Electrical Maintenance Engineer

1 week ago


Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom Eden Scott Full time

Electrical Maintenance Technician – Offshore Wind

Aberdeen

Salary: Up to £60,000

Rotation: 2 weeks on / off

Reports to: Wind Farm Site Supervisor and O&M Manager

Eden Scott are pleased to be supporting their Offshore Wind Client with the appointment of an Electrical Technician to join the Operations and Maintenance team based from their Aberdeen office. This position will include a mixture of onshore and offshore work.

Position Summary

The Technician/SAP primary role is the ongoing repair and maintenance activities required onshore and offshore for the safe operation of the Wind Farm, in compliance with the site's procedures and Risk Assessments and in compliance with Wind Turbine Safety Rules.

The candidate will be required to multi-task on a regular basis, and have a strong understanding and contribution to a good safety culture. The role will be on a shift-based pattern (12 hour shifts) but may require some flexibility to meet unplanned operational requirements.

Additional responsibilities will include acting as Senior authorised Person to perform specialised High Voltage switching in compliance with the Site HV Safety Rules. Training will be provided in this discipline however a good understanding of electrical systems is essential.

Responsibilities

  • The role is partly onshore and partly offshore depending on weather conditions. As well as the Aberdeen Office and Offshore Wind Farm, the role also requires maintenance activities to be undertaken at a number of sites around Aberdeen (CTV base at the local harbour, Substation to the South of Aberdeen and warehouse storage within Aberdeenshire).
  • Work in shifts of 2 weeks on 2 weeks off (during the 2 weeks on shift it is necessary to remain on-call in case of an outage through the night, which requires on-site assistance).

The main Tasks consist of:

  • Wind Turbine floating foundations Repair and Maintenance, including:
  • Monitoring, troubleshooting and configuration of Windfarm networks
  • Monitoring and operation of the floating platform
  • Preventive maintenance of floating platform systems: planning and execution
  • Troubleshooting remotely and offshore platform systems issues
  • Corrective Maintenance
  • Sourcing of materials, parts, and external services
  • Reporting on floating foundation operation and maintenance

Inspections of wind turbine foundations:

  • Participation in inspection planning
  • Participation in sourcing of third party subcontractors
  • Planning of activities with subcontractors
  • Offshore facilitation and monitoring of inspection activities
  • Supervision of inspection and associated reporting

Warehouse supervision:

  • Parts planning and control
  • Equipment planning and control
  • PPE planning and control

Support wind farm supervisor with other activities including:

  • Liaison with WTG OEM
  • Liaison with other offshore and onshore subcontractors
  • Substation maintenance

Senior Authorised Person

  • Follow Site Safety Rules for SAPs.
  • Preparation of HV Switching schedules, subject to approval of the third party provider of HV Safety Rules.
  • Issue Safety Documents, subject to approval of the third party provider of HV Safety Rules.
  • Reset breakers and investigate substation faults under guidance of the third party provider of HV Safety Rules.
  • Liaise with third party provider of HV Safety Rules.

Requirements:

  • Experienced in an Electrical Technician / Instrument Technician role or equivalent
  • Qualified to HNC / HND Level in Electrical Engineering
  • Completion of an Electrical Apprenticeship
  • Excellent understanding of Electrical systems
  • Driving Licence

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