Mechanical Engineer

A Mechanical Engineer is sought to work for an oil & gas operator based in El Merk, Algeria, on a one-year renewable contract. The role will be based around a 28-day-on, 28-day-off shift pattern.

Principal responsibilities:

• Hold responsibility for technical contribution and oversight of the preventative and corrective maintenance activities for the central production facility in order to ensure long-term reliability of rotating and static equipment
• Monitor and track contractor activities during the maintenance of static and rotating equipment and machinery
• Identify reliability and availability issues and create plans to improve in these areas
• Review vibration monitoring and machine monitoring system (MMS) information for major rotating equipment and recommend corrective actions and long-term improvements
• Assist in shutdown and major maintenance preparation activities related to mechanical maintenance
• Provide support to the maintenance mechanical services and engineering discipline and provide technical leadership for the development and implementation of preventative maintenance programmes for all types of industrial mechanical and rotating systems and equipment such as compressors, turbines and pumps. This includes the review and planning to ensure spare parts availability
• Provide input, support and approval into the design/engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, inspection and testing, installation, commissioning and start-up of the company’s facilities
• Mentor and develop more junior members of the team.

Experience/qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in mechanical engineering is required
• Over ten years of experience in the engineering and/or construction of large petrochemical, oil and/or gas production facilities
• Demonstrated knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance of industrial mechanical and rotating systems and equipment
• The ability to use and interpret reports from all precision measuring devices and perform precision alignment on multiple equipment types
• Experience of reading, interpreting and maintaining mechanical drawings, mechanical flow diagrams (MFDs), process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and other complex diagrams
• In-depth knowledge of plant maintenance procedures and equipment diagnostics
• There is a preference for experience in a wide range of non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques, plus experience of commissioning systems and pre-commissioning oversight.