Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

IMK Business Consultants (IMK) is a Business management consulting firm offering practical and feasible business solutions. IMK operates regionally in four East African countries namely; Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Rwanda; with other occasional consultancies made world over to our clients in Europe and other parts of the world. Our mission is to be a world leader in matching demand for and supply of Talent, HR and Business development services by ensuring quality work to our clients and having experienced competent professionals with the best practical tailor made solutions/training skills to our important asset.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to Jr Engineers within the discipline team.
• Support the mechanical staff of the Tilenga site to provide Mechanical expertise and technical support to resolve any mechanical problems related to rotating equipment.
• Specialist for mechanical operations related to Rotating equipment, develop or support mechanical procedures which ensure that all maintenance operations are executed efficiently with quality and in accordance with Company standards.
• Participate in the review of documents and files in the Electronic Data Management System created and issued by the MIE Spares Contractor
• Ensure all relevant operations and maintenance procedures are accurate and available on site.
• Monitor contractor performance in the Mechanical discipline and participate, as appropriate, in contractor audits. Ensure the effective monitoring of preventive, conditional, and corrective maintenance plans to ensure maximum availability at the lowest cost.
• Provide technical guidance to the Mechanical maintenance team to ensure all maintenance activities are achieved whilst ensuring compliance with Company policies and operating procedures/guidelines.
• Support the Commissioning/start up teams and Production/Maintenance teams as required.
• Play an active role in the operating spare parts selection process and procurement activities.
• Coordinate repairs in the external workshop.
• Monitor equipment and provide feedback, identifying opportunities to maximize production and performance and share best practice.
• Conduct ad-hoc technical surveys at site providing technical reports identifying problems and solutions and ensuring optimum performance from contractors.
• Assist the management and planning team in the department to implement the scheduling of discipline maintenance activities ensuring that site personnel have all resources to timely execute the tasks.
• Assist Site Team to investigate equipment failures and outages.
• Analyze and/or prepare reports related to equipment performance improvements proposals.
• Maintain good working relationships within the Mechanical team through effective communication.
• Identify opportunities to improve contractor / supplier performance and improve the quality of services / products supplied.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or equivalent in relevant discipline
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as mechanical/rotating engineer in petroleum & gas industry in operations and/or projects
• Good knowledge of codes and standards related to Mechanical discipline (API, ISO….)
• Good knowledge of the company’s General Specifications
• Previous exposure of Mechanical installation of GTGs, gas compressors and pumps.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills as well as a good level of computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

How to Apply

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their detailed CVs via E-mail to [[email protected]](https://theugandanjobline.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection)