Mechanical Engineer

1 week ago


London, United Kingdom Todd Hayes Ltd Full time

Mechanical Engineer

Our client, a leading independent Oil & Gas operator, is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join their team.

This opportunity is based in Norwich, Norfolk, but may require periodic travel to our client s different assets.

As the Mechanical Engineer, you will achieve the objectives of securing the reliability and availability, 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
  • Gas and Diesel engine-driven generator sets

Essential Requirements:

  • Detailed operational knowledge of oil and gas industry mechanical equipment and a sound knowledge of engineering, maintenance, and planning.
  • Ideally 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.
  • Understanding of Management of Change processes and the importance it plays within an organisation.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Provide mechanical engineering support to a variety of departments including Operations, Maintenance, Projects, Metering and Integrity
  • Provide engineering guidance and support during operational shutdowns and outages
  • Help eliminate mechanically-related production losses by measuring equipment performance, identifying improvement opportunities, planning, risk-assessing and implementing cost-beneficial improvement initiatives; undertake root cause failure analysis.
  • Help deliver maintenance strategy and policies, prescribing equipment-specific routines and procedures
  • Monitor maintenance requirements and effectiveness and help minimise both mechanical maintenance backlogs and interventions through regular review processes
  • Specify, cost-analyse and procure replacement equipment in timely manner, ensuring specifications and legislative requirements are met, such that equipment breakdowns and plant outages are minimised
  • Complete required documentation and assurance systems

  • Manage costs by controlling spends with third-party vendors and promote a cost-challenge culture
  • Utilise an electronic maintenance system such as Maximo
  • Carry out Site Assurance Surveys at onshore and offshore sites
  • Provide technical training and guidance to Technicians and new recruits

Safety & Environmentally Critical Tasks:

Valve and Actuators

Fundamental knowledge requirements for Mechanical Engineers supporting the performance testing, assurance, maintenance, and failure analysis of actuated and non-actuated valves

Safety & Environmentally Critical Courses:

Accumulator/Pulsation Damper

CompEx Ex11 Mechanical Competence or equivalent

Hydraulic Awareness

HVAC equipment and systems

Further Candidate Requirements:

  • Able to give timely guidance to management on the history and health of equipment such that major costs and outages are predicted, planned and budget approved.
  • Diligent, hard-working, team player able to solicit help and co-operation from junior and senior colleagues, impartial and supportive of change
  • Understanding of specifying equipment for use in hazardous areas

As the Mechanical Engineer, you will work within the regulatory framework and appropriate engineering standards, an engineer in this role is expected to help keep our mechanical equipment operable as required and in optimal condition, fuel-efficiency and with minimal unplanned intervention.

Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications we receive I m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward.

If we can take your application further, we will of course be in touch.

Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Todd Hayes Ltd



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