Our client a major Oil & Gas operator are looking to add an Electrical Technician to their team working Offshore in the Southern North Sea.

Roles will be contract based, 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, 12 hour shifts and initial period will be 12 Months. Rates on offer are strong, employed on a PAYE basis only. 

Candidates must have existing right to work in the UK to be considered and have active BOSIET / MIST and an in date medical. 

This role is responsible for providing maintenance and operations support on Offshore Installations. The primary focus of this position is to carry out Electrical maintenance and repairs on all aspects of the Electrical and Generation systems offshore, ensuring site performance standards are always adhered to. You will assist onshore engineers with sketches and drawing updates for any management of change modifications that are implemented, also support installation work where required and carry out diagnostics checks as required for any key equipment breakdowns.
Key Tasks:
• Plan and carry out any preventative maintenance or breakdown repair tasks to required standards and procedures, minimising impact on production
• Complete all weekly maintenance routines as defined in Maximo (Maintenance Management System) and ensure that maintenance routines are completed with the appropriate amount of detail
• Ensure jobs are raised in Maximo to address all known defects. Order all required materials and where appropriate feed the job into the plan.
• Implement operations and maintenance procedures, policies, and safe working practices for your areas of responsibility
• Act as a Performing Authority and Electrical Isolating Authority as required
• Manage and maintain Electrical isolations across the Installation
• Supervise vendors & contractors within the Electrical discipline
• Provide onsite assistance for Project teams, Vendors and sub-contractors as required
• Ensure a clear and concise discipline handover is provided on each crew change
• Attain & maintain individual competencies via competency management system
• Produce switching procedures for any High Voltage (HV) switching
• Check, Inspect, Test and Maintain all temporary and portable equipment brought onto the Installation
• Provide any necessary practical operational training and mentoring for candidates working towards their assessment as an Authorised Electrical Person (AEP)
• Attain additional competencies to act as member of the emergency control team or fire team as defined in the Installation Emergency Response Plans
• Ensure Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are always adhered to and actively promoted
• Always demonstrate good safety behaviours, maintain good lines of communication between colleagues & management and stop all unsafe acts witnessed.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement processes

JOB ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
SEC & Personal Safety Tasks:
CEP status:
Control of Ignition
Electrical Protection Systems
Emergency Lighting
LV & ELV Circuit Breakers and Bus Layout
Permit to Work – Performing Authority

AEP & REP status:
Control of Ignition
Electrical Protection Systems
Emergency Lighting
LV & ELV Circuit Breakers and Bus Layout
Permit to Work – Performing & Isolating Authority
HV Switching
HV Bus Layout, Cable and Accessories, Circuit Breakers
UPS Battery Systems, Inverters and Rectifiers
Power Generation
UPS systems
Navigational Aids

SEC & Personal Safety Courses:
CEP status
CompEx 01-04
Emergency First Aid as a minimum
Work at Height Practical/Level 2

AEP & REP status:
CompEx 01-04
Emergency First Aid as a minimum
Work at Height Practical/Level 2
Power System Protection (Protection Relays)
High Voltage power SystemsJOB ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Requirements
Qualifications:
• COMPEX competent
• Strong technical background qualified to a minimum of HNC or equivalent

Experience:
• Completed a time served trade apprenticeship
• Experience in the offshore/onshore Oil & Gas Industry or related industries

Personal Attributes:
• Work alone or part of a multi-discipline team
• Safety leader, good communicator, ability to build positive relationships between technicians and
management
• Self-driven to imp

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