Mechanical Craft Planner / Methods Engineer at WTS Energy

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure Bills of Materials (BOMs) are linked to equipment preventive maintenance tasks.
• Assist in populating and tracking project maintenance activities in the Operations Readiness Plan.
• Participate in 3D model, layout, HAZID, HAZOP, and LOPA reviews, providing pragmatic input through the lens of planning and maintainability consequences to inspection and maintenance personnel.
• Provide input in the selection, procurement, delivery, and preservation of spare parts.
• Validate maintenance job plans and procedures, ensuring correct labour codes and hours are reflected in the CMMS covering all required trades.
• Identify initial equipment and materials to purchase or stock to support maintenance, ensuring the maintenance strategy is fully functional and equipment and spares are properly documented.
• Manage resource scheduling and smoothing within the maintenance and integrity of offshore operations.
• Participate in the definition of long-term maintenance planning, including time schedules and resource definitions.
• Process quality work orders and produce work packs in line with Work Management system standards, contributing to safe and reliable operations.

Supervision and Training

• Control maintenance activities through IPES (SAP).
• Prepare training programs for trainee engineers based on identified needs and in accordance with recognized methods and strategies.
• Provide on-the-job training with direct exposure to FPSO maintenance activities.
• Evaluate trainee performance in the craft.

Tasks

• Ensure operation and maintenance strategy for equipment within the craft.
• Manage craft-related documentation, including supplier documentation.
• Participate in engineering studies.
• Participate in the reception of studies, developments, and equipment for the discipline.
• Assist with site operations as required, including anomaly detection, failure diagnosis, repair planning, and validation of proposed technical solutions.
• Follow up with sales representatives and suppliers.
• Prepare shutdown activities (partial or complete) and other related projects.

Contractor Supervision

• Verify spare parts management in compliance with prescribed methods and strategies.
• Follow up on the purchasing of replacement parts.
• Audit contractors when required.
• Supervise maintenance contractors’ preparation and scheduling activities.
• Provide technical follow-up of Specific Maintenance Contracts (SMC).

Optimization and Development

• Carry out regular audits on site electrical installations and follow up on clearing punch lists.
• Contribute to service field integration for future developments.
• Support training of collaborators through guidance and training courses.
• Propose improvements to craft maintenance strategies based on site requests and operational needs.

Management

• Provide relevant lessons learned to the respective trade and head office.
• Contribute to the integration of future developments.
• Manage the craft preparation team in long- and mid-term tasks.
• Contribute to budget elaboration and planning.
• Report on craft-related activities.

Specific Professional Knowledge

• Mechanical: Gas generators, gas compressors, hydraulic systems, diesel engines, broad experience with pumps (all types), air compressors, and general utilities equipment.
• Electrical: Inverters, high-voltage cells, variable speed units, HV/LV drive motors, electrical distribution networks, lighting, power generation, and distribution systems.
• Instrumentation: Instrumentation systems, meters, valves, F&Gs, ICSS, DCS, and PLC systems.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Equivalent of B.Sc. Engineering (2.1)
• 10 years of general industrial maintenance, with 5 years assignment in the oil/gas or petrochemical industries
• Calm and confident – Remaining cold-headed during stressful situations
• Good communicator – Leading Intervention Team with short and clear instructions; efficiently animating trainings and inductions
• Team-player – Maintaining good spirit within all teams
• Motivated and Enthusiastic – Positive attitude, determined and thorough
• Developing and building teams – Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members
• Coaching and developing others – Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills
• Conduct trainings/inductions for personnel
• Reliability, autonomy, analytical, organizational capacity and leadership
• Knowledge SAP PM / MM

Professional Qualifications

• Equivalent of B.Sc. Mechanical/Instrumentation/Electrical Engineering (2.1)
• Computer literacy is required
• Ability to work offshore under the climatic conditions of the site
• Ability to work in a multinational team and in a service relationship
• Competence/experience in the craft (static and rotating equipment, electricity, instrument)
• Experience in CMMS (SAP/Maximo) and Microsoft Office Suite
• BOSIET HUET / Basic Fire Fighting / Basic First Aid / CA-EBS
• Risk awareness and prevention
• Working language: English