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OFFICE CLOSURE MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2022 FOR THE STATE FUNERAL OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 150 150 Technica Ltd

OFFICE CLOSURE MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2022 FOR THE STATE FUNERAL OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Like many companies around the United Kingdom, our offices will be closed on Monday 19 September on the occasion of the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

We wish to extend our condolences to His Majesty King Charles III and the Royal Family for their loss.

A small number of our employees will continue to support our clients where this has deemed to be essential or critical and our management team will have already contacted these clients regarding this arrangement.

“At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions.  It is a noble profession”

HM Queen Elizabeth II

TECHNICA COMPLETES PERIOD OF SPECIALIST CONSULTANCY FOR UK ENERGY COMPANY 150 150 Technica Ltd

TECHNICA COMPLETES PERIOD OF SPECIALIST CONSULTANCY FOR UK ENERGY COMPANY

Earlier this month, our engineers completed a period a consultancy for a large UK energy company.

The consultancy work, delivered as discrete packages of work, included the provision of deep specialist advice, optioneering and conceptual engineering, supporting the clients Senior Technical Engineering and Policy team and helping to inform their next 5-year strategy.

Feedback received from the client stated “We have really appreciated the support which Technica have provided with these tasks.  The output will save the industry millions of pounds, so we are delighted with what has been a really great result”.

Managing Director of Technica, Richard Law said “We are very pleased to receive such positive feedback from our client and whilst this is by no means the largest piece of work we have undertaken for them, it demonstrates the impact that our excellent engineers are able to have when providing deeply specialist consultancy support”.

Formed in 2003, Technica (www.technicaltd.com) has developed a reputation for the successful delivery of complex electrical, control, instrumentation, mechanical and process engineering solutions.  Having the ability to produce in-house multi-disciplinary designs and then deliver these as turn-key projects has allowed Technica to gain expertise in electro-mechanical, instrumentation and automation projects for the international energy, green energy, petrochemical, industrial, maritime and infrastructure sectors.

They are also able to provide EPC, EPCM and consultancy services to clients and have extensive experience in the successful delivery of CDM projects as both Principal Designer and Principal Contractor.

TECHNICA AWARDED SERVICE CONTRACT EXTENSION 150 150 Technica Ltd

TECHNICA AWARDED SERVICE CONTRACT EXTENSION

Having signed an initial contract in the Summer of 2021, Technica are delighted to have received a contract extension from Norwegian energy giants Gassco.

Grimsby based Technica are currently providing metering services for the fiscal measurement and associated instrumentation at the Gassco Langeled receiving terminal at Easington.  Having received their contract for an initial 12 month period, Technica were notified earlier last month of Gassco’s intention to extend this contract out for a further year.

Service Department Manager, Marc Baynham commented “We have enjoyed working with Gassco on this first metering services contract and are pleased that our hard work has been recognised with this contract extension”.

Managing Director of Technica, Richard Law concluded “This contract extension from Gassco is confirmation for me that our service team and delivering successfully on behalf of our clients.” He continued “I am proud of the hard work displayed by Marc and his metering colleagues and the dedication they have towards Technica having only joined the team last year”.

Alongside this capability to undertake maintenance and verification works in relation to fiscal metering and analysis systems, Technica has the capability to design, fabricate, install and commission a large range of metering skids ranging in size from 2” up to 48” in diameter as well as the design and build of flow computer racks and analysis systems.  Our reputation within metering is growing and over the past 12 months, Technica has continued to secure metering maintenance contracts in both Humberside and Teesside with plans to expand further over the coming year.

Formed in 2003, Technica (www.technicaltd.com) has developed a reputation for the successful delivery of complex electrical, control, instrumentation, mechanical and process engineering solutions.  Having the ability to produce in-house multi-disciplinary designs and then deliver these as  turn-key projects has allowed Technica to gain expertise in electro-mechanical, instrumentation and automation projects for the international energy, green energy, petrochemical, industrial, maritime and infrastructure sectors.

They are also able to provide EPC, EPCM and consultancy services to clients and have extensive experience in the successful delivery of CDM projects as both Principal Designer and Principal Contractor.

Gassco (www.gassco.no) are a Norwegian based operator of gas processing plants, platforms and terminals and is responsible for transporting Norwegian gas to continental Europe and the UK through a 8300km network of pipelines.  Within the UK, they operate receiving terminals at Easington in East Yorkshire and St Fergus in Scotland.

VACANCY: EC&I Installation Technician / Supervisor 150 150 Technica Ltd

VACANCY: EC&I Installation Technician / Supervisor

Job Title: EC&I Installation Technician / Supervisor
Here at Technica we have a vision; we believe in long term relationships with our clients built on their trust that we will deliver excellence in our solutions to their engineering problems. To deliver this vision we have built a team that shares it and that has a commitment to continually improve. At Technica the attitude is as important as the skills and experience.

We are a multi-disciplined design, management and construction company who specialise in providing turnkey projects to the national and international energy sector.

We are building Technica on the successful delivery of that vision. Due to further growth we are now in need of more like minded people who are passionate about delivering engineering excellence to the client. We are looking for a number of Senior Electrical and Instrument Installation Technicians who are either experienced supervisors or are looking to take that next step in their career. The role will report into our Construction Manager and will play a significant part in the successful delivery of our engineered solutions.

The role will be based out of our Grimsby Head Office, this is also the location of our workshop so it is essential that you live or are willing to base yourself within commuting distance of this location. There will be frequent visits to our client sites and this shall involve staying away from home. At times when the role is not based on client sites, there will be a requirement to work at our workshop assisting with construction activities and preparation for future installation and commissioning works.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Installing electrical and instrumentation systems across a range of industrial sites
  • Fault finding and repair of electrical and instrumentation systems
  • Testing of installations
  • Interpreting engineering drawings, schedules and vendor specifications
  • Liaison with clients, contractors and appropriate authorities
  • ‘Red pen’ construction drawings and documentation
  • Leading a small team or working as part of a larger team to ensure work is completed on time and to the Technica quality standards
  • Adherence to client regulations and standards.
  • Being a good ambassador for our company

In return, we can offer professional development, a rewarding and diverse career within a growing company and a good benefits package.

Like all roles, there are a list of essential and desirable criteria however these are not designed to be a bar to positive and enthusiastic applicants. It is just important to us to find the right individual for the role and we would be willing to invest in and work with people who are willing to contribute towards the good reputation of our company.

Essential Criteria

  • Being prepared to work away from home
  • CompEx EX01 – 04
  • Recognised professional qualifications in electrical installation
  • At least 5 years experience in industrial electrical / instrumentation installation
  • Experience in working as a Senior Technician or Supervisor Role
  • Ability to think on your feet and be self-motivated to deliver an excellent service

Desirable Criteria

  • City and Guilds 2391
  • Experience in panel building / modification
  • 10 years instrumentation / electrical installation experience
  • Familiarity with working on Oil, Gas, Petrochemical or industrial installations
  • 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
  • SCO91 and / or SCO 1/2

If you are interested in applying then please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting your experience, current role and expected salary to: admin@technicaltd.com

VACANCY: Electrical Designer 150 150 Technica Ltd

VACANCY: Electrical Designer

Job Title: Electrical Designer

Location: This role can be based in either our Grimsby or Congleton Offices depending upon your preference. For the right candidate, we will consider offering a hybrid working arrangement which can be home based and travelling to our offices for meetings.

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

Term: Full time permanent employee or Contract Position

An exciting and new opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Designer to join our successful design and management team. In return you will receive an excellent hourly paid salary based on experience and qualifications and a benefits package which includes stakeholder pension and 25 days holiday.

Technica are a multi-disciplined design, management and construction company who specialise in providing turnkey projects to the national and international energy sector. This vacancy has arisen due to an increase in UK workload.

 

As an Electrical Designer you will provide engineering design support to the engineers for contracts for a wide range of clients.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and check electrical detailed design documentation.
  • Work from P&IDs and site layouts.
  • Prepare and check electrical drawings including single lines, general arrangements, cables routes, block diagrams, loops sheets, hook-ups.
  • Prepare and check panel designs including general arrangements, wiring diagrams and schematics.
  • Specify equipment and prepare and check electrical equipment datasheets.
  • Prepare and check electrical schedules including, cable, load list, MTO etc.
  • Perform electrical design calculations.
  • Prepare and check scope of work and other associated design documentation.
  • Liaise with other member of the design team.
  • Liaise with clients, contractors and vendors.
  • Work to client, national and international standards and regulations.
  • Adhere to company quality and standards.
  • Carry out work in a safe and effective manner.
  • Attend training, develop and maintain skills.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

Qualifications:

  • HNC Electrical Engineering minimum

Experience:

  • Ideally apprentice trained / electrical technician background.
  • 3 years Electrical design experience minimum.
  • Gas and ATEX experienced.
  • C&I design experience would be beneficial.

If you’re interested in being part of a professional team responsible for developing projects from concept to commissioning please submit your CV to recruitment@technicaltd.com in the first instance.

VACANCY: Control and Instrumentation Engineer 150 150 Technica Ltd

VACANCY: Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Job Title: Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: This role can be based in either our Grimsby or Congleton Offices depending upon your preference. Our dynamic working policy allows flexible working times around core hours and the option to work up to work up to three days per week from home.

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

Term: Full time permanent employee or Contract Position

An exciting and new opportunity has arisen for a Control and Instrumentation Engineer to join our successful design and management team. In return you will receive an excellent hourly paid salary based on experience and qualifications and a benefits package which includes stakeholder pension and 25 days holiday.

Technica are a multi-disciplined design, management and construction company who specialise in providing turnkey projects to the national and international energy sector.

As a Control and Instrumentation Engineer you will provide engineering design and project engineering support on national and international contracts for clients in the gas industry. You will provide support from concept through to design, installation, commissioning and final handover to the client of a particular project.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver clients project requirements from concept to commissioning
  • Detailed design engineering
  • Checking and approval of all C&I design documentation including field and control panels
  • Planning and supporting design activities
  • Manage and liaise with other members of the design team
  • Review scope of work and other associated design documentation
  • Liaise with clients, contractors and vendors
  • Attend client meetings
  • Provide commissioning support
  • Work to client, national and international standards and regulations
  • Adhere to company quality and standards
  • Carry out work in a safe and effective manner
  • Attend training, develop and maintain skills

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experiences:

Qualifications:

  • HNC Control and Instrumentation minimum

Experience:

  • Ideally apprentice trained / instrumentation technician background
  • 5 years C&I design, engineering or management experience minimum
  • Gas and ATEX experienced
  • Electrical experience and knowledge beneficial

If you’re interested in being part of a professional team responsible for developing projects from concept to commissioning please submit your CV to recruitment@technicaltd.com in the first instance.

VACANCY: Electrical Engineer 150 150 Technica Ltd

VACANCY: Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Location: This role can be based in either our Grimsby or Congleton Offices depending upon your preference. For the right candidate, we will consider offering a hybrid working arrangement which can be home based and travelling to our offices for meetings.

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

Term: Full time permanent employee or Contract Position

An exciting and new opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Engineer to join our successful design and management team. In return you will receive an excellent hourly paid salary based on experience and qualifications and a benefits package which includes stakeholder pension and 25 days holiday.

Technica are a multi-disciplined design, management and construction company who specialise in providing turnkey projects to the national and international energy sector. This vacancy has arisen due to an increase in UK workload.

 

As an Electrical Engineer you will provide engineering design support to the engineers for contracts for a wide range of clients.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver clients project requirements from concept to commissioning
  • Detailed design engineering
  • Checking and approval of all electrical design documentation
  • Planning and supporting design activities
  • Manage and liaise with other members of the design team
  • Review scope of work and other associated design documentation
  • Liaise with clients, contractors and vendors
  • Attend client meetings
  • Provide commissioning support
  • Work to client, national and international standards and regulations
  • Adhere to company quality and standards
  • Carry out work in a safe and effective manner
  • Attend training, develop and maintain skills

 

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

Qualifications:

  • HNC Electrical Engineering minimum

Experience:

  • Ideally apprentice trained / electrical technician background.
  • 5 years Electrical design engineering experience minimum.
  • Gas and ATEX experienced.
  • C&I design experience would be beneficial.

If you’re interested in being part of a professional team responsible for developing projects from concept to commissioning please submit your CV to recruitment@technicaltd.com in the first instance.

VACANCY: Functional Safety Engineer 150 150 Technica Ltd

VACANCY: Functional Safety Engineer

Job Title: Functional Safety Engineer

Location: This role can be based in either our Grimsby or Congleton Offices depending upon your preference. Our dynamic working policy allows flexible working times around core hours and the option to work up to work up to three days per week from home.

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

Term: Full time permanent employee or Contract Position

An exciting and new opportunity has arisen for a Functional Safety Engineer to join our successful design and management team. In return you will receive an excellent hourly paid salary based on experience and qualifications and a benefits package which includes stakeholder pension and 25 days holiday.

Technica are a multi-disciplined design, management and construction company who specialise in providing turnkey projects to the national and international energy sector.

As a Functional Safety Engineer, you will provide support on national and international contracts for clients in the gas industry. You will provide support from concept through to design, installation, commissioning and final handover to the client of a particular project.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver clients project requirements from concept to commissioning
  • Lead elements of the Functional Safety Lifecycle
  • Prepare project SIS safety lifecycle plans
  • Undertake Functional Safety Assessments through the project lifecycle
  • Chair and attend LOPAs
  • Carry out internal and client functional safety training session
  • Creation of functional safety documentation: SRS, reliability block diagrams, SIL verification calculations, proof test procedures
  • Checking and approval of functional safety design documentation
  • Liaise with other members of the engineering team, provide input into safety systems designs
  • Liaise with clients, contractors and vendors
  • Attend client meetings
  • Provide commissioning support
  • Work to client, national and international standards and regulations
  • Adhere to company quality and standards
  • Develop and maintain Technica functional safety policies and procedures
  • Attend training, develop and maintain skills

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experiences:

Qualifications:

  • TÜV FS Engineer (or equivalent)
  • HNC Control and Instrumentation minimum

 

Experience:

  • Control, instrumentation, functional safety background
  • Woking knowledge of IEC 61511 essential
  • 10 years design, engineering or management experience minimum
  • 5 years functional safety experience minimum
  • Knowledge of machinery safety standards desired
  • Knowledge of cyber security preferred
  • ExSILentia software experience beneficial
  • ABB TRAC software experience beneficial

 

If you’re interested in being part of a professional team responsible for developing projects from concept to commissioning please submit your CV to recruitment@technicaltd.com in the first instance.

RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOLLOWS RECORD £26 MILLION CONTRACT WINS 150 150 Technica Ltd

RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOLLOWS RECORD £26 MILLION CONTRACT WINS

Business Live Article

Having achieved a record £26 million in contract wins and increased invoicing to £14.7 million within the last financial year, Technica are looking to attract talented individuals to the business.

As the company approaches its 20 year anniversary it can offer one of the best benefits and salary packages in the sector and a secure order book and workload for new and existing employees.

Further details can be found at technicaltd.com or please send your CV to recruitment@technicaltd.com

TECHNICA SIGN COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH YOKOGAWA UK 150 150 Technica Ltd

TECHNICA SIGN COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH YOKOGAWA UK

Technica has signed a collaboration agreement with Yokogawa United Kingdom Limited. The agreement will merge the expertise of Technica and Yokogawa UK to provide a comprehensive range of complementary products, solutions, and services for the industrial automation and control market. Both companies will target added value for their current clients in midstream oil and gas whilst facilitating growth into new industries and market sectors.

Background
Yokogawa delivers advanced solutions in the areas of measurement, control, and information. The collaboration enables the provision of independent product-agnostic solutions by enhancing the traditional system and product supply with an expanded engineering design and CDM service.

The partnership has been established to take projects from the first principles of FEED through detailed design, construction, installation, commissioning, consultancy, and right up to handover and project closeout, providing a complete turnkey solution.

Yokogawa UK’s managing director, Carl Ramsden, commented, “Yokogawa is delighted to announce this agreement with Technica. It really captures our ethos to create value for our customers and society through collaborations and partnerships, as we bring together our unique products and services within a framework of closely aligned and best in class partners”.

Sales director of Yokogawa UK, Trevor Wren, continued, “Our companies have been working successfully together for several years. The formalisation of our partnership takes our commitment to the next level and offers the complete turnkey solution to our customers”.

Chairman of Technica, John Davison, commented, “Part of our business strategy is the development of partnerships and this agreement with Yokogawa UK will allow us to enter into new markets that are currently not open to us. Both of our organisations have complementary skills, and I am confident that together, this collaboration will deliver excellent results for our customers”.
The agreement will run for an initial period of five years. Both organisations have agreed to obtain the ISO44001 standard for collaborative business relationships within the first two years of the collaboration period, overseen through a joint governance board process comprising Yokogawa UK and Technica representatives.

About Technica
Incorporated in 2004, Technica has grown to become a trusted partner within the energy and petrochemical sector. With expertise in multi-disciplinary design, build, and installation, Technica has developed a portfolio of energy projects both in the UK and internationally, successfully delivering projects from FEED through detailed design and delivery of EPC works under the CDM regulations.

For over 15 years, Technica has developed the capability to design and deliver complex Electrical, Control, Instrumentation, Mechanical and Process engineering solutions. They specialise in Fiscal and Non-Fiscal metering, RTU, Fire and Gas, SCADA and industrial automation and control, Local Gas Treatment and the provision of site installation and maintenance.
Having restructured its leadership team earlier this year, its business is now in the process of delivering an ambitious growth strategy. For more information, visit www.technicaltd.com

About Yokogawa
Yokogawa provides advanced solutions in the areas of measurement, control, and information to customers across a broad range of industries, including energy, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, and food. Yokogawa addresses customer issues regarding the optimisation of production, assets, and the supply chain with the effective application of digital technologies, enabling the transition to autonomous operations.

Founded in Tokyo in 1915, Yokogawa continues to work toward a sustainable society through its 17,500 employees in a global network of 119 companies spanning 61 countries. For more information, visit www.yokogawa.com

About Yokogawa United Kingdom Limited
Yokogawa United Kingdom Limited, part of the global Yokogawa Group, is a supplier of enterprise technology solutions to the process, manufacturing, and utility sectors. The company is a technology and market leader in instrumentation and control, and holds many key patents and national and international approvals. Yokogawa United Kingdom’s offices are located in Runcorn and Aberdeen. For more information, visit www.yokogawa.com/uk/