The Asset Care Engineer (Reliability) provides engineering oversight across ESS client sites to drive improvements in asset reliability, performance and lifecycle management. This role plays a critical part in supporting clients in sectors such as Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, High-Tech Manufacturing, Utilities, Data Centres, Facilities Management and Regulated Industrial Environments. The engineer applies reliability principles, structured asset-care strategies and data-driven insights to enhance equipment performance, reduce downtime and support safe, compliant and efficient operations. Key Responsibilities 1. Reliability Programme Oversight & Client-Site Support Provide engineering oversight for site reliability programmes ensuring compliance with GMP/GDP and regulatory expectations. Coordinate ESS engineers and technicians to deliver structured reliability improvements aligned with production uptime needs Ensure reliability initiatives support contractual KPIs, service-level performance and client operational priorities. 2. Asset Performance Management & Lifecycle Engineering Maintain accurate asset registers, hierarchies and classifications needed for audit trails, validation and quality compliance. Conduct criticality analyses to support risk-based maintenance and optimise asset availability and throughput. Support lifecycle engineering activities including commissioning, upgrades, condition surveys and end-of-life planning. 3. Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Optimisation Develop and refine PM/PdM routines using condition-monitoring insights (vibration, thermal imaging, ultrasound, oil analysis). Analyse failure patterns and performance behaviour to optimise maintenance intervals and reduce unplanned downtime. Ensure PM/PdM strategies support audit-ready documentation, repeatability and robust equipment traceability. 4. Maintenance System & Reliability Process Optimisation Lead improvements in CMMS/EAM accuracy, structures, job plans and workflows to support reliability decision-making. Identify opportunities to standardise asset-care processes across multi-site operations. Collaborate with digital and IT teams to implement system enhancements and improve data integrity. 5. Engineering Documentation, Standards & Training Develop procedures aligned with compliance standards (GxP, validation, audit readiness). Write technical procedures and job plans to support safe and efficient maintenance practices. Deliver training and coaching on CMMS/EAM usage, reliability methodologies and asset-care best practice. 6. Spare Parts, Reliability BOMs & Inventory Assurance Support optimisation of spare-parts strategies to minimise stockouts and maintain critical manufacturing uptime. Ensure RBOMs and spares lists align with validated systems and equipment requirements. Align inventory needs with preventive maintenance programmes and statutory compliance requirements. 7. Reliability Data Analysis & Performance Reporting Analyse downtime, failure modes, condition-monitoring data and maintenance trends to identify improvement opportunities. Produce reports on reliability KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, OEE contributions and cost-of-failure impacts. Recommend engineering improvements, redesigns or maintenance strategy changes based on performance insights. 8. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement Participate in root-cause investigations, CAPA processes and engineering change control. Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance uptime, reduce variability and improve throughput. Ensure reliability improvements are built into long-term maintenance plans, service delivery models and client reporting. Sectors Supported by the Role This role is directly relevant to ESSs core client base, including: Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Biotech & Medical Device Facilities Food & Beverage Manufacturing High-Tech & Precision Engineering Environments Data Centres & Critical Infrastructure Utilities, Energy, Water & Industrial Services Facilities Management & Outsourced Maintenance Contracts Predictive Maintenance & Condition Monitoring Clients Candidate Profile The responsibilities above map directly to these industries, ensuring the engineer supports reliability, compliance, performance and asset-care excellence across all ESS service lines. A technically strong, data-driven reliability engineer with solid experience in maintenance systems, asset performance, and continuous improvement. They should be comfortable working in regulated or high-uptime environments, with strong CMMS skills, the ability to coordinate vendors and technicians, and a collaborative, professional approach to client engagement Engineering Qualification Degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, Reliability, or related discipline. Experience in Reliability & Maintenance 4+ years in asset management, reliability engineering, or maintenance within regulated/high-uptime industries. CMMS/EAM Expertise Strong capability with systems such as Maximo/SAP PM, including job plans, asset hierarchies, and data structures. PM/PdM Knowledge Familiarity with vibration, thermography, ultrasound, oil analysis, failure modes, criticality analysis, and RCM principles. Regulatory Understanding Experience working to GMP/GDP Analytical Skills Able to interpret failure data, downtime trends, reliability KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, etc.). Vendor & Cross-Functional Coordination Comfortable engaging with vendors, technicians, operations, engineering and quality teams. Strong Communication & Training Ability Capable of writing procedures, delivering training, and supporting continuous improvement activities. Professional Behaviours Proactive, detail-oriented, structured, collaborative, and client-focused. Desirable Certifications CMRP, IAM, vibration analysis (Cat I/II), Lean Six Sigma. Skills: Reliability Asset Registers Maintenance