Maintenance Specialist

Maintenance & Systems Technical Authority

Contract: long term, PAYE

Are you a highly experienced maintenance engineering professional looking to take on a key technical leadership role within a high-hazard operating environment?

We're seeking a Maintenance & Systems Technical Authority to provide technical governance, assurance, and leadership across maintenance strategies, asset care standards, and maintenance management systems. This is a pivotal role, ensuring asset integrity, process safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance throughout the asset lifecycle.

• Act as the Technical Authority for maintenance and maintenance systems
• Approve or reject technical deviations, dispensations, and non-conformances
• Ensure compliance with UK regulatory requirements, including COMAH, Safety Case, SEMS, and industry standards
• Provide technical oversight of critical equipment maintenance and safety-critical elements
• Support failure investigations and lead investigations using Kelvin Top Set methodologies
• Own and develop maintenance management systems, driving continuous improvement and data quality
• Support asset integrity reviews, audits, and regulatory engagements
• Develop technical capability and contribute to competence frameworks
• Provide robust technical challenge where safety, integrity, or standards may be compromised

• Extensive maintenance engineering experience within onshore or offshore operations
• Previous experience in a Technical Authority or Senior Discipline Engineer role

• Maintenance strategies and reliability engineering
• Safety-critical equipment and barrier management
• Maintenance systems and work management processes
• Proven ability to make and defend risk-based technical decisions in high-hazard environments

• Degree qualified in an Engineering or Technology discipline
• Chartered Engineer status
• Investigation and event management training, such as Kelvin Top Set, is highly desirable

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business where you'll influence maintenance standards, asset reliability, and safety performance at a strategic level.