Senior Electrical Technician

Brimmond Ltd; Kintore; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days leave per year

Private Health Care

Critical Illness Cover

Income Protection

Private Dental and Optical

Life Assurance (death in service)

Salary Sacrifice Pension

Charity matched funding

Job summary

Brimmond Ltd in Kintore seeks a Senior Electrical Technician for its Workshop Projects Team. The role requires building and wiring electrical systems, testing and fault-finding on power units, reelers and winches, with involvement in commissioning and rental mobilisations.

You will work closely with engineering colleagues and reporting to the Operations Manager, ensuring high safety and quality standards while maintaining schedule commitments.

Qualifications

• Time-served electrical apprenticeship or equivalent with solid practical experience.
• HNC/HND in electrical or electronic engineering or equivalent.
• CompEx certification and experience with ATEX equipment and hazardous-area installations.

Responsibilities

• Build and wire equipment to approved electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Install, route, terminate and label cables and components.
• Connect motors, starters and VFDs on power units, reelers and winches.
• Work on 24VDC and 230/400VAC power systems within competence.
• Inspect, test wiring, insulation, and protective bonding using approved methods.
• Support commissioning, factory tests and external maintenance programs.
• Mentor junior technicians and ensure safe, compliant practices.

Skills

Electrical wiring

Schematic interpretation

VFDs

Motors and starters

Inspection and testing

Documentation

Education

Time-served electrical apprenticeship or equivalent

HNC/HND in electrical or electronic engineering

CompEx certification

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Electrical Technician for our workshop projects team. Appointment level will reflect the successful applicant’s experience and competence.

Hours Full time, 37.5 hours

Contract Type Permanent

Location Workshop, Kintore

Department Workshop

Line Manager Operations Manager

About Brimmond

We specialise in the design, manufacture, rental and repair of lifting, mechanical and hydraulic equipment for industry, from our base in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Established as a family business in 1996, we remain close to our founding principles today, prioritising our people in a culture of trust, respect, collaboration and open-mindedness

Brimmond is a diversified engineering business with a strong track record in the energy sector. Energy, including oil and gas, accounts for 47% of our revenue, complemented by Marine (35%), Renewables (11%), Aquaculture (5%) and Defence (2%). This balanced portfolio reinforces our long-term stability while keeping our core focus on delivering safe, high-performance equipment and service to oil and gas operators and contractors.

From workshop to board room, and throughout our interactions across the globe, our approach is guided above all by three key values: we are dynamic, responsive and proud.

• 30 days annual leave per annum + 1 day extra per year of service up to 5 years
• Private Health Care
• Critical Illness Cover
• Income Protection Scheme
• Private Dental and Optical
• Life Assurance (death in service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension
• Charity matched funding program

About the Role

We are recruiting an experienced and enthusiastic Electrical Technician to join our workshop on a permanent staff basis. The role will include working on newbuild workshop projects, marine crane electrical systems and Brimmond’s Rental fleet. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will build, wire, test and fault-find electrical systems on electrical/hydraulic power units, reelers, winches, control panels and associated industrial equipment. Working with engineering and mechanical/hydraulic colleagues, you will support commissioning and, as required, rental mobilisation, maintenance and repairs.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Build and wire new equipment to approved electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, layouts and job specifications.
• Assemblecontrolpanels;install,route,gland,terminateandlabelcables,components and field connections.
• Connectmotors,starters,variablefrequencydrives(VFDs),sensorsandinstrumentation on power units, reelers and winches.
• Workon24VDCcontroland230/400VACpowersystemswithinyourcompetenceand authorisation.
• Inspectandtestwiring,continuity,insulationresistanceandprotectivebondingusing suitable instruments and approved procedures.
• Supportfunctionaltesting,commissioningandfactoryacceptancetests,including controls, interlocks and emergency stops.
• Diagnoseelectricaland controlfaultsmethodically,rectifydefectsandrecordresults.
• Liaise with engineering on discrepancies and record approved changes for as-built drawings.
• Completejobpacks,inspectionrecordsandtestreportsaccurately;raisedefectsand quality concerns promptly.
• Workindependentlyandwithcolleaguestomeetdeadlines;supportjuniorteam members within your competence.
• Followcompanypoliciesandbepreparedforovertimeatshortnotice.
• Providing familiarisation and mentoringon electrical principles and safe practices to mechanical/ hydraulic technicians and apprentices.
• Time-servedelectricalapprenticeshiporequivalentrecognisedelectrical qualification with relevant practical experience.
• HNC/HNDinelectricalorelectronicengineering,orarelateddiscipline.
• CompExcertificationandexperiencewithATEXequipmentandhazardous-area installations.
• Practicalexperienceofindustrialelectricalassembly,controlpanelwiringormachinery/equipment build and testing.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts and technical instructions.
• Workingknowledgeof24VDCcontrolsand230/400VACsingle-andthree-phasesystems, motors, starters and VFDs.
• Understandingofsensors,instrumentation,relays,contactorsandcontrolcircuits.
• Abilitytoinspect,testandfault-findelectricalsystemsusingappropriatetestequipment and documented procedures.
• Sound safe-isolation practice, awareness of electrical and stored-energy hazards, and recognition of the limits of your competence.
• Amotivatedapproach,prideinworkmanshipandcloseattentiontodetail.
• Good organisation, clear communication and accurate record keeping; ability to work independently and within a team.

Preferred Requirements

• Experienceofoffshore,marine,energyorotherindustrialsite work

Interview Process

Interviewers: Projects or Technical Director and Operations Manager

Candidates who are successful with our phone interview will then be invited to a one hour in-person interview at our facility in Kintore

30-90 minutes

• Technical questions specific to the role you are applying for