Lead Engineer - Rotating Equipment

Lead Engineer - Rotating Equipment

Base Location:  Kent

Salary: £58,100 - £87,100 + performance related bonus + a range of benefits to support ytheir finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent| Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

This opening offers a unique opportunity to join the business and help them on their mission to deliver the flexible energy needed today while powering the transition to net zero.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Lead Engineer – Rotating Equipment, will be responsible for the power station rotating assets including two GE 9FA gas turbines and a D11 steam turbine.

You will

- Deliver an effective outage strategy and management of outages, optimising the planned maintenance strategy to meet with the needs of their stakeholders to maximise reliability and minimise plant downtime.

- Provide technical expertise and advice to other departments in relation to rotating plant, with emphasis on maximising efficiency, plant performance and safety.

- Provide technical governance, compliance with industry best practice and delivery of engineering solutions for rotating plant assets.

- Be responsible for budget ownership and contract management of key strategic suppliers and management of their rotating equipment contract partners.

 These accountabilities are in relation to the rotating plant mechanical assets of the power station.

You have

- Experience within a similar role in the electricity, or an equivalent engineering industry and experience of working with gas and steam turbines.

- Extensive engineering knowledge in relation to gas turbines and steam turbines and familiar with the types of systems and equipment used in power generation.

- Educated to degree level or equivalent in an engineering discipline or equivalent relevant working experience.

- Excellent communication skills and ability to successfully manage teams and outages.

- A good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and regulations in relation to mechanical systems and a passion for safety and successful delivery against key stakeholder requirements.