Trainee Onshore Survey Technician

Ashtead Technology have an exciting opportunity join our Asset Integrity teams as a Trainee Onshore Survey Technician in Kintore. Joining Ashtead Technology as a Trainee gives you the chance to gain real-world experience, strengthen your technical capabilities, and lay the foundations for a successful and progressive career within the business.

Our Asset Integrity team specialises in the delivery of integrated project solutions to solve our customers’ unique subsea technology challenges across the offshore energy sector. Ashtead Technology are recognised as the underwater technology experts for the global offshore industry and are engaged in operations spanning across the entire energy sector. Offering a fully integrated service capability, we provide packaged equipment solutions for our customers for various applications, water depths and deployments. 

What you'll be doing:

As a Trainee, you’ll get hands-on with cutting-edge subsea technology and learn how professional equipment is prepared, tested, and delivered for real-world offshore projects. With training and support from experienced engineers, you’ll be involved in a wide range of practical and technical tasks, including:

Learning how to inspect, test, repair, and prepare subsea survey equipment and bespoke solutions packages.

Supporting the commissioning of brand-new equipment and getting it ready for use.

Preparing equipment for hire, making sure everything is fully functional, correctly labelled, documented, photographed, and presented to a high professional standard.

Off-hiring equipment returning from jobs, testing it in line with workshop procedures, and reporting any missing or damaged items.

Assisting with equipment repairs and builds, working to manufacturer standards.

Helping assemble and build bespoke Ashtead Technology products and carrying out electrical safety tests and learning about calibration and measurement processes.

Using company systems to complete work orders, customer records, stock checks, and export documentation.

We welcome applications from candidates who hold relevant a technical degree, HNC or HND in Electronic / Electrical Engineering or have equivalent industry experience.

Your qualities: 

A positive pro-active attitude

Curious and eager to learn

Ready to get stuck in

Enjoy solving problems

Who we are:

Established in 1985, Ashtead Technology is a leading provider of subsea equipment rental solutions, advanced underwater technologies, and support services to the global offshore energy sector. With over 40 years of experience, we specialise in enabling customers to understand the subsea environment and manage offshore energy production infrastructure, including offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms. Our offering spans the entire lifecycle of these infrastructures, with over 85% of our equipment fungible across both markets.

Headquartered in the UK, Ashtead Technology operates globally with over 600 staff and more than 30,000 assets, making us one of the largest independent rental fleets in the industry. We continue to invest in equipment and have a strong in-house engineering capability to provide the most technologically advanced solutions. Our growth, driven by strategic acquisitions and organic expansion, culminated in a successful IPO in 2021, with shares now trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

What we can offer:

Practical, real-world experience allowing you to apply theoretical knowledge gained during your HNC/HND, to actual work solutions

The opportunity to develop and enhance your skills in the Survey & Robotics field, building a strong foundation for future career growth

Working closely with professionals who will provide a supportive learning environment where you can ask questions, seek guidance, mentorship and receive feedback.