Electrical Technician

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

Petrofac is looking to recruit a Electrical Technician to join our team at offshore GP3 on 2/3 rotation for 12 Months FTC

JOB TITLE: ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Responsible Electrical Person for the installation in the delivery of electrical work including isolations and switching.
• This position reports directly to the Electrical Supervisor.
• Commit to incident free operations.
• Actively support a working environment based on respect for health, safety and environmental issues and maintenance of a high level of asset integrity.
• Responsible for ensuring availability and reliability of installation power distribution system.
• Participate as a member of the Electrical Supervisors team in delivering performance against targets.
• Build effective working relationships with other departments and shifts.
• Ensure necessary preparation for relevant scheduled activities.
• Responsible for completing verification assurance and maintenance routines and maintain quality records.
• Ensure competent in the (asset) electrical safety procedures and to be certified as Authorised Electrical Person.
• Ensure that the underlying causes of failures are understood and that action is taken to avoid repeat failures.
• Bring defects in practices, equipment, tools, to the attention of relevant staff.
• Liaise with projects, vendors and OEMs so as to maintain maintenance plans and documentation.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate maintenance records and ensure that the data is entered into the appropriate information management systems.
• Execute duties as specified in the station/bill/emergency response procedures or as directed by the OIM.
• Comply with Company procedures and ensure a full and comprehensive handover detailing all relevant information in accordance with these procedures.
• Is conversant with the isolation procedures of all electrical equipment.
• Commit to Competence Assurance System and undertake any training and assessment required for the role.
• Implements all maintenance activities associated with vessel, utilities and process equipment. This is carried out in accordance with legislative requirements, company health, safety, environmental, integrity and other relevant standards and company values. Decision making ability is in accordance with delegation of authority Responsible for the health, safety and welfare of crew, and areas of environment pertaining to their position.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• S/NVQ Process Engineering Maintenance (Electrical) Level 3 or equivalent.
• Valid Electricity at work regs, COMPEX essential.
• Valid HV/LV Switching preferred.
• Written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present technical issues in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to create positive relations to peers and stakeholders internally and externally.
• Prior experience of the following electrical equipment/systems: Generator units, control equipment and protection devices. High-tension switchgear, HV cables, control cables and protection devices. Explosion protected equipment. All testing equipment, meggers, AVO’s and multimeters. Testing and fault finding on HV and LV circuits. Modify the settings of protection equipment for authorised changes in design.
• Knowledge of electrical maintenance practices, associated technical standards, processes and relevant legislation.
• Experience in the control and use of “Safe Systems of Work” (PTW) including their procedures.
• Written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present technical issues in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to create positive relations to peers and stakeholders internally and externally.