Pipelines Maintenance Engineer
immediately
Full-time, Unlimited
Immingham
£53,000 - £65,000
Pipelines Maintenance Engineer
Your responsibilities
- You will deliver and support the development of C&I and SCADA maintenance strategies, helping to ensure the long-term integrity and performance of Uniper’s gas pipeline assets.
- You will plan and execute maintenance activities during outages, including instrument calibrations, safety system testing, and gas metering validations, to maintain compliance and operational excellence.
- You will take a hands-on approach to fault finding and investigation, resolving issues quickly to support asset reliability and meet performance targets.
- You will manage contracts from specification through to delivery, ensuring work is completed safely, on time, and within budget.
- You will use systems like SAP, PT-Risk, and Synergy Life to record technical history, analyse data, and drive continuous improvement in maintenance practices.
- You will perform the Safety Rules Process, including performing the role of Senior Authorised Person to enact safety from the system.
- You will act as the Pipeline Emergency Response Officer (PERO), providing 24/7 call-out cover as part of the team and leading emergency responses to protect people, assets, and the environment.
- You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners, contributing to a safe, efficient, and commercially sound operation that supports Uniper’s energy transition goals.
Your profile
Essential- Educated to Higher National Certificate (HNC) level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent technical knowledge and experience.
- Demonstrable experience working with control and instrumentation (C&I) systems and SCADA in a process or utilities environment.
- Strong understanding of maintenance best practices and the ability to apply them using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), such as SAP.
- Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation, with a proactive approach to promoting a positive safety culture.
- Ability to plan and deliver maintenance activities, including instrumentation calibrations, safety system testing, and process control system support.
- Skilled in fault finding and problem-solving across a range of control systems and instrumentation.
- Effective communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Familiarity with IGEM and UKOPA standards, codes of practice, and good practice guides.
- Experience working in or alongside the energy, utilities, or process industries.
- Knowledge of root cause analysis techniques and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Exposure to managing high-risk contracts and understanding of contract safety engagement principles.
- Training or certification in pipeline emergency response or safety rules (e.g. Senior Authorised Person).
- Working knowledge of asset and risk management tools.
- Membership of or working towards accreditation with a relevant professional engineering body.
Job ID:
88274
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Your Uniper Talent Acquisition Team
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