Job Opportunity: Offshore Telecoms Technician

Our client, an independent Oil & Gas operator, is looking for an Offshore Telecoms Technician to join their Production Operations team on an initial 12-month contract. They are ideally looking for someone to start early to mid-October. The position will be on an Agency Worker / PAYE basis.

Role

This role exists to maintain offshore telecoms systems and equipment to ensure safe and efficient offshore operations. The role holder performs maintenance, repair, and replacement activities in their own area of expertise, according to work programmes, the MMS, maintenance planning, and budget, to maximize equipment reliability and availability and reduce replacement costs. This needs to be done in liaison with the E&I Team lead and production team leader and in compliance with applicable legislative requirements, existing procedures, and standards, including HSEQ.

Responsibilities

• Telecoms Maintenance: Maintain safety instrumented systems to design and performance standards, conduct planned and unplanned maintenance, repair, and replacement activities on the offshore systems, according to the work programme and maintenance planning.
• Troubleshooting: Execute urgent and first-line maintenance to determine the best way to resolve the situation and reduce the impact of consequences. Perform root cause analysis of unexpected and structural failures.
• Inspections and Calibration: Carry out planned inspections, identify problems, and take corrective action as needed.
• Detailed Work Planning: Prioritize and plan own planned and unplanned maintenance activities within the own area of expertise during the shift, in line with the work program and offshore operational planning.
• Stock Requisition: Identify replacement parts and other stock that needs to be requisitioned. Move stock and materials to and from all work sites and perform work activities neatly and efficiently, according to appropriate procedures, including HSEQ, to guarantee sufficient availability of material and its use in a safe, environmentally sound way.
• Administration: Administer work orders, maintenance activities, system modifications, and other relevant information into MMS in line with operating procedures and formats, to ensure the availability and accuracy of information during maintenance or modification activities and comply with legislation and HSEQ standards. This includes communicating relevant information to the next shift, according to handover reporting format.
• Vendor Supervision: Guide contract personnel or specialist in the own area of expertise, supervise, review, and evaluate the quality of their repair or maintenance activities according to industry, legislative, and company standards.
• Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality: Comply with HSEQ procedures, rules, and regulations and contribute to building awareness among other personnel in and outside the department, to maintain and continuously improve a safe and healthy working environment. Conduct and/or attend safety briefings, recognize and correct unsafe or hazardous conditions to minimize accidents, incidents, and environmental harm. Participate in the emergency team to ensure fast resolution of emergency situations and protect the safety and security of all personnel and equipment.