Fleet Electrical Engineer

Sea Career; Scarborough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the offshore energy industry is seeking a Fleet Electrical Engineer to ensure the safety and reliability of its vessels. The role involves proactive maintenance, repairs, and support for marine electrical systems, requiring relevant qualifications and experience. The position offers a hybrid work model with responsibilities across various locations, including potential overseas travel.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years’ experience as a ship electrician or equivalent.
• STCW qualifications required.
• Experience with OS-HSC CTV/craft vessels preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to fleet vessels on day-to-day maintenance of marine electrical systems.
• Conduct fault finding and earth faults.
• Long-term planning and cost estimate for maintenance of electrical equipment.

Skills

Marine Electrical Systems

Fault Finding

Proactive Maintenance

Education

NVQ Level 3 / Diploma / Degree in Marine Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description – Fleet Electrical Engineer

About Us

Based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Mainprize Offshore is a market-leading crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator that provides support to the offshore energy industry.
With a fishing heritage dating back over 350 years, Mainprize Offshore is synonymous with quality, customer satisfaction and professionalism. Our well-established reputation for quality transfer and oceanographic services has been driven through the embodiment of Mainprize Offshore’s core values:

• Our People - Our biggest asset is our people. We believe that creating a culture that empowers our people to be their best selves & promotes a positive work environment breeds success
• Embrace Changes – We strive to push the boundaries of innovation through our appetite to be the market leader within our sector. As the market changes and flexes, we pivot, adapt, and remain resilient.
• Customer Satisfaction – We pride ourselves on high levels of customer service through our reliability, proven excellence, and dedication to providing our clients with the very best service.

Due to rapid organisational growth, we are recruiting a people-focused, high-calibre talent for an exciting new opportunity.

Overview

The successful person will be responsible for representing Mainprize Offshore Limited at the shipbuilder’s yard ensuring that the new builds progress on time, on budget and are delivered in accordance with the company’s best interests.
You will be supporting our fleet of Class approved Crew Transfer Vessels based in a number of locations including ports in the UK, Western Europe and the Baltic region.
You will play a pivotal role providing proactive maintenance ensuring the safety and reliability of all company vessels. It may be necessary to sail on short trips with the vessel to help diagnose reported issues.
Ideally you will have an STCW qualification as a time served ships electrician or be able to demonstrate service with a shore based marine electrical engineer.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide support to fleet vessels on day-to-day maintenance of marine electrical, electronic systems;
• Carry out where possible repairs/ rectification work;
• Evaluate the planned maintenance schedule for the fleet electrical and electronic systems; including power generation, backup power sources, electrical switchboard and fire detection systems;
• Conduct and schedule proactive condition checks on all vessels within the fleet – this will include spending time with each of the vessels;
• Planning of any major repairs;
• Conduct fault finding and earth faults;
• Carry out electrical insulation surveys;
• Create a data base of information for each individual vessel;
• Identify any electrical fault trends evident across the fleet;
• Attend dockings when needed; and
• Long-term planning and cost estimate for maintenance and/or replacement of electrical equipment on board our fleet.

Requirements

• NVQ Level 3 / Diploma / Degree in Marine Electrical Engineering, Marine Construction, Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• 3-4 years’ experience as a ship electrician or strong ability to demonstrate service/experience with a shore-based marine electrical engineering.
• STCW qualifications
• Experience with OS-HSC CTV/craft vessels.
• Willingness to travel overseas as directed by company for vessel visits, inspections, port calls, docking, maintenance assistance, etc.
• Flexibility and availability to be ‘on-call’ in case of emergencies.

Work Location:

• Hybrid/remote with a minimum of at least 2 in-office days per month in the Company’s Head Office (Scarborough, UK) - dependent on location

Schedule

• Monday to Thursday (8:30 am – 5:00 pm); Friday (8.30am – 2.30pm)
• Additional hours may be required to achieve deadlines with time given back in lieu where applicable.