Field Service Engineer - Gas Compression
sulzer · Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About the role
Sulzer is looking for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join our Gas Compression team. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on mechanical engineer who enjoys working in dynamic environments, solving complex technical challenges, and supporting critical rotating equipment across a diverse range of customer sites.
Working both onshore and offshore, you'll play a key role in ensuring the reliable installation, maintenance, overhaul, and commissioning of gas compression and rotating equipment, helping our customers maximise uptime and operational performance.Location: Flexible - UK Wide
Travel: UK and international travel, including offshore assignments
What You'll Be Doing
- Install, remove, repair, commission, and maintain rotating equipment at customer sites across the UK and internationally.
- Carry out mechanical inspections, dismantling, fault diagnosis, and condition assessments of compressors and associated rotating equipment.
- Produce detailed inspection, service, and commissioning reports using standard documentation and reporting systems.
- Reassemble, test, and commission equipment in line with OEM specifications and engineering best practices.
- Work safely in accordance with both Sulzer and customer health, safety, and environmental procedures.
- Provide technical expertise and practical solutions to minimise equipment downtime and improve reliability.
- Build strong working relationships with customers through professional communication and high-quality service delivery.
- Collaborate closely with internal engineering, workshop, and project teams to deliver successful customer outcomes.
What We're Looking For
We are seeking a time-served Mechanical Engineer with practical experience working on rotating equipment, ideally within the oil & gas, petrochemical, energy, industrial, or related sectors.
Essential Requirements- Apprenticeship-trained or equivalent mechanical engineering qualification.
- Proven experience maintaining, overhauling, commissioning, or repairing rotating equipment.
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Flexible approach to travel, including frequent UK and international assignments and offshore work.
- Strong commitment to health, safety, and quality standards.
- Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a team environment.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
Desirable- Experience working on gas compression equipment.
- Offshore certification (BOSIET/FOET) or willingness to obtain.
- Experience of working in hazardous or challenging industrial environments.
- Knowledge of compressors, turbines, pumps, gearboxes, or related rotating machinery.
What we offer you
- A competitive basic salary
- Company-wide bonus scheme
- Paid overtime opportunities
- Offshore allowances
- 33 days annual leave.
- Defined pension contributions.
- Access to Medicash helping you cover everyday health costs like dental optical and physiotherapy plus a range of wellbeing perks.
- Confidential support via Employee Assistance Programmes.
- Access to discounts on shopping entertainment lifestyle plus opportunity to apply for Costco membership.
- Discounted personal car leasing for you your family and friends.
- Long Service Awards celebrating your commitment.
- Continuous learning opportunities through Sulzer Learning Pathways.
- As a Sulzer Award holder of the MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, we welcome and support veterans, reservists and Cadet Adult Volunteers with policies for training, camps and deployment, plus a growing internal military network.
Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
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