Centrica is an international energy services and solutions company that puts colleagues and customers at the heart of everything it does. Centrica Energy Storage Limited (CES) is a key Business Unit within the Centrica group and operates large scale natural gas storage and production facilities in East Yorkshire, across its sites at Easington and an offshore platform in the North Sea. CES has energy transition ambitions, looking to create an integrated energy hub, not only to meet our own net zero ambition, but to provide infrastructure which supports UK energy security and regulatory energy transition commitments. It’s an exciting time to join us to help us with our ambitions.

CES have some exciting new positions for Offshore Operations Technician's to join the team. You will be operating a wide range of offshore process and utilities equipment and systems working safely and in strict compliance with Centrica business and regulatory requirements. Equipment covered includes gas production / injection systems, condensate and water separation systems, wells, power generation, platform utilities, monitoring and control systems.

• Salary: £competitive + bonus + generous company benefits + training available

• Location: Offshore / Hull

Accountabilities

• Works collaboratively as part of a small team, reporting directly to the Operations Supervisor.
• Diligently monitors, analyses, and responds to alarms on the DCS & F&G/ESD control systems, ensuring that the plant is operated in a safe and efficient manner complying with defined limits and Centrica procedures.
• Monitors, controls, and adjusts hydrocarbon flows and plant conditions; reports malfunctions promptly and with appropriate technical detail; makes recommendations on and/or carries out necessary authorised adjustments.
• Prepares plant and equipment for maintenance work, undertakes plant reinstatement activities. Verifies correctness of such activities.
• Liaises with internal stakeholders to ensure that overall field and plant performance is optimised to nominated commercial requirements.
• Carries out site verification safety checks and atmosphere testing for prior to commencing maintenance work.
• Assists in the shutdown and start-up of plant and equipment.
• Safely recover plant from shut down situations to minimise production losses.
• Carries out process stream sampling, chemical analysis, plant inspections, isolations, gas tests, chemical injections.
• Ensures all production reporting requirements are completed compliantly and with appropriate technical detail.
• Prepares materials for and delivers detailed written and verbal shift handovers using appropriate logs, data, and procedures.

Competencies

• Specialist operations or engineering knowledge of offshore gas production facilities, or comparable process, industrial, or marine equipment.
• Demonstrable knowledge of a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) in relation to maintenance work planning, and materials management (CSL use SAP).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with the MS office suite of applications
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize own workload in the face of competing demands
• Ability to thrive within a highly regulated, structured environment.
• High levels of internal resilience, self-drive, and motivation
• Strong personal organisational, collaborative, communication, and interpersonal skills to work effectively with own team and interface with all levels of the organisation.
• Must be comfortable with frequent/regular offshore travel, inside and outside work, physically demanding, working at height.

Qualifications/ Experience

• HNC or equivalent in Operations, an engineering discipline, a safety qualification, or demonstrable competence through equivalent industrial experience.
• Previous operations experience within the Oil / Gas / Petrochemical industry or comparable high-hazard environment considered.