What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Technician position at Ashtead Technology?
What you'll be doing:
As Project Technician, you'll support our Survey & Robotics & Asset Integrity service lines, ensuring all equipment is prepared, tested, labelled, identified, stored safely, calibrated and packaged appropriately before delivery.
This role will have secondary focus on offshore inspection project delivery and support of continuous improvement of existing technology, testing of equipment and systems integration. This role is based onshore, with a requirement to support offshore projects as and when required.
Day to day you'll be involved in:
- Inspecting, testing and completing effective repair maintenance in preparation of equipment for hire
- Ensuring kit is fully functional, complete, accurately documented, photographed and professionally presented
- Ensuring that equipment packaging provides appropriate protection and is suitable for safe transport and storage
- Off-hiring and testing equipment returning from hire as per workshop procedures
- Assist in sourcing parts and materials for repairs or maintenance
- Providing input on design and manufacture of engineered solutions Testing and commissioning new equipment
- Carry out electrical safety tests as required by regulations
Documentation:
- Documenting any missing/damaged equipment
- Assisting with invoice preparation for rechargeable repairs
- Ensuring equipment is labelled, identified and complete with all spares and ancillary equipment
- Ensuring all technical manuals, checklists and spare kit lists are up to date
- Assisting with and/or develop content for documentation and testing procedures
- Conducting fault reporting for missing or damaged equipment
- Maintaining the stock control system used for spares and consumables, report any shortages
- Completing export details as required
Support:
- Providing effective technical support to customers and be available for on call support as required
- Providing emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production, on weekdays, evenings and weekends as needed
Asset Integrity:
- Attending client meetings in support of projects
- Maintaining project schedules ensuring any changes are promptly addressed
- Preparing product and project documentation – technical manuals, FAT procedures etc.
- Preparing and testing equipment for hire / sale
- Purchasing parts / materials for projects ensuring delivery schedules meet project timescales
- Researching and evaluating new technologies for possible adoption
- Developing test plans and undertake product testing
- Offshore project execution, up to 100 days per year
What experience you'll bring:
- Qualification in Electronic/Electrical Engineering other technical discipline and/or equivalent industry experience
- Track record of experience in a technician/engineering role undertaking repair, maintenance and testing of electronic equipment, preferably in a subsea environment
- Extensive knowledge of subsea equipment
- Problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Preferable to have worked offshore in the past but not essential
- Can manage changing priorities in order to meet deadlines
Who we are:
Established in 1985, Ashtead Technology is the leading provider of equipment rental solutions, advanced underwater technologies, and support services to the global energy sector. With over 38 years of proven track record, we offer unrivalled technical know-how, experience, and in-house engineering capability. Recognised as one of the largest independent rental fleets in the industry with over 520 staff globally and over 19,000 assets, we continue to invest in equipment to ensure that we provide the broadest and most technologically advanced equipment available to support our customers globally.
What we can offer:
- A dynamic & collaborative team environment where your contributions are valued, and your ideas welcomed
- A positive and inclusive company culture that fosters collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect among team members