Ian Watters
Irvine
Summary
Resourceful RPE / Senior Electrical Technician, known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in electrical systems diagnostics, preventive maintenance, and energy management solutions. Skilled at leveraging critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork to address complex technical challenges and ensure project success. Excel in communication and adaptability, facilitating smooth collaboration across departments.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RPE/Senior Electrical Technician
MODEC
10.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Tullow oil contract, Professor John Atta Mills FPSO (Ghana)
- HV and LV maintenance, repairs & Isolations
- 13.8 & 6.6Kv (ABB Uni-gear)
- Protection relay injection testing (ABB M102)
- Lighting maintenance and repairs
- Maintenance and repair of HV and LV motors
- Maintenance and repair of Generators (Gas & Diesel) and synchronizing
- Maintenance of HV & LV distribution systems on rig
- Maintenance of batteries, chargers & associated equipment
- Control Certificates (WCC's), creation & implementation of Electrical isolation Certificates (EIC's), Carrying out Audits on Isolation Control Certificates
- Monitoring checks on safety and production critical equipment
- Supervise all preventive maintenance, repair work in accordance with the MAXIMO CMMS
- Plan and supervise all shutdown work scopes
- Liaise and supervise all vendor work scopes onboard the FPSO
- Create and implement 7 & 28 day plans
- Stand in Electrical supervisor when required
- Taking the lead role in the planning and execution of work on the installation
- Creation of Permits and Isolation procedures
- Maintenance, repair, fault finding and commissioning of Electrical equipment
- Training of local workforce to appropriate level
- Tullow oil contract, Professor John Atta Mills FPSO (Ghana)
Offshore Electrical Technician
Semco Maritime
09.2022 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: Total E&P, Culzean Platform
- HV and LV maintenance, repairs & Isolations
- Lighting maintenance and repairs
- Injection testing of relays (Siemens SIMOCODE PRO)
- Maintenance and repair of HV and LV motors
- Maintenance and synchronizing of Generators (Gas & Diesel)
- ATEX inspections using SAFE EX
- PAT testing
- Maintenance of batteries, chargers & associated equipment
- Taking the lead role in the planning and execution of work on the installation
- Provide technical assistance to vendors
- Total E&P, Culzean Platform
Offshore Electrical Technician
Wood
08.2020 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: TAQA contract, Brae alpha Platform core crew
- HV and LV maintenance, repairs & Isolations
- Lighting maintenance and repairs
- Maintenance and repair of HV and LV motors and Generators (Gas & Diesel) and synchronizing
- Domestic electrical repairs on rigs hotel area
- Taking the lead role in the planning and execution of work on the installation
- PAT testing
- Maintenance of distribution systems on rig
- Maintenance of batteries, chargers & associated equipment
- Provide technical assistance to vendors and other interested parties
- Carry out ATEX inspections and repairs
- Offshore emergency response team member
- Injection testing and calibration of protection relays
- Commissioning of new equipment
- TAQA contract, Brae alpha Platform core crew
Lead Offshore Electrical Technician (E&I) /On the job trainer
Wood/Hexagon SA
08.2018 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: Marathon oil contract, Alba Field (Equatorial Guinea)
- HV and LV maintenance, repairs & Isolations
- Protection relay injection testing (SEL)
- Lighting maintenance and repairs
- Maintenance and repair of HV and LV motors and Generators (Gas & Diesel) and synchronizing
- Domestic electrical repairs on rigs hotel area
- Maintenance of distribution systems on rig
- Taking the lead role in the planning and execution of work on the installation
- Maintenance of batteries, chargers & associated equipment
- Create work packs and provide technical assistance to vendors
- Creation of Permits and Isolation procedures
- Pneumatics and hydraulics installation and maintenance
- Maintenance, repair, faultfinding, and commissioning of Electrical & Instrument equipment
- PAT Testing
- Leading, training, and mentoring of local workforce to technician level
- Marathon oil contract, Alba Field (Equatorial Guinea)
Offshore Electrical Technician
Worley Parsons
06.2014 - 08.2018
- Company Overview: Repsol contract, Tartan & Claymore Platform core crew
- HV and LV maintenance, repairs & Isolations
- Provide assistance to the REP when required
- Lighting maintenance and repairs
- Maintenance and repair of HV and LV motors and Generators (Gas & Diesel) and synchronizing
- Domestic electrical repairs on rigs hotel area
- PAT testing
- Maintenance of distribution systems on rig
- Maintenance of batteries, chargers & associated equipment
- Provide technical assistance to vendors and other interested parties
- Carry out ATEX inspections
- Offshore emergency response team member
- Injection testing and calibration of protection relays
- Commissioning of new equipment
- Repsol contract, Tartan & Claymore Platform core crew
Electrician
SSE
05.2008 - 06.2014
- Company Overview: Fasnakyle hydro power station
- Electrical and instrumentation maintenance
- Repair and fault finding on plant equipment and HV systems
- Isolation of Plant and equipment, mechanical and electrical
- Transformer maintenance and oil sampling
- Flow and pressure control systems maintenance and calibration
- HV switch gear maintenance and repair
- Battery maintenance
- Stock control for upcoming outages
- Commissioning of new equipment
- Fasnakyle hydro power station
Electrician
SAPPI PAPER
04.2007 - 05.2008
- Company Overview: Ngodwana, South Africa
- Electrical and instrumentation maintenance
- HV switchgear maintenance and repair
- Commissioning of new equipment
- Repair and fault finding on plant equipment and HV systems
- Isolation of plant and equipment, and issue and cancellation of permit to work
- Maintenance and repair of Allan Bradley PLC systems and variable speed drives
- Level and flow controls maintenance and repair, replacement, and calibration
- Ordering and planning of outage and critical spares
- Ngodwana, South Africa
Electrician
CHAR TECHNOLOGY
05.2005 - 04.2007
- Company Overview: Xstrata Alloys, Witbank, South Africa
- Electrical and instrumentation maintenance
- Repair and fault finding on plant equipment and variable speed drives
- Maintenance and repair and fault finding on various PLC systems, level controllers, flow meters, Pressure sensors and temperature controllers
- HV switching and fault finding
- Transformer maintenance and repairs
- Xstrata Alloys, Witbank, South Africa
Instrument Technician
KLEINKOPJE COLLIERY
08.2003 - 05.2005
- Company Overview: Anglo American, Witbank, South Africa
- Maintenance, commissioning, repairs and fault finding on nuclear and electro-mechanical belt scales and nuclear densities
- Variable speed drives
- Level controllers
- Siemens S7, General instrumentation repairs, maintenance and fault finding
- Pneumatics and hydraulics installation and maintenance
- Isolation of plant and equipment, and issue and cancellation of permit to work
- Ordering spares for breakdowns and outages
- Anglo American, Witbank, South Africa
Service Technician
LLOYDS KONECRANES
04.2003 - 08.2003
- Company Overview: Andover, England
- Service, repair and fault-finding sales of all makes of overhead cranes and hoists
- Sales of hoists, cranes and general lifting equipment
- Ordering of spares, hoists and cranes
- Commissioning of new equipment
- Andover, England
Maintenance Electrician
WALLOP DEFENCE SYSTEMS
09.2002 - 04.2003
- All electrical maintenance
- Installations and breakdowns on the Pyrotechnic plant
- Maintenance and repair of incoming supplies, transformers, flameproof and EX rated equipment
Commissioning Electrical Technician
PEKA KROEF
10.2001 - 09.2002
- Company Overview: HOLLAND
- All electrical and instrumentation installations, and commissioning
- VSD's, PLC's, Level controllers, Flow monitors
- HV and LV Switchgear Maintenance
- HOLLAND
Production & Engineering Supervisor
HIGHVELD STEEL & VANADIUM CORPORATION
04.2000 - 10.2001
- Maintain stock levels
- Supervise operators
- Implement cost savings and plant optimization
- Raise safety awareness within workforce
- Manage and commission new projects
Electrical Technician
HIGHVELD STEEL & VANADIUM CORPORATION
10.1997 - 04.2000
- Maintenance and repair of conveyor systems
- Maintenance and repair of transformers
- Transformer oil sampling
- Maintenance and repair of overhead cranes
- Maintenance and repair of VSD’s, soft starters and HV Switchgear maintenance and repairs
- Fault finding of all HV and LV switchgear and plant equipment
- Supervision and training of subordinates
- Given own section of plant, budget and manpower to control
Education
NVQ 3 -
Maintaining Engineering construction plant and equipment Electrical
COMPEX -
Ex01 – Ex04
BOSIET -
Electricity at work -
Maximo -
SAP -
Procient -
Permit vision -
ECOW -
ISSOW -
Working at height Level 2 -
Industrial battery maintenance -
Skills
- Safety procedures
- Isolation / Lock out Tag out procedures
- Supervision and training
- Development and implementation of competency tools
- Certification and handover of electrical systems
- Development and implementation of Maintenance systems
- Maintenance routines
- CMMS
- Writing and reviewing commissioning procedures
- Conducting maintenance activities
- Switchgear
- Protection
- PLC
- VFD
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Power distribution
- Electrical safety protocols
- Testing and measurement
- Schematic reading
- Electrical code compliance
- Training and mentoring
- Variable frequency drives
- AC and DC motors
- Power supplies
- Electrical testing
- Battery systems
- Electrical installation
- Low-voltage systems
- Willing to travel
- Electrical safety
- Generator maintenance
Training
- NVQ 3 Maintaining Engineering construction plant and equipment Electrical
- COMPEX Ex01 – Ex04
- BOSIET
- Electricity at work
- Maximo
- SAP
- Procient
- Permit vision
- ECOW
- ISSOW
- Working at height Level 2
- Industrial battery maintenance
- Portable Appliance Testing (city & guilds)
- Protection Relays (city & guilds 9841)
- 18th Edition wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
- HV Switching & System Control (city & guilds 0672)
- Authorized gas tester level 1,2 & 3
Certification
- COMPEX
- HV SWITCHING
- PROTECTION RELAYS
- 18th Edition wiring regulations
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
RPE/Senior Electrical Technician
MODEC
10.2023 - Current
Offshore Electrical Technician
Semco Maritime
09.2022 - 10.2023
Offshore Electrical Technician
Wood
08.2020 - 09.2022
Lead Offshore Electrical Technician (E&I) /On the job trainer
Wood/Hexagon SA
08.2018 - 08.2020
Offshore Electrical Technician
Worley Parsons
06.2014 - 08.2018
Electrician
SSE
05.2008 - 06.2014
Electrician
SAPPI PAPER
04.2007 - 05.2008
Electrician
CHAR TECHNOLOGY
05.2005 - 04.2007
Instrument Technician
KLEINKOPJE COLLIERY
08.2003 - 05.2005
Service Technician
LLOYDS KONECRANES
04.2003 - 08.2003
Maintenance Electrician
WALLOP DEFENCE SYSTEMS
09.2002 - 04.2003
Commissioning Electrical Technician
PEKA KROEF
10.2001 - 09.2002
Production & Engineering Supervisor
HIGHVELD STEEL & VANADIUM CORPORATION
04.2000 - 10.2001
Electrical Technician
HIGHVELD STEEL & VANADIUM CORPORATION
10.1997 - 04.2000
- COMPEX
- HV SWITCHING
- PROTECTION RELAYS
- 18th Edition wiring regulations
NVQ 3 -
Maintaining Engineering construction plant and equipment Electrical
COMPEX -
Ex01 – Ex04
BOSIET -
Electricity at work -
Maximo -
SAP -
Procient -
Permit vision -
ECOW -
ISSOW -
Working at height Level 2 -
Industrial battery maintenance -
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