EC&I Engineer

Morson Talent


Date: 14 hours ago
City: Plymouth
Contract type: Full time

ECI Engineer - Plymouth

My Client is one of the largest independent generators in the UK and Ireland, with an asset base that covers multiple technologies and a range of revenue streams, providing a range of system services across the energy and balancing spectrum.
We are looking to recruit an experienced Electrical Engineer (C&I experience an advantage) to lead and advise the long-term maintenance of the stations HV and LV electrical systems.
Working within the Engineering team, this role is responsible for the management of the long-term integrity of all HV and LV electrical systems, ensuring high levels of safety, reliability, technical and legal compliance.
The role will also provide specialist support, guidance and technical advice to the Engineering and Maintenance teams on site electrical systems, as well as oversee long-term planning and through-life management (including obsolescence of site infrastructure and systems).

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the key responsibilities and duties will include:
- Managing the integrity of HV/LV electrical systems onsite including generators, transformers, motors, electrical control systems, electrical protection, DC systems, and HV/LV distribution systems.
- Collaborating closely with the EC&I Support Engineer and EC&I Graduate Engineer to distribute responsibilities, ensuring high levels of availability, reliability, knowledge retention, and through-life management of DCS systems on both software and hardware, whilst maintaining compliance with relevant internal and external technical standards and legislation.
- Planning and executing electrical inspections activities, both technically and financially, during scheduled outages.
- Developing a longer-term planning view, managing the asset through station life and system obsolescence.
- Ensuring the correct maintenance plans are in place for electrical and control systems, are carried out, and the periodicity is correct to maximise reliability.
- Support the Engineering and Maintenance teams in fault finding, engineering solutions and root cause analysis on electrical and control issues.
- Delivering on and project managing capital projects on electrical and control systems, such as upgrades and replacements.
- Contributing to budget planning across the 5-year rolling business plan period for electrical systems, overseeing and managing within year delivery and phasing of electrical budgets.
- Managing electrical contracts through identification, budgeting, specification and execution.
- Leading on management of electrical works, ensuring high levels of quality management and documentation at all stages.
- Support the site Control & Instrumentation requirements within skill remit.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- HV electrical equipment including transmission and distribution (essential).
- LV electrical equipment including transmission and distribution (essential).
- HV and LV protection (highly desirable).
- Control and Instrumentation experience (desirable).
- Distributed Control Systems (DCS) experience (desirable).
- Demonstrable competence in use of IT/IS skills (e.g., MS Office).
- Ability to adapt quickly to changes, cope with pressurised situations, flexible approach to changes in priority and adhering to deadlines.
- Excellent numeracy, literacy and problem-solving skills.
- High motivation, self-direction and self-awareness.
- Ability to integrate and actively participate within in a positive safety culture.
- Willingness to further develop skills within the C&I discipline as necessary.

Qualifications
- Degree in an Electrical Engineering discipline and/or
- HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering discipline with extensive industrial experience.
- Membership of a professional institution or working towards membership and chartership.
- Training plan to work towards HV SAP (High Voltage Senior Authorised Person).

Benefits & Renumeration
- A competitive salary with a performance bonus up to 12%
- Private medical healthcare
- 5% employer pension contribution - Increasing to 10% after 2 years of service
- Many other benefits and perks

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