Engineer - Electrical Technical

About the Role
The ETO Superintendent Offshore Fleet serves as the focal point for electrical, electronic, automation, and control systems across DP2 accommodation and diving support vessels. This role is pivotal in maintaining high equipment reliability and vessel availability, providing remote technical support for electrical failures, troubleshooting, planned maintenance, developing scopes of work for repairs and upgrades, and planning and controlling electrical modifications. The Superintendent ETO assures that fleet electrical activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with company requirements, client expectations, class and flag requirements, as well as applicable marine and offshore industry standards.

Responsibilities
Core / Fleet Electrical Technical Support:

• Act as the primary shore-based technical focal point for electrical, electronic, automation and control systems across the assigned offshore fleet.
• Provide timely remote troubleshooting support to Masters, Chief Engineers, and vessel ETOs for breakdowns, alarms, and recurring electrical faults, including guidance for safe isolation, recovery, and escalation.
• Attend vessels as required for fault finding, inspections, planned maintenance, testing, commissioning, and restoration of critical equipment.
• Review vessel defect lists, PMS work orders, critical alarms, and outstanding technical issues; prioritize actions based on safety, operational risk, and vessel availability.
• Coordinate with vessel teams and Fleet Management to ensure electrical defects are addressed with clear technical records and sustainable corrective actions.

DP2, Power, Automation and Mission-Critical Systems:

• Provide technical oversight of generators, HV/LV distribution, switchboards, transformers, protection systems, UPS and battery systems, emergency power, power management systems, integrated automation/monitoring systems, propulsion drives, thrusters and associated control systems.
• Support the integrity of DP2 power and control redundancy by ensuring electrical failures, maintenance, and modifications are assessed against the vessel redundancy concept, FMEA basis, and applicable class/DP requirements.
• Support electrical interfaces associated with accommodation, diving systems, and other offshore mission equipment, coordinating with specialist vendors as needed.
• Assist with blackout prevention/recovery reviews, protection coordination, power quality, load balancing, and investigation of trips or loss-of-power events.

Maintenance, Reliability and Failure Analysis:

• Develop, review, and improve preventive and condition-based maintenance routines for fleet electrical and automation equipment within the PMS/CMMS.
• Lead or support root-cause analysis for significant or repeated electrical failures and track corrective and preventive actions to closure.
• Identify critical spares, long-lead items, and obsolete components; maintain fleet-level plans for spares standardization, replacement, and lifecycle management.
• Review test reports, insulation resistance readings, thermography, battery tests, protection relay tests and other condition-monitoring data and recommend appropriate actions.

Electrical Projects, Upgrades and Modifications:

• Prepare detailed scopes of work, technical specifications, bills of materials, and cost estimates for electrical repairs, upgrades, retrofits, and modification projects.
• Review vendor quotations, technical submissions, drawings, single-line diagrams, cable schedules, load studies, and control/PLC modification proposals for technical suitability.
• Plan vessel electrical upgrades and obsolescence replacements, ensuring proper Management of Change, risk assessment, class/client approval where applicable, testing, commissioning, and as-built documentation.
• Support dry-dock, repair, and mobilization periods by planning electrical work packs, coordinating contractors/OEMs, monitoring progress, and verifying completion quality.

Safety, Compliance and Documentation:

• Promote safe electrical work practices, including permit-to-work, lock-out/tag-out, test-before-touch, safe isolation, and appropriate controls for high-voltage and hazardous-area equipment where applicable.
• Ensure fleet electrical systems and maintenance activities comply with company procedures, applicable SOLAS/IMO requirements, flag and class rules, client requirements, and relevant offshore/DP industry guidance.
• Support internal and external audits, class surveys, DP trials, and technical inspections by preparing records, closing findings, and coordinating corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, including drawings, settings, software/parameter backups, equipment history, modification records, and vessel electrical files.

Commercial / Cost Control Responsibilities:

• Provide budget input and cost forecasts for electrical maintenance, critical spares, service attendance, and planned upgrades across the fleet.
• Technically evaluate quotations and purchase requests, verify scope completion, and support invoice approval for electrical work and services.
• Promote cost-effective solutions through standardization, repair-versus-replace assessment, planned procurement, and reduction of repeat failures.

People and Technical Leadership Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentoring to vessel ETOs and electrical personnel, sharing lessons learned and fleet best practices.
• Support competency development, familiarization, and technical training requirements for vessel electrical personnel.
• Provide regular status reports to Fleet Management on critical defects, reliability trends, ongoing projects, planned maintenance, and technical risks.

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Maintain a fleet electrical reliability and modernization plan covering critical equipment, lifecycle condition, obsolescence, upgrades, and emerging technical risks.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, energy efficiency, maintainability, and standardization without compromising safety or DP2 redundancy.
• Maintain effective relationships with OEMs, specialist contractors, class, flag, and client technical representatives to ensure timely technical support and compliant execution.

Qualifications
Educational and Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Marine Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Valid Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) Certificate of Competency in accordance with STCW III/6, or equivalent recognized marine electro-technical certification/qualification.
• Strong working knowledge of DP2 vessel electrical architecture, power generation and distribution, power management, automation, propulsion drives, thrusters, and redundancy principles.
• High-voltage electrical safety/operations training is preferred, with sound knowledge of electrical protection, testing, fault finding, and safe isolation practices.
• Competent in PMS/CMMS, technical reporting, MS Office and review of electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, and vendor documentation.
• Experience with various client or comparable offshore client requirements is an advantage.

Language Skills:

• Excellent English

Years of Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role

Nature of Experience:

• Hands-on experience with DP2 accommodation, diving support, or comparable offshore support vessels.
• Demonstrated experience in remote fault diagnosis, vessel attendance, electrical maintenance planning, repair supervision, and breakdown recovery.
• Experience in preparing scopes of work and managing electrical upgrades, modifications, dry-dock repairs, testing, and commissioning.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, communication, leadership, and contractor-management skills.
• Ability to travel offshore/onboard vessels at short notice and work outside normal office hours when operationally required.