Senior Mechanical Engineer

JOB TITLE: Senior Mechanical Engineer

CLIENT: Global Energy Operator

LOCATION: Corleto Perticara, Basilicata, Italy

ASSIGNMENT TYPE: Residential

START DATE: September/October 2025

CONTRACT: Annually Renewable Contract

WORKING SCHEDULE: Mon-Fri 8hrs

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and implement maintenance policies for mechanical equipment and propose new strategies when required.
• Contribute to reliability studies and define maintenance schedules aligning with established strategies.
• Supervise the execution of maintenance programs in collaboration with site personnel and organize comprehensive mechanical audits based on predefined specifications and yearly objectives.
• Develop and validate specific procedures and instructions for routine and major mechanical maintenance interventions.
• Contribute to shutdown mechanical preparation to achieve shortfall targets. Manage operational interfaces with other departments to define scope and opportunities for maintenance work.
• Analyze functional parameters of mechanical equipment to detect incipient failures and propose corrective actions to prevent unplanned failures on critical machines.
• Monitor condition-based maintenance activities, track equipment performance, and recommend improvements to optimize maintenance practices.
• Participate in the selection of equipment and maintenance engineering within revamp and small project contexts.
• Manage spare parts by overseeing MRP, addressing obsolescence, and ensuring optimal stock levels.
• Oversee both direct and indirect contractors, with special attention to third-party companies and the adequacy of equipment used on company installations; establish and consolidate specifications for outsourced services.
• Report anomalies and incidents, participate in root cause analyses, and ensure proper follow-up on action plans.
• Assist in preparing annual budgets for maintenance, major overhauls, and development work, ensuring adherence to financial constraints and monitoring intervention costs.
• Integrate campaign mode into maintenance execution where applicable to optimize resources and workload.
• Provide support to contractors for advanced diagnostics and preparation of scheduled or unscheduled shutdowns.
• Address emergencies related to critical equipment and assess their impact on ongoing activities to determine necessary trade-offs.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A mechanical engineer with at least 10 years of experience in Maintenance within the Oil Industry.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, initiative, good communication skills, and teamwork abilities.
• Excellent reporting skills.
• Proactive, independent, and open-minded attitude.
• Ability and desire to find technically and financially optimal solutions.
• Proficiency in Italian and English, both verbal and written.