Mechanical Rotating Engineer

About the role

Airswift is seeking a Mechanical Rotating Engineer to join its Operations & Maintenance team on a major energy infrastructure project in Tanzania. The role focuses on ensuring reliability, availability and performance of critical rotating equipment throughout the operational phase.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight for rotating equipment such as export pumps, loading pumps, diesel generators, emergency generators and fire‑water pumps.
• Support operational readiness activities including procedure preparation, commissioning witness and asset handover.
• Monitor equipment reliability, availability and performance through maintenance strategies and condition‑monitoring programs.
• Lead major maintenance campaigns, perform root‑cause analysis and deliver technical recommendations.
• Manage maintenance service contracts, contractor performance and spare‑parts optimisation.
• Ensure accurate maintenance reporting and data management within CMMS systems.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering or a related discipline (Master's advantageous).
• Minimum 8 years experience with rotating machinery in oil & gas, energy, industrial or petrochemical sectors.
• Proven expertise in pumps, generators, vibration analysis, condition monitoring and reliability‑centered maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS, maintenance planning and contractor management.

Required skills

• Pumps and generators maintenance
• Vibration analysis
• Condition monitoring
• CMMS systems
• Reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM)
• Root‑cause analysis
• Spare‑parts optimisation
• KPI development and performance monitoring