Project Engineer - Rentals

We specialise in the design, manufacture, rental and repair of lifting, mechanical and hydraulic equipment for industry, from our base in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Established as a family business in 1996, we remain close to our founding principles today, prioritising our people in a culture of trust, respect, collaboration and open-mindedness.

Brimmond is a diversified engineering business with a strong track record in the energy sector. Energy, including oil and gas, accounts for 47% of our revenue, complemented by Marine (35%), Renewables (11%), Aquaculture (5%) and Defence (2%). This balanced portfolio reinforces our long-term stability while keeping our core focus on delivering safe, high-performance equipment and service to oil and gas operators and contractors.

From workshop to board room, and throughout our interactions across the globe, our approach is guided above all by three key values: we are dynamic, responsive and proud.

• 30 days annual leave per annum + 1 day accrued per year of service capped at 5 days.
• Private Health Care
• Critical Illness Cover
• Income Protection Scheme
• Private Dental
• Life Assurance (death in service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension
• One paid volunteer day per annum
• Charity matched funding program

We're offering a unique opportunity to be engaged in an exciting growth phase of our business. We have a clear strategic plan and are executing this successfully.

We are recruiting for a Project Engineer to support our rental fleet on a permanent staff basis joining our growing team. The ideal candidate will have worked in an engineering role managing equipment build and refurbishment projects including Electric/Diesel/Pneumatic Hydraulic Power Units, Umbilical Reelers, Spooling Units, High Pressure Pump Units, Mechanical handling equipment. The ideal candidate will have a background in equipment design and demonstrable experience in the production of engineering drawings and technical documentation.

In this position the candidate will play a key function in both the mobilisation of equipment for projects and the service and maintenance the equipment. The candidate will have a close working relationship with the Engineering and Rental teams and will be directly reporting to the Technical Director.

• Working within the rentals department supporting the service, maintenance, modification, mobilisation and de-mobilisation of offshore equipment.
• Project managing the build of standard newbuild rental assets.
• Project managing the service of equipment, ranging from light annual maintenance work to complete 5 yearly overhauls.
• Liaising directly with clients to assist with technical support during the run up to mobilisation and continuing to support them during the project phase.
• Trouble shooting faults with equipment, including mechanical, electrical and hydraulic issues.
• Using Autodesk Inventor or AutoCAD to design modifications to existing designs.
• Ensuring the key documentation is correct and up to date for the rental equipment, including Operations and Maintenance Manuals.
• Carrying out Factory Acceptance Tests on newbuild hire equipment.
• Carrying out demonstrations of equipment to clients.
• Carrying out basic calculations such as: Umbilical weights, drum sizing, HPU Power etc.

Core Requirements

• You must be a driven team player who is mechanically minded with an excellent attention to detail and a genuine passion for engineering.
• Minimum Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Mechanical Engineering and have completed an apprenticeship in a mechanical trade.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a project or design engineering role.
• Highly competent in mechanical and hydraulic systems. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience of working with back deck machinery.
• Able to read and understand hydraulic schematics.
• Competent in:
• Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD
• Producing engineering drawings
• Producing technical documentation, OMMs, Spares Lists etc
• Experience of working on products including: Electric/Diesel/Pneumatic Hydraulic Power Units, Umbilical Reelers, Spooling Units, High Pressure Pump Units, Mechanical handling equipment.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BEng / BSc Hons) or similar.
• Knowledge of DNVGL-ST-E271 and DNVGL-ST-E273 standards and the Machinery Directive
• Working knowledge of the ATEX/ UKEX, PED/ PESR directives.
• Competent in using Autodesk Frame Generator
• Experience of tendering for new projects, producing a CTR and technical bid to suit a client’s specification.

Candidates who are successful with the initial screening questions will be invited to a 15-minute phone interview that will be conducted by the Projects Director. The phone interview will ask questions to assist with determining the applicants experience and motivations in applying for the role.

Pending a successful phone interview, the candidate will then be invited to attend a face-to-face interview that will take approximately 60 minutes. The questions will consist of:

• General career questions
• Technical questions specific to the role you are applying for
• CV specific questions

Apply on Indeed or send your CV to careers@brimmond.com - please include “Project Engineer - Rentals” in the subject line of the email.