Electrical Rope Access Technician

CB&I; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

CB&I Asset Solutions is seeking an Electrical Rope Access Technician for offshore assignment on bp ETAP, rotating 3/3, on a permanent contract. Role requires adherence to safety, strict compliance with PTW, and hands-on maintenance of electrical equipment in hazardous environments.

The position requires IRATA L1, COMPEX, and offshore safety certifications, with a background in oil & gas and experience in risk assessments, permits to work, and CMMS reporting.

Qualifications

• Electrical apprenticeship completed and current within field.
• Vocational electrical maintenance qualifications.
• COMPEX certified.
• IRATA L1 rope access certification.
• 5 years in oil and gas industry in similar role.
• Electrical equipment in hazardous areas experience.
• Familiar with CMMS and safety procedures.
• Strong problem solving and planning capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all work is safe and compliant with health and safety procedures and work instructions.
• Participate in pre-job risk assessments and permit-to-work processes.
• Assist in pre-job site inspections and toolbox talks for maintenance activities.
• Support safety tours and ensure PPE is properly used.
• Ensure all responders understand emergency equipment and their use.
• Maintain equipment and systems and reinstate to required condition.
• Coordinate start-up/shutdown with operations and report via CMMS.

Skills

Electrical Apprenticeship

COMPEX

IRATA L1

Oil & Gas exp

CEP electrical

Ex protection

PTW familiarity

CMMS SAP

BOSIET/FOET

First Aid

Tools

SAP

P&IDs

Backbone CMMS

Job description

Worldwide, energy asset owners choose CB&I Asset Solutions as their asset management partner, confident in our ability to deliver tailored, value driven asset management solutions.

Our commitment is simple but powerful: to deliver value to our customers through safe, effective and efficient operations, maintenance, wells and decommissioning solutions, specialising in late life energy assets.

We're committed to investing in our people, and to building exceptional teams who deliver. Our people are trusted by our customers to safely operate their energy assets, improve performance and extend asset life through innovative solutions.

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.

Think smarter. Move faster. Deliver value.

JOB TITLE: ELECTRICAL ROPE ACCESS TECHNICIAN

The post is based offshore on the bp ETAP on a 3/3 rotation on a permanent Contract.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure all work undertaken is safe, and in compliance and accordance with statutory Health and Safety procedures, maintenance manuals, specific work instructions, safe.
• systems of work (Control of Work/Permit to Work) and all recommended safe working practices.
• Actively participate in thorough pre-job risk assessments for all non-routine activities and confirm that they are accurately reflected in the resultant Permit to Work.
• Actively participate in any pre-job site inspections/toolbox talks for maintenance activities.
• Participation in IRIS and carry out safety tours, as required.
• Ensure all required personal protective equipment (PPE) is appropriately used.
• Ensure all work party members, especially third-party personnel, fully understand the purpose of, and can use, required emergency response equipment.
• Ensure all personnel in proximity of works are fully aware of planned works, associated risks and control/mitigation measures in place.
• Ensure compliance with established clean workplace practices.
• Ensure all accidents, incidents, near misses and non-conformances are fully reported.
• Under direction, undertake routine inspection, servicing and adjustment of equipment.
• Under direction, support performance and condition monitoring and assessment.
• Review maintenance work orders and ensure all requirements/preparations are fully undertaken before commencement of works.
• Ensure any spares requirements are communicated to MDL in line with gate compliance timescales.
• Communicate with operations personnel for start-up and shutdown of relevant equipment.
• Undertake planned and corrective maintenance on electrical equipment, ensuring any work carried out is in compliance with company procedures.
• Maintain safety critical equipment in accordance with regulations.
• Ensure equipment and systems are reinstated to required condition and performance.
• Support diagnostic activities and analysis to rectify faults.
• Report all work completed in CMMS (Backbone).
• Respond to out of hours call-outs, as requested.
• Provide input on any modifications made to equipment or systems for reporting to onshore discipline engineer to update as-built drawing status.
• Responsible for management and completion of competency prolife (CPP).

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Electrical Apprenticeship.
• Appropriate vocational qualifications or certification in electrical maintenance.
• COMPEX.
• IRATA Level 1 Rope Access certification.
• 5 years previous experience in the oil and gas/petrochemical industry in a similar or equivalent role.
• Experience and competence in the following areas:
• site specific electrical competence (CEP).
• electrical equipment in hazardous areas (CompEx).
• Ex protection maintenance and inspection.
• Authorised safeguarding systems testing.
• equipment installation/de-commissioning.
• Good awareness of work planning and scheduling.
• Familiarity of CMMS – SAP or equivalent work management system.
• Good understanding of electrical safety rules and regulations.
• Good understanding and comfortable with the use of P&IDs.
• Performing Authority (Permit to Work system).
• Previous Isolating Authority experience.
• First Aid training (including CPR).
• Good awareness of safe Working At Height practices.
• Respected, contributory team member able to establish rapport with others.
• Good communicator, accurately relates information, uses active listening to ensure own understanding and is comfortable with written, spoken or electronic media.
• Actively demonstrates commitment to higher performance standards.
• Understands own roles and importance of working to objectives and standards.
• Understands team goals and priorities, appreciates cost implications of own actions.
• Understands the importance of compliance and impact of non-conformance.
• Has good problem solving skills, corrective action planning and follow-up.
• Offshore Survival (BOSIET/FOET).
• Offshore Medical (OGUK).
• Additional medical certification as required by IRATA.
• MIST.
• COMPEX.
• Further mandatory training requirements, as per agreed training matrix.