About the job SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER – ROTATING EQUIPMENTS (OP-MA)
Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer – Rotating Equipment (OP-MA)
Location: Offshore (UAE)
Contract Type: Contract Hire
Salary & Benefits:
• AED 12,000 – 14,000 per month + Offshore Allowance (non-negotiable)
• Air ticket provided as per company policy
• Health insurance provided
• Food & accommodation provided as per company policy
Working Hours & Leave:
• Offshore: 06:30 – 18:30 (7 days a week)
• Leave: 28 days paid leave after 28 days continuous work
Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Valid UAE light vehicle driving license preferred
Experience:
• 12+ years in maintenance and inspection of rotating equipment including reciprocating compressors, centrifugal pumps/blowers, gas turbine generators, diesel engines, and auxiliaries in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Chemical industries
• Experience in planning, preparation, execution, review, and corrective actions for rotating equipment
Job Description & Responsibilities:
• Supervise major overhauls, time-based inspections, breakdown maintenance, and modification/retrofit works
• Perform preventive maintenance, repair, and overhaul, including replacement of worn or damaged parts
• Arrange test runs, evaluate equipment performance, and provide technical solutions
• Prepare RFQ packages, TBE, and vendor suggestions; review vendor designs and datasheets
• Specify rotating equipment for offshore applications and develop life cycle costs for repairs and replacements
• Develop QA/QC standards for rotating equipment maintenance and prepare technical specifications and datasheets
• Recommend spare parts for rotating equipment
• Familiarity with work permit systems and safe plant working practices
• Ability to read machinery curves, datasheets, and calculate efficiency
• Basic working knowledge of instrumentation installed on machinery, including vibration monitoring, ESD systems, and DCS
• Ability to read P&ID, isometric drawings, equipment cross-sections, and cause-and-effect charts
• Perform basic engineering calculations (flows, power, gas properties)
Other Conditions:
• All employment conditions in line with UAE/Abu Dhabi Labour Law
