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Hybrid in Aberdeen·Added 1 month ago (last checked 9 Oct)
Overview
Job details
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.
Requirements
Be near Aberdeen for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Skills
Nice to have
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Reliability, or related)
- Knowledge of reliability engineering principles (RCM, FMEA, RCA, reliability modelling)
- Strong analytical skills with experience in CMMS/EAM systems (e.g. SAP)
- Ability to interpret maintenance and asset performance data
Nice to have
- Experience in oil & gas, manufacturing, chemicals, utilities, or heavy industry.
- Offshore Certification such as BOSIET.
- Certification such as CMRP, CRE, or equivalent.
- Site experience in the introduction and development of reliability processes and procedures.
- Familiarity with condition monitoring techniques.
- Root Cause Analysis Certification.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
The role
Wood is currently accepting Expression of interest applications for a Reliability Engineer assigned to the Operated Assets function in Aberdeen for a 12 months fixed term duration. Please note this is not a live position.
What you'll do
- Analyse asset performance data to identify trends, recurring failures, and improvement opportunities
- Develop and maintain asset reliability models, including criticality assessments and failure mode analysis
- Implement reliability centred maintenance (RCM), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA/FMECA), and condition monitoring strategies
- Optimise preventive and predictive maintenance plans to ensure efficient asset care
- Recommend maintenance task changes based on reliability insights and operational performance
- Support digitalisation of maintenance data, KPIs, and dashboards
- Lead or support root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures and integrity issues
- Develop corrective and preventive actions, tracking implementation and effectiveness
- Support Pro Active Technical Monitoring and Exception Based Surveillance
- Conduct reviews of content and implementation of Technical Monitoring Plans (TMP's)
- Support and provide guidance on frontline surveillance and equipment ownership
- Skill at Apply techniques such as:
- Condition monitoring (vibration, thermography, lubrication analysis)
- Reliability statistics and modelling
- Knowledge of techniques such as:
- Reliability growth and RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) modelling
- Weibull analysis
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and optimise cost of ownership
- Ensure compliance with asset integrity standards, engineering procedures, and safety regulations
- Support engineering design reviews to incorporate reliability into new projects and modifications
- Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and HSE teams to ensure safe and reliable performance
- Provide technical guidance to maintenance engineers, technicians, and planners
- Participate in shutdown/turnaround planning and risk assessments
Key Competencies
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Data analysis and fact-based decision making
- Technical report writing
- Collaboration and influencing
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Safety focused behaviour
- Self motivated
About Wood
- Industry
- Engineering Consultancy
- Website
- woodgroup.com
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Additional information
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.
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