Senior Mechanical Equipment Engineer
Company
NES Fircroft
Location
Government of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Employment type
Full-time
Posted
Sep 11, 2026
Listed via
NES Fircroft
We're recruiting for an experienced Senior Mechanical Equipment Engineer to support major energy projects based in Rotterdam. Our client is a leading in Oil & Gas floating technologies with some massive projects starting up.
This is an initial 12 month contract with potential for extension long-term. Mon-Fri, 40hrs per week, hybrid working 3 days per week in the Rotterdam office.
Start Date ASAP. Due to timing of the project, candidates must be able to mobilise quickly. Therefore, candidates must have current right to work in Netherlands and able to mobilise quickly.
Purpose
The Senior Engineer's purpose is to design and engineer solutions that achieve high standards of safety, reliability, and sustainability, thereby contributing to the projects and organization's strategic objectives and long-term success.
Responsibilities
You are responsible for the selection of methods and procedures, performance of the work, and optimization of the design within the scope of the specifications, in compliance with international codes, company and industry standards and regulations.
You are responsible for proactively planning and completing activities and deliverables within agreed time frame and budget, as well as for ensuring system interfaces.
You ensure that your Scope of Work is delivered in accordance with both the contractual requirements and SBM’s internal requirements.
You ensure applicable lessons learnt are used, understanding the change impact within and across project system boundaries.
You coordinate with vendors, subcontractors and third parties, in accordance with contractual requirements and SBM’s internal requirements.
You may be assigned as a Package Engineer with technical responsibility for the design, procurement and manufacture of the Package.
You start leading engineers on assigned scope of work
You may act as Discipline Lead for an assigned scope of work.
Education And Experience:
Engineer Diploma in relevant discipline
5 to 10 years in Oil & Gas Industry
Engineering design and calculation tools
Concept development
Mechanical Static Equipment
Process Packages
Detailed design
Systems Engineering
Inspection, testing, commissioning and monitoring
Package engineering and manufacturing
Reliability, operability and safety
Analysis
Planning
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
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