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Job Title : : Electrical Technician
Job Reference : : Ref No: 2016-4226
Location : : Aberdeen - Offshore, United Kingdom
Salary : : tbc
Posted on : : Thu Jun 18, 2026
Apply before : : Sat Jul 18, 2026
Job Type : : Permanant/Staff
Experience required : : 3 years - 6 years
Job category: : Mechanical/Electrical
 
 Job Description

 


https://careers-offshore.icims.com/jobs/4226/electrical-technician/job


Electrical Technician

Ref No: 2016-4226

Location: Aberdeen - Offshore

Project: BP Quad 204

Duration: 3 Trips (3 – 3 Rotation)

 

 

Amec Foster Wheeler (www.amecfw.com) designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.

With pro-forma 2014 annualised scope revenues of £5.5 billion and over 40,000 people in more than 50 countries, the company operates across the whole of the oil and gas industry – from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products – and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets.

Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.

Purpose / Role

    To deliver a high quality, consistent and competent Electrical Construction Technician service in accordance with project / company requirements, standards and procedures
    To support overall delivery of company goals and schedule.
    To ensure that all work scope is completed in a safe manner ensuring no detrimental impact to personnel, fabric or environment

Key aims and objectives

    To perform all required discipline tasks, safely, consistently and in accordance with project requirements, procedures and specifications
    Prime responsibilities and duties
    Installation, Isolation, reinstatement and associated construction testing of electrical equipment in NON-HAZARDOUS and HAZARDOUS areas.
    Inspection and completion of applicable certification / documentation as required including red-lining of drawings to reflect ‘as-built’ status.
    Inspection of electrical installations / equipment and completion of associated certification of permitted work scope completed by NON-COMPEX Electricians within a hazardous area.
    Read, understand and implement all applicable company / project policies, working practices and procedures, ensuring at all times that all works associated with the role of Electrical Technician is completed safely and to a high standard.
    Complete all work scope in accordance with applicable work pack / job card instructions, associated procedures and drawings / sketches.
    Provide support to other trades/disciplines where required, or form part of an integrated multi-discipline team.
    Raising applicable Permit to Work (PTW) in order to complete work scope in a controlled and safe manner.
    Undertake appropriate Risk Assessments (RA) in order to complete work scope in a safe and controlled manner.

Allied occasional duties

    Participate and contribute to AMEC’s Emergency Response procedure and process.
    Participate and contribute to company / project SHEQ initiatives.
    Participate and contribute in AMEC’s nationalisation/personnel development programmes.

Key internal interfaces

    Discipline Foremen and Charge hands
    Construction Superintendents
    Construction Electricians
    SHEQ advisor

 

Qualifications/Training

Essential:

    Qualifications may be achieved through the following routes:
    Recognised Electrical Apprenticeship (Older apprenticeships will be indentured and normally include a C&G qualification)
    More recent apprenticeships or training routes can result in the following awards (not all)
    Technical qualification with applicable electrical background - City and Guilds / BTec/NC/ NVQ Level 3 in electrical installation / SJIB (Scotland) / JIB (England)
    AM2 – Applicable for those in England who have achieved an Electrical Qualification through the adult entry site assessment route. Checks should be made to ensure AM2 has been achieved.
    BOSIET/Approved Offshore Medical
    COMPEX (Mandatory for this role)
    AMEC mandatory training, induction, risk awareness, etc.

Desirable:

    ONC/HNC in Electrical / Electronic Engineering
    IEE Current Edition
    ISSOW

Experience

Essential:

    Demonstrable experience post electrical apprenticeship/training with current relative experience in all aspects of electrical installation, isolation, reinstatement and testing associated with construction electrical work scope in Hazardous and Non-Hazardous areas.
    Ability to demonstrate good understanding of risks associated with working in Hazardous areas.

Desirable:

    Demonstrable OFFSHORE experience in the role of Construction Electrical Technician
    Personal qualities, aptitudes and skills
    Ability to communicate effectively with team members.
    Demonstrable commitment to working safely at all times.
    Flexible – able to comply with company and project requirements.
    Ability to work with other team members / disciplines and in a multi-cultural environment.
    Confident and with the ability to work unsupervised working on own initiative.
    Has a desire to learn and develop within the role.

Competencies – generic

    Possesses a good standard in spoken and written English
    Possesses a good understanding of safe working practices and can demonstrate commitment to safe working at all times.

Competencies – technical

    Can demonstrate a high standard in completion of tasks associated with the role of Electrical Construction Technician as defined in associated job specification
    Can demonstrate ability to read/understand and implement procedures/specifications/drawings/sketches/etc, including the mark up of technical drawings to reflect ‘red-line’ status.

Apply before : Sat Jul 18, 2026
 
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