Senior Valve Engineer

Our Principal Consultant Robin Thomas has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced valve engineer, to join an independent valve specialist that partners with the industry’s leading manufacturers.

As a Senior Valve Engineer, you’ll be working with a team of highly trained and talented engineers and technicians, and will act as a leader both in the workshop and on site.

The succesful candidate must be willing to work both on and offshore, and must also be skilled in at least two other valve types in addition to their expertise in a primary valve.

Key Duties & Responsibilities 

• Building and fault finding of primary valve types
  – Being the focal point within the Operations Team for primary valve type
  – Carrying out the majority of rebuilds and modifications to primary valve type work scopes
  – Providing expert opinions and solutions to primary valve type issues
  – Maintaining the equipment and area that you are designated
• Building and assistance of other valve types
  – Carrying out the rebuild and modifications to valves that are issued to you by the Production Team Lead
  – Providing support to other Senior Valve Engineers when required.
  – Continued Learning from training and on the job experience with other Senior Engineers
• Overseeing / Providing Assistance with primary valve activities conducted by other Staff
  – Offer technical assistance to both Sales, Engineering, and Inspection when required
  – Oversee the rebuild of primary valves by other employees, providing assistance when
  required to further increase others skill and knowledge base of your primary valve type
  – Provide guidance to the Coating department on how to fully protect valves to stop any
  contaminants affecting your primary valve type
• Oversee valve site work both onshore and offshore
  – When required, manage site work scopes from the client’s facility making sure that all records and work packs are continuously maintained, and client informed of progress
  – Report to management immediately with any issues concerning the scope of work on a client’s site.
  – To lead any scopes where you are the senior engineer, ensuring that all paperwork, tasks and safety responsibilities are carried out in a professional manner by all members of the team
• Development of Apprentices and Lower Tier staff
  – Education and Mentoring of any apprentice that has been assigned, showing them the correct procedures and working practices
  – Providing all Lower Tier staff with in-depth knowledge and insights into your primary valve type.
  – Conducting yourself in a positive manner in order to set examples for the Apprentices and Lower
  Tier staff on how to conduct yourself in the working environment
  – Play an active role in moral awareness and provide personal support as and when required
  – Provide feedback to management on the progress of Apprentices and Lower Tier staff

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Expert knowledge and skill base of Primary Valve Type
• Skilled knowledge and skill base on at least two other valve types Basic understanding of all other valve types
• Previous testing experience with at least 10K Gas testing
• BOSIET and in-date Medical
• Time management
• IT Skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Filing System Product knowledge
• QHSE legal compliance

Desirable

• Understanding of ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO18001 Calibration
• FLT Licence
• Overhead Crane Certificates
• Supervision Skills
• Abrasive Wheels Certificate Valve specific training certificates
• Valve specific training certificates

Contact Robin today to learn more about this Senior Valve Engineer role, or click below to get started with your application right away.