Energy Centre Maintenance Team Lead

Description

• Manage Pure DC safety rules including the identification of precautions required to make plant and apparatus safe as well as prepare, issue and cancel safety documentation as required.
• Define operational requirements for steady state and plant testing as well as re-commissioning within the defined change control procedures.
• Manage and perform key tasks in the event of specific site incidents, such as fire, accident, first aid incident, chemical spill, oil spillage, etc.
• Manage the safe, reliable and efficient operation and maintenance of all prime power generation systems and associated equipment including the reporting and logging of key events and issues.
• Monitor, diagnose and rectify operational problems and demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot complex plant problems.
• Manage or participate in both Pure DC site and group level initiatives, projects or working groups as required.
• Develop detailed technical and/or managerial reports, procedures, and instructions for both internal and external communication.
• Manage day-to-day communication within the Pure DC Energy Centre and to all internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with site procedures, SLA’s, and regulatory requirements.
• To start-up, shut down, maintain and re-configure prime power plant and associated equipment.
• Lead, motivate and continually develop a high performing technical team to ensure all individual and team objectives are met.
• Acting as a First Responder / Initial Incident manager to critical incidents or events and as main point of contact during significant events or technical escalations.
• Operation and first line maintenance of all plant and apparatus forming part of the site energy centre under a rigorous change management system to maintain 100% uptime availability.
• Assume responsibility in the absence of Senior Management, including the ability to attend and chair Pure DC meetings as required.
• Interact with the gas and electricity markets as required. With time this role may include carrying out within day gas trading activities and ensuring the plants electricity dispatch position is aligned with Transmission System Operator instructions, I-SEM energy market and DS3 system services market.
• Keep up to date with best practice, standards, training requirements and processes within the industry.
• Develop, update and maintain all site safety, environmental, maintenance and emergency procedures and ensure compliance of each within the shift team.

Requirements

• Experience in troubleshooting / repair of mechanical/HVAC systems.
• At least 4-yrs post qualification in the role in a hands on managerial, engineering or similar technical role.
• Ability to follow procedures, interpret and understand system documentation and track emergent issues through appropriate entries into a Service Desk Ticketing system.
• Knowledge and ability to apply safe electrical practices according to guidelines/regulations set by relevant national electrical safety supervisory bodies.
• Qualification to degree level in an engineering discipline, or completed a time served apprenticeship with relevant industrial experience the power generation, manufacturing or related industry.
• IT literate, MS Office (Word/Excel etc.) and adaptable to new IT systems.
• This is a 24/7 shift role which requires a degree of flexibility around shift coverage.
• Experience of performing to a high standard of technical competency across electrical, mechanical, control and process disciplines. Aptitude for trouble-shooting and problem-solving complex issues through Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Ability to lead, manage and develop a technical team.
• Detailed understanding of Change Management processes and procedures.
• Working knowledge of and experience of working to national safety and environmental standards.
• Experience of maintaining Pumps, HVAC Systems, Compressors, Boilers, steam systems and ancillary services, (DHW skids), Chillers, Cooling Towers, Clean steam Boilers, Purified Water Systems, CIP systems, Low / Medium voltage Electrical Systems, UPS, Generators or other associated systems.
• Experience of HV and LV switching and troubleshooting / repair of electrical systems including DC systems.
• Experience of electrical power monitoring systems in grid scale facilities, manufacturing sites, data centres or similar environments.
• Experience of operating in a customer facing role and dealing with and communicating technical problems in challenging situations.
• Experience of high-pressure natural gas systems, bulk fuel storage and delivery systems, emission abatement, emission monitoring equipment and firefighting systems.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance