Rope Access/CompEX Electrical Technician Job at RusselSmith Group

RusselSmith Group is a company created to to service the needs of the global Oil and Gas exploration and production industry utilizing Rope Access Technology as primary means of access.


A career at RusselSmith offers you growth and a chance to make a difference. Throughout our history, we have continued to help our employees realize their dreams, whilst creating opportunities for them to fulfill their personal and professional potential.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Rope Access/CompEX Electrical Technician

Job Reference Code: RS-OP-0010
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Contractor
Functional Area: Operations

Summary of Functions

• Handles all electrical work with safe work practice.
• Splices wires with cutting pliers and sodiers connections to fixtures, outlets and equipment.
• Tests circuit connections using electrical test equipment.
• Repairs electrical equipment such as panel lighting, circuit breakers, junction boxes, voltage regulators and reverse current relays.
• Builds and installs electrical distribution panels for motor starting and operations.
• Repairs, maintains, and installs wiring, motors, transformers, generators, lighting, and other electrical systems.
• Installs, repairs, and maintains motors, transformers, generators, lights, appliances, circuits, wiring, and other electrical system equipment and components in compliance with electrical codes, standards, and regulations.
• Operates a variety of electrical testing equipment in locating and determining types of electrical malfunctions.
• Understands; handles and uses electrical repair tools and equipment.
• Identify technical malfunctions in the electrical units. Schedule checks for the same.
• Use and handle the electrical testing and repair equipment appropriately.
• Follow all the safety norms and standard operating procedures of working. Ensure that all the safety norms and regulations of working have been fulfilled.
• Maintain the records of all electrical inventories. Place orders for new spare parts and equipment if needed.
• Performs all kind of cable work includes making new lines / terminations.
• Submit all the needed reports to the supervisor or manager.
• Works with high voltage transformer. Repairs and maintains high voltage systems.
• Accountable for all electrical maintenance works. Complete all the tasks assigned in a timely manner.
• Gland or re-gland and dress up or re-dress the electric cable.
• Studies plans, drawings, specifications, and work orders to determine work requirement and sequence of repairs and/or installations.
• Inspects joints, valves, pumps, boilers, heaters, sinks, commodes, tanks, valves, and other plumbing system components to locate malfunctions, and repairs or replaces when necessary.
• Installing, calibrating and maintaining detection equipment.
• Ensures an adequate amount of spare parts are on hand at all times.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections and inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts. Lubricates and cleans parts.
• Understand and accomplish the safety regulations and work procedure before being inducted into the organization.
• Perform any other assigned tasks.

• Good communication skills and the ability to work well with people is essential.
• Good reasoning ability is required to solve a wide range of operational problems.

• Rope Access Level I and III
• A minimum of 2-5years years of experience
• Valid BOSIET certificate and offshore medical fitness certificate.
• CompEX certificate
• A university degree in Electrical Engineering preferred or related work experience