Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

Wood is looking for a Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer on a full time, permanent staff basis. We can also consider a PSC engagement. This is an embedded role at our clients in Barrow-in-Furness. The successful individual should preferably have experience in an offshore environment and is willing to go offshore frequently.

The Role:

You will provide high-quality rotating equipment engineering support ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Morecambe Hub systems and equipment.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood delivers solutions across more than 60 countries with local offices covering all major energy and materials hubs globally. 

For more than 160 years, we have partnered with clients to deliver engineering, advisory and operational solutions to some of the world’s most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant 
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

• Provide rotating equipment engineering support to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Morecambe Hub rotating systems (compressors, pumps, engines, etc.).
• Support and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance strategies in collaboration with maintenance and operations teams.
• Support asset operations by troubleshooting equipment issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations (ASME, API, ISO, local regulations, company standards).
• Support inspection, testing, and condition monitoring programs to maintain asset integrity and extend equipment life.
• Provide technical input to capital projects and modifications, including specifications, design reviews, and commissioning activities.
• Review and approve rotating equipment work scopes, job packs, and method statements for execution.
• Oversee contractors and vendors, ensuring quality, safety, and adherence to technical and contractual requirements.
• Support turn around, commissioning, and start-up activities as required
• Participate in safety studies and risk assessments (HAZOP, HAZIDs, LOPA) and implement safeguards and improvements.
• Support change management processes by assessing impacts of operational or design changes.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including drawings, datasheets, calculations, and operating/maintenance procedures.
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required.

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges. 

• Proven experience with onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, maintenance, and asset integrity practices
• Strong knowledge of rotating equipment used in oil and gas production facilities.
• Materials and corrosion mechanisms
• Maintenance strategies and reliability engineering
• Offshore safety case and permit-to-work systems
• Industry standards (API, ASME, ISO, DNV where applicable)
• Educated to degree level, ideally MEng in Mechanical Engineering 
• Chartered Engineer preferable  
• BOSIET, MIST & Offshore Medical would be beneficial