Hybrid Reliability Engineer

at Wood

• Job title: Reliability Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

About the role

• Reliability Engineer responsible for equipment reliability and safety using data-driven analysis for Wood in Aberdeen. Focus on proactive maintenance and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Improving the reliability, integrity, and safety of equipment and systems across operations.
• Use data-driven analysis, engineering principles, and proactive maintenance strategies to reduce failures, optimize asset life, and support safe, cost-effective operations.
• Analyze asset performance data to identify trends, recurring failures, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain asset reliability models, including criticality assessments and failure mode analysis.
• Implement reliability centered maintenance (RCM), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA/FMECA), and condition monitoring strategies.
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance plans to ensure efficient asset care.
• Recommend maintenance task changes based on reliability insights and operational performance.
• Support digitalization of maintenance data, KPIs, and dashboards.
• Lead or support root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures and integrity issues.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Reliability, or related)
• Knowledge of reliability engineering principles (RCM, FMEA, RCA, reliability modelling)
• Strong analytical skills with experience in CMMS/EAM systems (e.g. SAP)
• Ability to interpret maintenance and asset performance data
• Experience in oil & gas, manufacturing, chemicals, utilities, or heavy industry.
• Offshore Certification such as BOSIET.
• Certification such as CMRP, CRE, or equivalent.
• Site experience in the introduction and development of reliability processes and procedures.
• Familiarity with condition monitoring techniques.
• Root Cause Analysis Certification.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Benefits

• Meaningful and interesting projects we support green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession