Offshore Electrical Technician
TR/083292
Posted: 04/08/2026
- £450 per day
- Scotland, Aberdeen City, Aberdeen
- Contract
Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Electrical Technician based Offshore.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Qualifications & Experience:
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Electrical Maintenance - Maintain safety electrical equipment to design and performance standards, conduct planned and unplanned maintenance, repair and replacement activities on the offshore instrument systems, according to the work programme, maintenance planning
- Troubleshooting - Execute urgent and first line maintenance and ask for technical expertise support from the I&E Engineers, I&E Maintenance Team Lead or vendors, to determine the best way to resolve the situation and reduce the impact of consequences. Perform root causes analysis of unexpected report on findings and make recommendations to prevent future failures and reduce costs
- Inspections and Calibration - Carry out planned inspections, identify problems and take corrective action as needed in compliance with operating procedures, HSEQ policies and other rules and legislation. Perform test routines and calibrate electrical equipment
- Detailed Work Planning - Prioritize and plan own planned and unplanned maintenance activities within own area of expertise during the shift, in line with the work program and offshore operational planning
- Stock Requisition - Identify replacement parts and other stock that needs to be requisitioned. Move stock and materials to and from all work sites and perform work activities neatly and efficiently, according to appropriate procedures, including HSEQ, in order to guarantee sufficient availability of material and its use in a safe, environmentally sound way
- Administration - Administer work orders, maintenance activities, system modifications and other relevant information into MMS in line with operating procedures and formats, to ensure the availability and accuracy of information during maintenance or modification activities and comply with legislation and HSEQ standards. This includes communicating relevant information to the next shift, according to handover reporting format
- Contractor Supervision - Guide contract personnel or specialist in own area of expertise, supervise, review and evaluate the quality of their repair or maintenance activities according to industry, legislative and CEU NL standards. Report findings to the I&E Team Leader, in order to assure that maximum quality work is executed by contractor personnel incidents and environmental harm. Participate in the emergency team to ensure fast resolution of emergency situations and protect the safety and security of all personnel and equipment.
- Health, Safety, Environment and Quality - Comply with HSEQ procedures, rules and regulations and contribute to building awareness among other personnel in- and outside the department, in order to maintain and continuously improve a safe and healthy working environment. Conduct and/or attend safety briefings, recognize and correct unsafe or hazardous conditions to minimize accidents,
- Promotes a positive Incident Free Workplace culture by driving HSES and process safety performance and regulatory compliance through adherence to company standards & procedures, including the Spirit Energy CMAPP and HSES Policy.
- Perform nominated emergency response role/duties and maintain the necessary competencies to perform these duties.
- Proactively maintains their technical and interpersonal skills and competencies, ensuring capabilities are up to date and in line with industry/functional best practice and that behaviours are in line with the Company’s core Values. Understand the skills, competencies and behaviours required for their role.
- Collaborates effectively, adapting their behaviour and communication as needed to get the best from others. Effectively promotes ideas and opinions and is able to influence others in a constructive way. Maintains good relationships across all organisation levels.
- Presents and articulates ideas and arguments effectively, projects credibility and conviction, handles objection and incorporates others’ ideas as appropriate. Makes / proposes informed decisions having consulted widely.
- Is familiar with and adheres to the Company’s people policies and procedures.
- Is accountable for their performance and delivery against objectives. Agrees their objectives in a timely fashion, assertively expresses what they need from others to be successful, takes on feedback and learns from their failures.
- Lives the Values and is a strong advocate of the Company’s culture - understands and role models the behaviours expected.
- Provides clear, honest and constructive feedback, both positive and developmental, to colleagues, team members and others when requested. Be open to feedback received and incorporate into their development.
- Owns their development plan and discusses it regularly with their manager and L&D. Strives for continuous learning and development of their competencies, skills and behaviours.
- Recognises bias, conscious or unconscious, and actively works to eliminate this from their approach to their work and colleagues.
- Eliminates the use of language that may leave others feeling excluded or discriminated against. Positively participates in discussion and collaboration on D&I in their teams and amongst peers, which persuades and brings positive change when needed.
- Treats all people equally and with consideration of protected characteristics and has an understanding of the Company’s ED&I policies.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Embeds the Company’s Values and associated behaviours into their everyday work and interactions, continuously learning and developing associated competencies and behaviours.
- Great communication skills that informs/shares knowledge clearly and unambiguously and also implements and embeds change. Builds rapport and is able to influence in a constructive way / skilled at influencing decision makers on complex topics.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively, within their team and across the organisation and externally as required.
- Networks effectively internally and externally, creating an immediate, positive and credible impression on others. Leads other parties in conversations on the important issues and use persuasive contributions to influence change and action.
- On time execution of planned and unplanned maintenance, repair and replacement activities
- Increase the availability, reliability and maintainability of electrical equipment
- Notice problems beforehand and reduce the number of breakdowns
- Carry out the duties of Power Technician and when suitably qualified will act as SAEP/REP
- Conference calls to discuss problems with onshore, remote technical expertise to come to best solutions
- Trained in areas such as firefighting, the use of self-contained breath apparatus, first aid etc to enable them to be part of an Emergency Response Team
- It is an expectation of the business that the job holder maintains and continues to develop the competencies necessary to carry out the role to the required standard whilst in position.
- Vocational level – Electrical Engineering
- Electrical offshore experience in the E&P industry
- Familiar with mathematical calculations and conversions utilised in the calibration and testing of devices
- Good communication and organisational skills.
- Current valid Offshore Survival, Offshore Medical and MIST
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Andrew McNair
Worksite Rep Manager
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