Condition Monitoring Engineer

Are you a mechanically biased Condition Monitoring Engineer, Reliability Engineer or Vibration Analyst with hands-on experience of rotating equipment, vibration analysis and root-cause investigation?

RecruitME is recruiting for a Condition Monitoring Engineer to improve the reliability, availability and performance of anaerobic digestion plants and gas-upgrading equipment across the UK.

This is not a desk-based reliability role.

You will work directly with maintenance engineers, plant operators and engine technicians, using condition-monitoring and predictive-maintenance techniques to identify developing faults, prevent repeat failures and reduce unplanned downtime.

The role is home-based and requires regular UK travel, so candidates should ideally live within the East Midlands or eastern England., The Condition Monitoring Engineer role

You will be responsible for improving asset health and reducing unplanned downtime across a portfolio of operational plants.

Your duties will include:

• Carrying out vibration analysis on rotating equipment
• Completing thermography, oil analysis and LDAR inspections
• Building and developing predictive-maintenance routes
• Collecting and analysing condition-monitoring data
• Identifying developing mechanical faults
• Producing clear technical reports and maintenance recommendations
• Leading Root Cause Analysis investigations into repeat failures
• Completing FMEA assessments on critical equipment and systems
• Troubleshooting mechanical faults
• Supporting maintenance teams during plant breakdowns
• Recommending equipment upgrades and reliability improvements
• Raising maintenance actions within the CMMS
• Monitoring recurring defects and corrective actions
• Working closely with plant operators, maintenance engineers and engine technicians
• Supporting reliability-engineering standards and best practice
• Travelling regularly to anaerobic digestion and biomethane plants across the UK

Equipment you may work with

Your work may involve

Pumps

Motors

Gearboxes

Bearings

Fans

Blowers

Compressors

Agitators

Mixers

Conveyors

Gas-upgrading equipment

Combined heat and power engines

Other rotating mechanical plant

What we are looking for

To be considered, you should have:

A strong mechanical engineering or maintenance background

Hands-on experience with rotating equipment

Practical condition-monitoring or predictive-maintenance experience

Experience carrying out vibration analysis

A recognised vibration-analysis qualification

Good knowledge of mechanical failure modes

Experience interpreting condition-monitoring data

The ability to produce accurate technical reports

Experience supporting or leading Root Cause Analysis investigations

Knowledge of FMEA or similar reliability tools

Experience using a CMMS or predictive-maintenance system

Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills

Good communication and IT skills

A full UK driving licence

Flexibility to travel extensively across the UK

The ability to work independently at operational sites

Qualifications

Ideally, you will hold:

A mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent engineering experience

NVQ Level 2 or above in a mechanical discipline

BINDT or Mobius Vibration Analysis Category I or Category II

A lubrication-analysis or thermography qualification

Formal Root Cause Analysis or FMEA training

Candidates with equivalent practical experience and a recognised condition-monitoring qualification are also encouraged to apply.

Relevant industry experience

Suitable backgrounds may include:

Anaerobic digestion

Biogas

Renewable energy

Power generation

Food manufacturing

Process manufacturing

Steel

Chemicals

Petrochemicals

Oil and gas

Utilities

Heavy engineering

Continuous-process manufacturing

Previous anaerobic-digestion experience would be advantageous but is not essential where you have strong vibration-analysis and rotating-equipment experience.

Why apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Condition Monitoring Engineer who enjoys combining practical engineering, technical analysis and continuous improvement.

You will have the opportunity to shape a growing predictive-maintenance programme, work across a varied portfolio of renewable-energy plants and directly influence equipment reliability and plant availability.

The role may suit candidates based around Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Grantham, Lincoln, Newark, Peterborough, Sheffield or surrounding areas.