Senior Mechanical Engineer – Operations and Maintenance
Role Overview
Provide day-to-day mechanical engineering support for site operations queries, activities, and risks.
Work with site teams to progress longer-term engineering solutions that reduce risk and support production.
The role is described as full-time and on-site in Sharjah, UAE; it reports to the Operations Engineering Manager.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Provide day-to-day mechanical engineering support for site operations queries, activities, and risks.
Work with site teams to progress longer-term engineering solutions that reduce risk and support production.
The role is described as full-time and on-site in Sharjah, UAE; it reports to the Operations Engineering Manager.
Responsibilities
- Resolve immediate operations issues with the site team under the Operations Engineering Manager's direction.
- Assess asset mechanical engineering risks and drive actions to reduce them within agreed timeframes.
- Define static mechanical engineering operating envelopes, monitor equipment health, and investigate excursions.
- Monitor static mechanical engineering KPIs and initiate corrective actions.
- Support technical Management of Change and Engineering Queries.
- Identify production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities.
- Write, review, and recommend technical input for Site Operations Procedures.
- Coach client engineers in static mechanical engineering.
- Generate, revise, and review discipline technical documentation.
Qualifications and experience
- BSc, BEng, MEng, or international equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant engineering subject.
- Professional accreditation as a Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer.
- Significant experience in an Operations Mechanical Engineering support role.
- Advanced engineering knowledge and sound knowledge of relevant industry codes, standards, and regulations.
- Ability to initiate guidance on designs and systems to prevent, control, and mitigate risks.
- Sound stakeholder management experience.
Benefits
- The employer describes professional development plans, medical and life insurance, an employee share plan, and long-service awards.
- The posting mentions competitive salary reviews but gives no salary amount or pay cadence.
About the employer
Wood describes work supporting upstream and midstream oil and gas clients, including maintenance, modifications, and engineering solutions.
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