Rig Electrician Full Time

Rig Electrician Jobs in UK

About the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for keeping the Chief Engineer informed as to the operational status of all electrical equipment.
• Duty Engineer on call for engine room alarms, normally one night out of three.
• Responsible for watch-keeping during jacking operations as directed by the Chief Engineer.
• Assist with maintenance as required by the Chief Engineer.
• Responsible for safe and efficient functioning of the on board electrical and electronic equipment.
• Undertake planned and unplanned repair and maintenance, as directed by the Chief Engineer, on hazardous areas, power generation, telecommunications, navigation and electrical equipment.
• Install electrical and electronic equipment to vendor’s and Petrofac standard procedures.
• Responsible for maintaining jacking system, to be fully functional and fit for purpose, as per ABS class requirements and to keep watch as per marine jacking stations, or as directed by the Chief Engineer during jacking operations.

Health & Safety:

• Ensure full compliance with Petrofac and Client HSE Management Standards, HSE policies and practices and applicable regulations.
• Responsible for becoming familiar with the ISP manuals, in particular, the ISP Safety Case, Safety Manual, Emergency Response Plan and the Operations and Procedures Manual.
• Maintain Petrofac and Client reputation and support external communication policies.
• Achieve HSE performance against agreed KPIs and reporting as appropriate.
• Lead/attend Hazops/Hazids/toolbox talks as and when required.

Emergency Duties:

• In an emergency, report to the bridge as Events Board Scribe, carry out electrical isolations and assist the Emergency Command Team (ECT) as required.
• In the event of an emergency, carry out such duties as identified in the emergency response procedure.
• Responsible for emergency team training and preparedness. Assists with the initial response to Asset emergencies.

Work Management:

• Responsible jointly, with the Chief Engineer, for the maintenance of the fire and gas monitoring panel and emergency shut down panel.
• Responsible for making regular tours of duty of all electrical equipment on board.
• Responsible for keeping records and logs of all work undertaken, including hand-over notes.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• ONC / HNC in electrical / electronic engineering.
• Experience in offshore industry as electrician which includes experience on jack-up rigs.