Maintenance Senior Engineering Specialist Rotating

Summary: The Maintenance Senior Rotating Specialist is tasked with overseeing engineering and maintenance activities for rotating machinery in a major LNG production environment. This role emphasizes technical integrity, equipment availability, and safe operations while leading a team of specialist engineers and managing maintenance strategies. The position also involves contractor management and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards. Continuous improvement initiatives are a key aspect of the role, focusing on enhancing safety, reliability, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the technical integrity and safe operation of all rotating equipment.
• Lead the Rotating Engineering Specialist Team.
• Provide expert guidance for all rotating maintenance operations.
• Conduct Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and implement engineering improvements.
• Review and optimise preventive maintenance plans and frequencies.
• Provide reliability support to Maintenance & Reliability teams.
• Oversee documentation, procedures, safety manuals, and ensure proper archiving.
• Validate and approve maintenance procedures; ensure correct implementation.
• Ensure quality control throughout all maintenance execution activities.
• Supervise and coordinate scheduling of all rotating-related work requests.
• Prepare and review monthly KPIs covering preventive/corrective maintenance, performance, cost, and budgeting.
• Ensure adequate spare parts availability, conduct stock reviews, and prepare financial justifications.
• Ensure backup and archival of all rotating equipment control system configurations.
• Manage rotating equipment activities carried out by contractors and vendors.
• Ensure contractor compliance with scope, quality, safety, and performance standards.
• Contribute to development of technical scopes for new contracts.
• Participate in vendor pre-qualification and technical reviews.
• Oversee specialist service providers for rotating machinery.
• Identify and implement improvements in safety, reliability, efficiency, and compliance.
• Initiate technical modifications and oversee implementation.
• Work closely with Condition Monitoring teams to determine intervention timelines.

Key Skills:

• Expert knowledge of rotating/mechanical equipment in the oil, gas, and LNG sectors.
• Strong expertise with GE Frame 7 Gas Turbines, large compressors, expanders, pumps, LNG loading arms, and hydraulic systems.
• Excellent understanding of international engineering codes and standards.
• Proficient with SAP/CMMS maintenance systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Rotating or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent international technical qualification).
• Minimum 20 years maintenance experience in oil, gas, or petrochemical environments.
• Minimum 10 years experience in LNG production plants (not LNG import terminals).
• Extensive experience with gas turbines and large compressors.

Salary: undetermined

City: Milan

Country: Italy

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other