Typical duties
- Planned and corrective maintenance
- Fault finding and equipment testing
- Isolation and reinstatement under permit
- Record work and technical findings
Keep assets moving
Electrical & mechanical techs
Profiles connect formal trade competence with asset systems, hazardous-area experience, isolations and maintenance evidence.
What the work can involve
Typical evidence
- Recognised trade qualification
- Current trade-competence evidence
- CompEx where role-specific
- Offshore medical and survival training
- WINDA training records for wind roles
- HV/LV authorisations where required
Profile fields
- Equipment and systems
- Primary trade and qualification
- Connected Competence tests where applicable
- Hazardous-area competence
- Authorisations
- CMMS experience
Progression
Technician → senior/authorised technician → maintenance lead.
Training routes
Training for this role
Electrical & mechanical techs training options.
GWO technical learning supports wind tasks under appropriate supervision; it does not replace an electrical or mechanical trade foundation.
ECITB and GWO cross-skill programme
Check the six-week electrical, mechanical and instrument-and-control route for qualified technicians who can evidence ongoing current trade competence.
View provider guideRelevant official coursesOfficial ECITB programme
3t technical routes
Review electrical, mechanical, CompEx and GWO technical categories against the asset and trade.
View provider guideRelevant official courses3t technical and wind packages
OEG technical wind routes
Explore GWO BTT, bolt tightening and related role-specific categories.
View provider guideRole pathway guide
Building a credible electrical & mechanical techs profile.
Electrical and mechanical technicians maintain safety-critical rotating, process, power and control equipment. Employers look for formal trade competence supported by fault-finding, isolation and planned-maintenance experience.
The most useful profile identifies systems and authorisations precisely: hazardous-area equipment, HV or LV work, turbines, generators, pumps, hydraulics, CMMS platforms and the boundaries of the candidate’s authority.
Working environment
Maintenance may be routine, breakdown-driven or concentrated into shutdown campaigns. Technicians work under permits, isolations and reinstatement controls, sometimes in noisy, confined or hazardous areas.
What employers check
- Recognised apprenticeship, NVQ/SVQ or equivalent trade evidence
- Relevant equipment, system and fault-finding experience
- CompEx or electrical authorisations where the role requires them
- Current offshore medical and survival prerequisites
A practical starting sequence
- List equipment and systems rather than using only broad job titles
- Record trade route and occupational assessments
- Separate formal authorisations from general experience
- Show recent maintenance and isolation responsibilities
Keep evidence current
Certificate names, numbers, issuing bodies, dates and files must agree. Offshore Personnel records expiry and review status, but the employer and certificate issuer decide whether evidence is accepted for a particular assignment.
Never alter documents or describe supervised exposure as independent competence. Accurate profiles are easier to assess and safer to mobilise.
Common questions
Electrical & mechanical techs questions
Requirements vary by employer, asset and jurisdiction. These answers explain the recruitment approach and the evidence employers commonly assess.
Is CompEx required for every technician role?
No. It is relevant where work involves hazardous-area equipment or the client specification requires it. The exact unit and currency must match the role.
Can wind technicians apply for oil and gas maintenance work?
Transfer is possible where trade competence and equipment experience match, but sector-specific safety, hazardous-area and asset requirements may differ.
What should a technician include on their CV?
Include trade qualifications, systems and equipment maintained, fault-finding responsibility, permit and isolation duties, authorisations and measurable project experience.