Senior Mechanical Rotating Engineer
BH-316921
Posted: 28/10/2025
- Competitive
- Scotland Scotland Aberdeen
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
Our client, an oil and gas operator, are currently hiring a Senior Mechanical Rotating Engineer on a contract basis
Purpose of Role:
• The primary purpose of this position is to provide discipline engineering support to UK
operations to ensure equipment integrity and regularity, is the SECE Owner for
Rotating Equipment, supports breakdowns, delivers the maintenance plan in
accordance with maintenance strategy, provides input to maintenance budget and
supports plant optimisation.
Critical Responsibilities
(MAE/MATTE/HSES*):
*Major Accident Event (MAE)/
Major Accident to the Environment (MATTE)/
Health, Safety, Environment & Security (HSES)
• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all
regulatory requirements, legislation and HSES Procedures
• Assures Rotating SECE degradation / threat management risk assessments and
maintenance deferment risk assessments
• Lead and manage to that all activities are carried out in a safe and environmentally
prudent manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation,
HSEQ procedures, Asset specific Performance Standards and Engineering
Standards.
• Responsible for monitoring equipment/system performance initiating and ensuring
corrective actions.
• Responsible for discipline engineering and maintenance support to UK operations
Ethics and Compliance
Responsibilities:
• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with
Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any
compulsory compliance training as required
Areas of Accountability,
Responsibility and
Competence:
• Oversees Mechanical Rotating equipment SECE gap closure implementation plans
• Responsible to provide budget input/scope for maintenance and modifications.
• Responsible for continuously challenging technical solutions, engineering
performance and cost of modification projects.
• Raise TWMs where complex technical solutions and modifications are required.
• Provide an optimized preventive maintenance program, including detailed work
packages for UK Operated Assets.
• Assures Rotating equipment elements of the Technical MoC Process
• Responsible for equipment performance including spare part management and
warranty follow up.
• Mobilise offshore as and when required by business.
• The postholder may be required to join the emergency response rota should this
become a requirement of the position
Critical Skills*, Qualifications,
Experience, etc.:
• Educated to engineering degree level or satisfactory equivalent e.g. HND/HNC plus
preferable qualifications/experience and/or vocational certificates
• Chartered Engineer Status and Corporate Member of a professional body preferred.
• Understanding of processes required to meet HSE objectives. Fully conversant with
UK regulatory environment
• Significant operational and engineering experience.
• Previous relevant technical experience
• Offshore experience
• Self-driven. Strong personal leadership and drive toward teamwork. Ability to
perform effectively within a strong peer group and to drive toward optimal business
solutions
• Good communicating, influencing, negotiating and networking skills. Builds excellent
relationships. Respected internally and externally
• Able to drive continuous improvement and to instigate and make change happen.
• Set ambitious, yet realistic goals and targets, and consistently achieve these.
• Understanding of Corporate and Local budget, maintenance and
project management processes and tools
• Awareness of HSEQ Policies and Business Management System (BMS)
• Awareness of Values & Business Principles
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.
Purpose of Role:
• The primary purpose of this position is to provide discipline engineering support to UK
operations to ensure equipment integrity and regularity, is the SECE Owner for
Rotating Equipment, supports breakdowns, delivers the maintenance plan in
accordance with maintenance strategy, provides input to maintenance budget and
supports plant optimisation.
Critical Responsibilities
(MAE/MATTE/HSES*):
*Major Accident Event (MAE)/
Major Accident to the Environment (MATTE)/
Health, Safety, Environment & Security (HSES)
• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all
regulatory requirements, legislation and HSES Procedures
• Assures Rotating SECE degradation / threat management risk assessments and
maintenance deferment risk assessments
• Lead and manage to that all activities are carried out in a safe and environmentally
prudent manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation,
HSEQ procedures, Asset specific Performance Standards and Engineering
Standards.
• Responsible for monitoring equipment/system performance initiating and ensuring
corrective actions.
• Responsible for discipline engineering and maintenance support to UK operations
Ethics and Compliance
Responsibilities:
• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with
Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any
compulsory compliance training as required
Areas of Accountability,
Responsibility and
Competence:
• Oversees Mechanical Rotating equipment SECE gap closure implementation plans
• Responsible to provide budget input/scope for maintenance and modifications.
• Responsible for continuously challenging technical solutions, engineering
performance and cost of modification projects.
• Raise TWMs where complex technical solutions and modifications are required.
• Provide an optimized preventive maintenance program, including detailed work
packages for UK Operated Assets.
• Assures Rotating equipment elements of the Technical MoC Process
• Responsible for equipment performance including spare part management and
warranty follow up.
• Mobilise offshore as and when required by business.
• The postholder may be required to join the emergency response rota should this
become a requirement of the position
Critical Skills*, Qualifications,
Experience, etc.:
• Educated to engineering degree level or satisfactory equivalent e.g. HND/HNC plus
preferable qualifications/experience and/or vocational certificates
• Chartered Engineer Status and Corporate Member of a professional body preferred.
• Understanding of processes required to meet HSE objectives. Fully conversant with
UK regulatory environment
• Significant operational and engineering experience.
• Previous relevant technical experience
• Offshore experience
• Self-driven. Strong personal leadership and drive toward teamwork. Ability to
perform effectively within a strong peer group and to drive toward optimal business
solutions
• Good communicating, influencing, negotiating and networking skills. Builds excellent
relationships. Respected internally and externally
• Able to drive continuous improvement and to instigate and make change happen.
• Set ambitious, yet realistic goals and targets, and consistently achieve these.
• Understanding of Corporate and Local budget, maintenance and
project management processes and tools
• Awareness of HSEQ Policies and Business Management System (BMS)
• Awareness of Values & Business Principles
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.