Electrical or Instrumentation Engineer – Fuel Processing & Auxiliaries
Location: Selby
Type: Permanent, full time, Onsite
Are you an experienced Electrical or Instrumentation Engineer looking for a new challenge? Interested in supporting our purpose – to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future? If the answer is yes, then we might have your next opportunity.
Our Engineer role involves leading both team colleagues and contractors, underpinned with subject matter technical knowledge in your plant area. Based at Drax Power Station near Selby, it’s a Monday-Friday role, though at times there may be a requirement to work an odd weekend at the height of our project delivery. We can offer you flexibility in terms of owing you time back on these occasions. After all, we understand the need for a work/life balance.
About the Role
The role takes responsibility for day-to-day people leadership and has the ownership of a plant area which includes outage engineering support, refurbishment and maintenance. You’ll be responsible for:
1. Long term plant integrity and preserving the Fuel Processing and Auxiliary Plant systems.
2. Minimising costs and delivering an engineering and maintenance strategy.
3. Leading projects and maintenance interventions that support the long term commercial and operating approach.
4. Managing contract responsibilities which include detailed technical specifications of work, risk assessment, and supervision of contractor work.
5. Overseeing the effective preparation and implementation of preventative, breakdown, and outage defects, schedules and work packages through the work management system.
6. Ensuring compliance against legislative, statutory, corporate, and site policy and procedures in relation to Health, Safety and the Environment, Engineering and Quality requirements.
About You
You’ll need to have (or be willing to work towards) a minimum of an HND in an Engineering related discipline, ideally holding a Bachelor’s degree and a membership in a Professional Engineering Institution. You’ll have experience delivering key Engineering projects in operational areas such as:
* Milling plant
* Pneumatic conveying
* Pumps
* Gas and steam systems
* Turbomachinery
* Fuel oil systems
* Cranes
* Fire systems
Specifically, you should demonstrate the ability to lead and support projects through lifecycle including justification, scoping, design, implementation and commissioning. You’ll also need to have previously managed budgets. You’ll be confident leading people and/or managing contractors and can objectively manage the performance of a team to achieve required results. Most of all, you’ll be able to respond and adapt to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to try and develop new ways of working.
Application Process
Drax is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. To arrange a chat or get a copy of the job description, please email careers@drax.com. If you’re ready to submit an application, click the ‘Apply now’ button.
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