Decommissioning Production Technician

About The Role

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community?

At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions. 

You can be part of our vision!  

Working Pattern: Full Time 2/2 rotation - Duration approx. 5 months

Role Summary

Acting as the Area Authority within the SSOW for all ongoing works on the platform.  Carry out routine operations, maintenance in adherence with company procedures.  Provide operational support to all project related workscopes / activities.  Provide the functional support to the Decommissioning Intervention OIM and deputise as required.

As the Decommissioning Production Technician, you will: 

• Assist the Decommissioning Intervention OIM with daily implementation of the Permit to Work (PTW) systems for project work scopes
• Daily liaison with the Decommissioning Intervention OIM and Offshore Construction Supervisors to ensure safe and seamless execution of work scopes 
• Implement isolations as required in support of the project adhering to the client’s isolation procedure
• Provide platform specific support to the Decommissioning Intervention OIM
• Act as authorised gas tester as required for project workscopes
• Be present for breaking containment activities following the draining, flushing and purging of plant and equipment
• Carry out routine maintenance for platform essential services and life-saving equipment
• Intervene and resolve unsafe work activities 
• Ensuring full compliance with the Safety Case and all mandatory Policies, Procedures and Regulations
• Responsible for ensuring professional development is maintained and identified competency requirements are undertaken in a timely manner
• Adherence to the company integrated management system
• Compliance with quality assurance, health and safety and environmental policies
• Demonstrate and promote PD&MS QHSE principles and lead by example
• Ensure unsafe activities are challenged
• Adherence to the requirements of the best practice standards recommendations and processes in the undertaking of duties, in particular, risk assessment and control, reliability and failure prevention necessary to ensure the safe design, provision and use of tools, equipment and systems
• Demonstrate and promote PD&MS values and lead by example
• Ensure direct report performance reviews are carried out within the required timescales (where applicable)

 The role offers

• Development opportunities: the opportunity to develop within your structural department, to be appreciated, to work with people who have the same goals and are driven to succeed. 
• Varied workload: you’ll have the chance to transfer your skills and develop in our industry and deliver on projects across the fully energy sector, from conventional to renewable energies. 
• Opportunities for transferable skills: if you’re experience isn’t traditional oil & gas, we still want to hear from you!  If you’ve EPC experience in nuclear, rail, utilities, petro-chemical, renewables, marine and pharmaceuticals then please apply. 
• Location: Onsite

About You

You’ll have experience of:

• Safe Operation and maintenance of offshore installations
• The role of Deputy Offshore Installation Manager
• Decommissioning 
• Use of MS office applications
• People management

Personal attributes  

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver.   

• Go the extra mile 
• Empower our people 
• Never get complacent 
• Engage our partners 
• Step up and deliver   

If this sounds like you, then you could be a perfect fit. 

Qualifications: 

• Time Served / Modern Apprenticeship approved by City & Guilds or NVQ/SVQ Level 3, and / or relevant and recognised technical qualification approved by an appropriate awarding body, or appropriate 10 years’ experience in discipline / trade
• OPITO OIM Controlling Emergencies
• Oil Spill Response Training Level 1
• OIM Regulations and Legalisation
• OPITO approved Helideck Operations Initial Training (HOIT)
• OPITO approved Helideck Emergency Response Team Member (HERTM) Training
• OPITO approved Helideck Emergency Response Team Leader (HERTL) Training
• HCA Accredited Dangerous Goods By Air Certification
• Radio Operators Certificate of Competence
• OPITO approved Offshore Emergency Response Team Member Training
• Offshore Lifeboat Coxswain Twinfall Training
• HSE approved Offshore First Aid
• OPITO Authorised Gas Tester
• OPITO approved Banksman Slinger Stage 3
• IOSH Managing Safely in the Engineering Construction Industry OR IOSH Managing Safely in Construction
• NORM RPS Basic Training Certification
• Offshore certification
• OGUK Medical Part 2, specific to Offshore ERT
• Excellent written and spoken English 

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors. But whoever we work with, it’s the energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference.

Be who you’re meant to be, with PD&MS 

We firmly believe in a work culture in which: individual differences are a source of collective strength and pride; everybody can perform to the best of their abilities and on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel they’re part of our team and their voices will be heard.  We’re already heartened by the diversity within our organisation, but we recognise that there’s always more we can do to improve further.  We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status. 

We’re energised by the prospect of operating successfully today, tomorrow and far into the future. But we’re also driven to ensure that our business activities are conducted in socially responsible, morally acceptable and sustainable ways.