Completing required documentation and assurance systems, such as work planning, the submission and assessment or approval of Change Management applications, the update of equipment and documentation databases, and the publication of reports.
• Managing costs by controlling spends with third-party vendors and promoting a cost-challenge culture to secure value and cost-effectiveness from suppliers and contractors.
• Utilising an electronic maintenance system such as Maximo.
• Carrying out Site Assurance Surveys at onshore and offshore sites.
• Providing technical training and guidance to Technicians and new recruits.

Fundamental knowledge requirements for Mechanical Engineers include supporting the performance testing, assurance, maintenance, and failure analysis of actuated and non-actuated valves. CompEx Ex11 Mechanical Competence or equivalent, HVAC equipment and systems are also required.

Benefits include:

• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Medical Insurance & Dental Cover
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Life Assurance
• Excellent Pension Provision
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Profit Units Sharing Scheme