Junior Maintenance Engineer
BH-326102
Posted: 20/02/2026
- Competitive
- France Aquitaine Pau
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
Junior Maintenance Engineer
📍 Location: Pau, France
🕒 Start date: ASAP
📝 Contract: Onshore/Offshore missions (short rotations), max 3 months total
🌐 Industry: Oil & Gas
🔎 About the Role As part of the Project, we are looking for a Junior Maintenance Engineer to support engineering studies and contribute to the development of maintenance strategies for a large Oil & Gas project.
You will work independently but under the supervision of a senior manager, collaborating daily with multi‑discipline engineering teams. This role is ideal for a young engineer wanting to grow technical expertise in maintenance engineering, asset management, and spare parts strategy.
🎯 Key Responsibilities You will participate in maintenance engineering activities, including:
Technical Documentation & Analysis
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
📍 Location: Pau, France
🕒 Start date: ASAP
📝 Contract: Onshore/Offshore missions (short rotations), max 3 months total
🌐 Industry: Oil & Gas
🔎 About the Role As part of the Project, we are looking for a Junior Maintenance Engineer to support engineering studies and contribute to the development of maintenance strategies for a large Oil & Gas project.
You will work independently but under the supervision of a senior manager, collaborating daily with multi‑discipline engineering teams. This role is ideal for a young engineer wanting to grow technical expertise in maintenance engineering, asset management, and spare parts strategy.
🎯 Key Responsibilities You will participate in maintenance engineering activities, including:
Technical Documentation & Analysis
- Review and analyse EPSCC technical documents: P&ID, PFD, cross‑sectional diagrams, datasheets, and more.
- Support the creation and structuring of the Functional Location hierarchy.
- Set up Maintenance Plans and contribute to the definition and optimisation of maintenance tasks.
- Assist in defining spare parts (multi‑discipline) and supporting overall asset lifecycle planning.
- Perform stock analysis and define mini/maxi, safety stock, and capital stock levels.
- Ensure spare part data accuracy in CMMS/ERP systems.
- Experience in stock management methods and spare parts definition.
- Understanding of multi‑discipline engineering principles.
- Prior exposure to the Oil & Gas sector is a strong plus.
- Hands‑on experience with CMMS systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially MS Access.
- English: fluent (written & spoken)
- Onshore mission: up to 1 month max, non-renewable
- Offshore mission: up to 2 months max, non-renewable
- Visa/work permit handled and covered by the agency.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.