Chief Rotating Equipment Engineer
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About the Role
Arkad SpA seeks a Chief Rotating Equipment Engineer for a major EPC project in Abu Dhabi. The role involves full technical ownership of rotating machinery packages, including compressors, pumps, and gas turbines, ensuring delivery according to contract specifications.
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Responsibilities
- Ensure all activities related to critical rotating equipment are executed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety/environment requirements
- Act as the ultimate technical authority and lead the Technical Assurance process for all assigned rotating machinery scopes
- Review, check, and approve all engineering outputs including technical specifications, mechanical data sheets, and technical bid evaluations
- Prepare deliverables planning for rotating equipment discipline in line with project schedule and monitor progress
- Plan discipline engineering man hours and monitor deviations from budget
- Perform or supervise Material Requisitions, technical bid evaluation, vendor follow up, and review of vendor technical documentation
- Ensure rotating equipment engineering is coordinated with other disciplines and propose optimizations
- Attend main inspections and tests in vendor shops, including factory acceptance tests and performance tests
- Support Site Technical Office during erection, mechanical completion, and commissioning phases
- Interact with Client technical representatives and support Project Management Team in disputes or claims
Requirements
- 10–15 years of experience in Rotating Equipment Engineering within Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Energy projects
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Deep knowledge of API 610, API 617, API 618, API 616, ASME, and other international codes
- Proven engineering leadership experience on large EPC projects with focus on heavy machinery packages
- Fluent written and spoken English
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Overview
- Arkad is expanding its operations for a strategic, local EPC project in the Abu Dhabi area.
- We are looking for a high caliber Chief Rotating Equipment Engineer to join our team under an Abu Dhabi contractual framework.
- This position focuses strictly on full technical scope execution, machinery package delivery, and project ownership.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Ensure that all activities related to critical rotating equipment are efficiently and cost effectively executed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety/environment requirements.
- Act as the ultimate technical authority and lead the Technical Assurance process for all assigned rotating machinery scopes.
- Formally review, check, and approve all engineering outputs issued for the project, including technical specifications, mechanical data sheets, inspection data sheets, material requisitions, and technical bid evaluations (TBE) for complex machinery packages.
- Prepare the deliverables planning for the rotating equipment discipline in line with the project schedule. Control, review, and monitor any progress deviations from the plan, setting up recovery plans as necessary.
- Plan discipline engineering man hours in line with the progress schedule and budget, strictly monitoring any deviations between spent and earned man hours.
- Perform or supervise the overall process of Material Requisitions (MR issue, technical bid evaluation, vendor follow up, and review of vendor technical documentation) for critical packages.
- Ensure that rotating equipment engineering is developed with proper coordination among other engineering disciplines. Analyze project constraints to solve engineering development issues promptly, and propose optimizations/changes to minimize quantities/costs or optimize the project schedule.
- Attend main inspections and tests in vendor shops, including critical factory acceptance tests, performance tests, and mechanical run tests (MRT/string tests).
- Support the Site Technical Office during erection, mechanical completion, and commissioning phases.
- Interact directly with Client technical representatives as the key person for the rotating discipline. Support the Project Management Team in case of disputes or claims.
Your Profile
- 10–15 years of long standing experience in Rotating Equipment Engineering within Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Energy projects.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Deep knowledge of main international codes, standards, and best engineering practices for rotating equipment (specifically API 610, API 617, API 618, API 616, ASME, etc.).
- Strong command of machinery auxiliary systems (lube oil skids, seal gas systems) and package integration criticalities.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Recruitment Timeline
- Phase 1 (Mid July 2026): Preliminary technical screening interviews via remote video call.
- Phase 2 (Last week of July 2026): Final round of face to face interviews on site in Abu Dhabi.
- Candidates already located in the UAE or GCC region with immediate availability will be given strong priority.
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