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Electrical Engineer

Hays Construction & Property Jobs


Posted by: Hays Construction & Property
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Address: Leeds
Permanent & Technical appointments (0113 2440844)
Trades & Labour (0113 242 7555)
Contact Details: Bradford 01274 724 690
Date Posted 14th May 2008
Reference Code: 562297
View Since Posting: 111
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000
Vacancy Location: Castleford
Full Description:
The Company
The recruiter is a FTSE 100 company and is the UK’s largest producer of electricity and the lowest carbon emitter of the major UK electricity generators. With a dedicated workforce of about 6,000 skilled professionals, they produce around one-sixth of the nation's electricity.
valuing our people as individuals, achieving more as a team

The Environment
You will be working in a coal fired powerstation. The site comprises four 500 MW coal-fired units. Each unit consists of a single boiler and a single shaft steam turbine.
Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) equipment at two of the station’s four units has already enabled them to comply with the demands of the Large Combustion Plant Directive that comes into effect from January 2008. This FGD technology reduces emissions of sulphur dioxide by around 90%.

The Role
Managing & assessing engineering risk & implementation of maintenance strategies
Improving availability & reliability through control of planned & unplanned losses
Providing technical & safety guidance & support to the maintenance teams
Management of generator overhaul & repairs
Transformer overhaul & repairs & switchgear maintenance
Management & specification of contracts, QA & spares
Plant inspections & fault diagnosis, ensuring work is carried out to the appropriate standards
Liaison with suppliers, manufacturers & other business units
Develop & manage budgets

Essential attributes
High motivation and drive to assess problems and put in place solutions logically and effectively
Experience in engineering and maintenance of large power generation plant or equivalent industrial processes such as mining, petrochemical, heavy industry, ideally PowerStation’s
An ability to work as part of a team to deliver plant improvements and plant outages
Capable of managing and prioritising a high work load
Proven ability to deliver jobs to time, cost and quality
Candidates should have electrical engineering or relevant qualifications

Benefits:
The terms and conditions of employment will be Personal Contract with salary commensurate to the knowledge and experience of the successful applicant.
New entrants also receive the benefits of a final salary pension scheme and private healthcare plan