Crane and Lifting Equipment Specialist

Job title : Crane and Lifting Equipment Specialist

Job Location : Rivers Deadline : October 11, 2026 Quick Recommended Links

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Job Purpose

• This job is created to provide technical and economic leadership in the inspection, maintenance and reliability of cranes and lifting equipment according to safety standards.

Job Dimensions

• To ensure cranes and lifting equipment reliability and availability according to safety standards.
• To ensure operational engineering processes, inspection and maintenance are efficiently carried out in strict compliance
  with safety policies and procedures on all lifting and marine equipment
• To ensure crane and lifting equipment support as technical authority to the DW field operations in accordance with Company
  rules and statutory regulations.
• To analyze crane maintenance activities and lifting equipment performance from the technical and economic perspective
  and take action necessary to achieve company set objectives regarding efficiency, cost optimization and savings.
• To provide Marine lifting equipment support to Maintenance Operations Mechanical Static team when required

Activities

• To prepare all methods support and implementation of practice documents regarding preventative maintenance, inspection,
  and testing to be performed on AKPO & EGINA cranes and lifting equipment based on recognized best practice and
  applicable regulations.
• To prepare and develop specifications for new cranes and lifting equipment based on recognized international standards.
• Co-ordinate planned crane maintenance activities fleet-wide in conjunction with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
• Manage specialized crane maintenance vendors interventions and contracts (Liebherr, Sparrow, National Oilwell Varco etc.)
  within SCM frame agreements (including technical scope of work) where applicable.
• Ensure the implementation and assurance of Company integrity management system compliance.
• Liaise with classification societies/third party design offices where applicable.
• Support DW TUPNI asset installations for all related crane issues (specifically for new cranes, specification for upgrades and
  heavy lift works on cranes).
• Liaise with crane manufacturers when required.
• Participate in and/or lead investigations for all crane related incidents across the fleet.
• Interface with DW INSPECTION Department for all crane related issues.
• Supervision until completion of 5-years major overhauls in all DW installations cranes (based on Contractor/OEM and CPLO
  reports).
• Follow spare parts stocks with Warehouse and Procurement.
• In Charge For all cranes:
  • Review/Produce Maintenance Plan as per Vendor recommendations
  • Review/Correct/Create corrected BOMs in SAP, establish MRP parameters
  • Ensure equipment are certified by third parties.
• For all Hoist Winches:
  • Review/Produce actual Maintenance Plan
  • Review/Correct/Create corrected BOMs in SAP, establish MRP parameters.

Qualifications

• Formal education: B.SC. Mechanical Engineering (2.1).
• Professional experience (number of years): 15 years' experience with:
• Technical knowledge and experience in Offshore cranes and hydraulic power transmission and control systems
• Proven experience working with heavy machinery/equipment
• Extensive experience within maintenance, fault finding, build and procurement of equipment projects
• Team management, analytical and organizational skills.
• Computer literacy and knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System (SAP) is an advantage.
• Proficiency in English language.