Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer

About the role

The Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer serves as the discipline lead for rotating equipment on a long-term integrated maintenance contract supporting a floating production asset in West Africa. The role provides second-line technical support to the site team.

Required profile

• Mechanical Engineering degree, Chartered or COREN registered.
• Minimum of fifteen years' experience, substantially gained on offshore production facilities; FPSO experience preferred.
• Valid BOSIET certification and offshore medical, or willingness to obtain both; available to mobilise at short notice.
• English language skills are essential; French and West African regional experience is a strong advantage.

Required skills

• Strong experience with centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, seal gas systems, lube oil systems, dry gas seals, turbines, pumps, generators and cranes.
• Condition monitoring and vibration analysis, able to interpret the data beyond the report.
• Root cause failure analysis, with the ability to present findings to OEMs and defend recommendations.
• Knowledge of static equipment, pressure vessels, piping and valves as a secondary area of expertise.
• Added advantage: experience with OEMs such as Siemens, Solar, Baker Hughes or Atlas Copco, and RCM and criticality assessment.