Spirit Energy
Senior Control Systems Engineer
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HAVE YOU GOT SPIRIT?
In operation since 1985, Barrow Gas Terminal is a key piece of the UK’s energy infrastructure and supports the Morecambe Bay gas fields. The terminal has played a long-standing role in processing and delivering natural gas, supporting both local employment and national energy supply. With a focus on safety, environmental sustainability, and community engagement, we believe in operational excellence at every stage of production. If you are ready to take the next step in your career with a dynamic and energetic team, then we are keen to hear from you.
THE OPPORTUNITY – SENIOR CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Provides high-quality control systems engineering support ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Morecambe Hub control systems and associated equipment.
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Duration: 2-year contract
Contract Type: PAYE
Day Rate: TBC - For your application to be progressed, please ensure you provide a PAYE day rate banding expectation. Please note that there is no travel and accommodation allowance provided. Please only apply if you have existing right-to-work in the UK. Please outline notice period/availability to start.
Spirit Energy currently have a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement for all office-based workers. 4 days must be worked in the office with compulsory days being Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The fourth day worked in-office (either Monday or Friday) is of the worker’s choosing but should be in keeping with what is most efficient and effective for their team. The office is open 5 days a week for full-time, in-office working if this is the contractor’s preference.
AND NOW FOR THE TECHNICAL BIT…
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In role, you will be required to:
- Provide control systems engineering support to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Morecambe Hub control systems and associated equipment.
- Support and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance strategies in collaboration with maintenance and operations teams.
- Support asset operations by troubleshooting equipment issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations (ASME, API, ISO, local regulations, company standards).
- Support inspection, testing, and condition monitoring programs to maintain asset integrity and extend equipment life.
- Provide technical input to capital projects and modifications, including specifications, design reviews, and commissioning activities.
- Review and approve control systems work scopes, job packs, and method statements for execution.
- Oversee contractors and vendors, ensuring quality, safety, and adherence to technical and contractual requirements.
- Support turn-round, commissioning, and start-up activities as required.
- Participate in safety studies and risk assessments (HAZOP, HAZIDs, LOPA) and implement safeguards and improvements.
- Support change management processes by assessing impacts of operational or design changes.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including drawings, datasheets, calculations, and operating/maintenance procedures.
- Act as a Lead investigator using Kelvin TopSet investigation techniques to support business requirements.
ABOUT YOU
To be successful in this role, we are looking for:
- Educated to degree level, ideally MEng in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, Automation Engineering, or similar.
- Chartered Engineer preferable.
- Proven experience with onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, maintenance, and asset integrity practices.
- Strong knowledge of the control systems used in oil and gas production facilities.
- Maintenance strategies and reliability engineering.
- Offshore safety case and permit-to-work systems.
- Industry standards (API, ASME, ISO, DNV where applicable).
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In addition to technical knowledge and credibility, we are looking for someone who lives our values - Agility, Collaboration, Courage, Care, and Delivery. A person who embraces and supports change, while ensuring the safe and efficient operation of a mature asset.
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We are a truly pioneering energy transition company with a portfolio and ambitions that span the breadth of the energy transition. We’re continuing to break new ground, collaborating and thinking differently. We’re proud of our heritage. With more than 30 years of production, we’re maximising the potential of our existing assets and substantial gas reserves in the UK and Netherlands. Above all, we live by our commitment to safety in everything we do. Our portfolio is predominantly gas (96%), providing vital, primary energy to fuel our homes and businesses in the UK and Europe. Our strategy is focused on:
- Safely delivering production from our existing assets;
- Meeting and de-risking our decommissioning obligations, and
- Exploring strategic energy transition opportunities from our existing assets.
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