Role Overview

You will be supporting our fleet of Class approved Crew Transfer Vessels based in a number of locations including ports in the UK, Western Europe and the Baltic region. You will play a pivotal role providing proactive maintenance ensuring the safety and reliability of all company vessels. It may be necessary to sail on short trips with the vessel to help diagnose reported issues. Ideally, you will have an STCW qualification as a time served ships electrician or be able to demonstrate service with a shore based marine electrical engineer.

Roles & Responsibilities

The Fleet Electrical Engineer will be primarily responsible for:

• Providing support to fleet vessels on day-to-day maintenance of marine electrical, electronic systems;
• Carrying out where possible repairs/ rectification work;
• Evaluating the planned maintenance schedule for the fleet electrical and electronic systems; including power generation, backup power sources, electrical switchboard and fire detection systems;
• Conducting and scheduling proactive condition checks on all vessels within the fleet – this will include spending time with each of the vessels;
• Planning of any major repairs;
• Conducting fault finding and earth faults;
• Carrying out electrical insulation surveys;
• Creating a database of information for each individual vessel;
• Identifying any electrical fault trends evident across the fleet;
• Attending dockings when needed; and
• Long-term planning and cost estimate for maintenance and/or replacement of electrical equipment on board our fleet.
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• NVQ Level 3 / Diploma / Degree in Marine Electrical Engineering, Marine Construction, Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• STCW qualifications
  

• Willingness to travel overseas as directed by company for vessel visits, inspections, port calls, docking, maintenance assistance, etc.
• Flexibility and availability to be ‘on-call’ in case of emergencies.
  

• Experience with OS-HSC CTV/craft vessels.
• 3-4 years’ experience as a ship electrician or strong ability to demonstrate service/experience with a shore-based marine electrical engineering.