Project Operations Engineer - Outside of IR35

Kent is looking for a Project Operations Engineer - Outside of IR35 to be based in Aberdeen (Client office) for 12 month duration.

Key Deliverables:

• Undertake equipment failure/problem investigation using company and vendor reliability data to develop preventative maintenance plans.


• Accountable for condition monitoring contract performance, agreeing contract deliverables and supporting implementation.


• Lead RCA/5 Why investigations into lost production opportunities, reporting and communicating the findings and preventative actions identified.


• Provide direction and technical review/input into reliability improvement proposals.


• Continually review and identify opportunities to improve monitoring techniques and tools both inhouse and through contracted CM vendors utilising latest technology to add value.


• Facilitate monthly/ quarterly condition monitoring report review(s) and ensure actions are clearly identified and assigned to address exceptions.


• Undertake enhanced reviews of daily alerts and make recommendation on findings.


• Conduct the review and optimisation of equipment criticality assessments and Asset critical spares strategy, ensuring a consistent approach to sparing and stock holding.


• Act as the technical focal point for reliability biased digitalisation projects with the Technology and Innovation department.


• Support with the development and forecasting of reliability budgets.


Key Deliverables


• Degree qualified in relevant engineering discipline. Chartered Engineer status preferred.


• Experience with typical industry client systems, e.g. JDE, SAP, Maximo, COABIS, etc


• Experience of other engineering disciplines outside of core skillset is beneficial.


• Experience in leading Root Cause Analysis investigations.


• Working knowledge of RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) Modelling.


• Sound appreciation of industry technology trends, developments, and challenge.


• Technical proficiency in IT programs, systems, and software trending.


• Good communication and influencing skills with proven ability to foster positive teamwork and collaboration.


We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we're the team for you. We've created a new breed of company - future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we're far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we're tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It's the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet