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Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Senior Authorised Person)

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    Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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    Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Join us, be part of more. We're so much more than an energy company. We're a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn't rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That's why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it. About your team: At Centrica Business Solutions, we're proud to partner with over 7,000 organisations globally - helping them to balance planet, with profit. We build, operate and maintain onsite, large-scale energy assets like Solar PV and Combined Heat and Power - to help businesses to save the planet and save money. We're also transforming the UK's energy landscape by partnering with landowners and developers to build a 900MW portfolio of new grid-scale solar farms and battery storage assets. We have a great opportunity for a Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Senior Authorised Person) to oversee planned maintenance, coordinate works with the maintenance planner and wider maintenance team, be responsible for all HV related switching activities on site with a safety-first mindset, respond to emergency events during normal work hours and out of hours when on-call in a mission critical environment. The Electrical Maintenance Engineer will act as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) for all electrical equipment on site reporting to the Operations Manager, interacting with on-site Shift Operations Technicians and managing third-party vendors. Our goal is to maximise the availability and efficiency of assets under our control. The role includes the direct management of maintenance contractors responsible for maintaining critical assets while ensuring compliance with industry regulations, best practice and contractual obligations. The Electrical Maintenance Engineer will work closely with the Operations Manager on operational planning while also looking for ways to help reduce operational costs for the facilities, improve operational processes and will provide support to on-site Shift Operations Technicians in their role. You will be responsible for electrical plant on site, including electrical aspects of the main rotating equipment, ensuring the plant operates at 99.999% availability or above for the client. About the role: Being the technical expert on site in relation to design standards, codes of practice and legislation and always ensuring process safety standards are maintained. Working with the wider O&M Team to plan and execute outages and preventative maintenance activities, ensuring they are within the time, quality, and budget requirements. Being a point of contact for escalations for all electrical equipment related issues. Assisting Operations in root cause analysis of equipment onsite and reviewing all reports from both on-site Shift Technicians and third-party vendors. Identifying and examining measures to improve the reliability, efficiency, and performance of the plant/equipment proactively, and present recommendations to Management where required. Executing and coordinating site electrical projects safely, within budget, and without unplanned incidents. Supporting the management of service level agreements with third party vendors, tracking vendor performance on time keeping, quality of work, safety, documentation & costs. Regularly reviewing all relevant service reports provided by third party vendors, identifying/finding issues, and planning any future corrective actions. Ensuring preventative maintenance schedules and risk registers are maintained, managed, and clearly communicated as required. Maintaining the site CMMS system ensuring all scheduled PM works are compliant. Writing accurate and comprehensive maintenance reports and supporting root cause & analysis on alarms/faults and equipment issues. Working with the Operations Manager in developing and creating standard/emergency operating procedures/Method of Procedure (SOPs/EOPs/MOPs) for all switching related activities. Leading the team on critical switching activities, up to HV switchgear, coordinating all switching activities on-site in the safest manner. Provide leadership and governance in Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), ensuring that all hazardous energy work is controlled safely & consistently. Ensure that all safety documentation is submitted, reviewed and approved in advance of maintenance activities and manage the site permit system for the same. Being an ambassador for site safety, implementing safe working procedures and practices for all members of staff on site, ensuring safe systems of work are always followed and adhered to. Ensuring that all employees and contractors under your control maintain proper standards in relation to our safety rules, are suitably trained and follow safe working practices. Supervising third party subcontracts on all maintenance activities. Responding to out of hours events (when required), secondary on call system (SOC). Ensuring compliance with all site quality procedures, implementing a quality management system and continuous improvement programs. Supporting the Operations Manager with training & competency programs for Authorised Persons. Keeping up to date with all relevant local laws, legislation and statutory requirements within the industry. Here's what we're looking for: Experience in coordinating/carrying out HV switching activities Good IT literacy, writing & developing switching plans/SOPs/EOPs Previous experience in managing sub-contractors Experience in commissioning and/or troubleshooting electrical control & protection systems would be desirable. Familiar with power generation equipment, backup generators/CCGT Experience of communicating (written & verbal) technical reports to internal or external stakeholders Ability to operate independently and efficiently Experience in CMMS (Maintenance Management Systems) Familiar with SCADA systems or similar Qualified Electrical Tradesperson (NFQ) or equivalent. HV training provided by a recognised and accredited training provider i.e. 'City & Guilds' is essential Third level qualification in Electrical Engineering or similar is desirable but not essential. Able to work Mon-Friday at the customer site Why should you apply? We're not a perfect place - but we're a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That's why we've designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we're a great place to work and what being part of more means for you. If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority. Help us, help you. We would love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.

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