Machinery Specialist – Advisor, Contract

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🕒 December 30, 2025

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Becht

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1964

⚡ Energy

🤝 B2B

Energy • B2B

Becht is a global engineering consulting firm positioned as a “complete central engineering partner” for energy and industrial clients. The company delivers capital-project oversight, process and mechanical engineering, corrosion and materials integrity, reliability engineering, instrumentation & controls, turnaround and maintenance services, owner’s engineering, and digital solutions and training (e. g. , BechtCONNECT, BechtPractices). Becht focuses on improving safety, reliability, and operational performance for refiners, petrochemical plants, power generation, industrial gas, ammonia/syngas, and other energy-related facilities worldwide.

📋 Description

• Support and Oversee Machinery Maintenance & Turnaround Activities • Work with client teams, planners, shops, vendors, and contractors to ensure rotating equipment is maintained, repaired, and returned to service safely, correctly, and on schedule. • Key activities include: Auditing major and minor maintenance plans and verifying readiness for execution. • Overseeing disassembly, inspection, repair, reassembly, and alignment of pumps, steam turbines, compressors (centrifugal, reciprocating, rotary), gearboxes, and other critical rotating assets — both in the field and in the shop. • Providing QA/QC oversight of repair shops, confirming workmanship, documentation, tolerances, component condition, and compliance with API and OEM requirements. • Monitoring progression during turnarounds, reporting status, identifying schedule risks, and advising on scope changes or repair strategy adjustments. • Performing field inspections, installation checks, preservation verification, and equipment condition assessments. • Supporting machinery start-ups by observing vibration, temperature, seal systems, and operational stabilization. • Conducting or contributing to root-cause failure analysis and recommending corrective actions to improve reliability and MTBF. • Identifying equipment bad actors and supporting improvements in lubrication, alignment, vibration programs, and operator surveillance rounds. • Coordinating with planners, engineers, vendors, and contractors to align expectations on scope, sequencing, repair methods, and documentation. • Preparing or reviewing scopes of work, quality plans, inspection test plans, and repair documentation packages in accordance with Becht standards. • Build and maintain strong working relationships with client maintenance, reliability, and turnaround teams. • Provide consistent, practical, field-ready guidance while understanding each client’s unique requirements, expectations, and operating environments.

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in rotating equipment maintenance, shop repair, turnaround execution, or related industrial machinery roles. • Demonstrated hands-on expertise with pumps, compressors, turbines, gearboxes, and other critical rotating assets. • Strong QA/QC and inspection background, with practical knowledge of API standards and OEM requirements. • Experience providing field oversight, troubleshooting, contractor supervision, or shop-quality management. • Ability to work in dynamic industrial environments with multiple stakeholders. • Strong communication and documentation skills. • Willingness to travel as required for turnarounds, shop visits, or field assignments.