Rotating Equipment Eng. Specialist

Job Purpose

• Provide a high level of broad technical expertise in rotating equipment engineering discipline whilst ensuring the highest level of engineering integrity and reliability, and safety and environmental compliance. Incumbent has a key responsibility for developing his own expertise and developing expertise in the Company.

Job Context & Major Challenge(s)

• Operates in a technical and non-technical environment of oil and gas industry that requires inputs and understanding from sources outside of the core business.
• Evaluates high impact issues as a rotating equipment subject matter expert, present options and assist management in making decisions.
• Requires to independently undertake multi-disciplinary tasks whilst providing expertise in specialized area of the discipline.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Prepare/review specifications and procedures incorporating industry best practices.
• Provide technical information and expertise to other disciplines, engineering and non-engineering, as per requirements as SME.
• Provide assistance to Operations and Maintenance managers in making decisions for unplanned shutdowns due to machinery issues in terms of options, scope or duration optimisation.
• Study high impact rotating equipment reliability issues, analyse the causes and provide options/ recommendations for resolution with technical and economic feasibility.
• Propose solution /review equipment and/or system changes for reliability or operational enhancements and optimisation.
• Perform /contribute to RCFAs, Risk Assessments, and HAZOP to find cause and eliminate or mitigate the risks.
• Conduct specialized technical and operational investigations and evaluation of complex tasks, providing recommendations on the most appropriate approach.
• Provide support to projects by carrying out technical review of documents, analysing deviations and taking decisions.
• Support projects by carrying out machinery design audits, appraisal, selection and witnessing FAT, SAT, commissioning, start-up activities and evaluating any deviations.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and national developees to develop their capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Knowledge and/or Experience

• 8 years experience in an oil and gas environment.
• Attain/maintain/acquired competence in accordance with the technical competence framework requirements.