Rotating Equipment Engineer

NES Global is a leading global technical recruitment company providing professional contract and permanent staff to a diverse world-wide client base within the oil & gas Industry. Our client, a major Oil and Gas Operator have an opportunity for a Rotating Equipment/Machinery Engineer to work on an FPSO project, on a long term contract based in Houston, Texas.

EXPERIENCE:

- 10+ years experience in design, specification, procurement, testing, commissioning, start-up, repair, replacement, and troubleshooting of mechanical and rotating equipment and equipment packages.
- Experience with large electric driven compressors and pumps
- Experience with large turbine driven generators and compressors
- Experience with heat exchanger design and construction
- Prior experience installing, maintaining, and/or operating equipment on FPSO`s
- Knowledge of applicable UK and European industry codes and standards considered highly desirable.
- Requires a layman`s level of experience and familiarity with offshore producing operations, facilities, and controls and safety systems.
- Previous experience working effectively within large Major Capital Project teams during FEED, detailed engineering, fabrication and construction, and installation and commissioning
- Previous experience working with FEED and EPCI contract engineering teams is desirable.
- Previous experience working with vendors and fabrication yards
- UK or North Sea experience is desirable

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of specific codes, and industry standards and practices applicable to the design, procurement, fabrication, inspection, testing, commissioning, start up and maintenance of mechanical and rotating equipment packages.
Requires a layman`s level of knowledge for other disciplines involved in the design of the offshore production equipment and facilities (e.g.- process, instrumentation and controls, structural, piping, electrical, etc.).
Knowledge of preventative maintenance and equipment monitoring requirements that should be included in equipment design for analysis and predictive maintenance.
Capable of managing the preparation of plans for pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up of mechanical and rotating equipment packages.

Please contact James Bradley at NES Global Talent for more information.