Static Equipment Discipline Lead
Location: Reading, UK
Salary Range: £84,200 - £114,000

If you're a static equipment specialist who thrives in early-stage problem-solving and sets technical direction that others can confidently build on, this is a fantastic opportunity with a hiring client in Reading. You'll help shape standards, guide design and analysis, and ensure critical mechanical assets are optimised for safety, compliance and cost effectiveness.
What you'll be doing:
* Demonstrating breadth across the mechanical (static equipment) discipline, from pressure vessels and towers/reactors to heat exchangers and cryogenic cold boxes
* Providing technical oversight and guidance to contractor-led design, analysis, and maintenance of static equipment
* Owning and developing static equipment standards for the project, optimising design concepts and equipment selection during pre-FEED and FEED
* Identifying critical deliverables and calculations, prioritising reviews to confirm compliance with regulatory, industry and project standards-while supporting cost effectiveness
* Applying risk-based evaluation of deviations to standards and guidance on interpretation
* Using stress analysis to spot potential equipment design optimisations and improvement opportunities, including new technologies, tools and methods
* Evaluating mechanical integrity and suitability for continued operation of existing equipment using fitness-for-service codes, risk management principles, and project operating conditions
* Identifying critical project equipment and prioritising engineering surveillance strategies, optimisation work, and technology deployment
What you'll bring:
* Proven depth across relevant static equipment classes, including general pressure vessels/towers/reactors & internals, high alloy/high pressure or heavy wall reactors and internals, and complex heat exchanger types
* Strong awareness of mechanical considerations and material selection for risks seen in steam cracking, high pressure hydroprocessing, sulphur/amine services and other refinery units
* Confidence interpreting standards and making risk-informed decisions when deviations are proposed
* A collaborative leadership style that works well with other disciplines to anticipate and resolve issues while capturing value
Ready to lead from the front and make a measurable impact on static equipment outcomes? Apply now to be considered.

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