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O&M Project & Support Engineer

Location – Kings Lynn

Contract Type – Permanent

Working Hours – Full time

Closing Date – 04 September 2023

Main Purpose of the Role

This role will focus on continuous improvement activities on site and within the wider RWE. In order to continually adapt and change for the market conditions this role will be leading the completion of O&M Projects to improve station performance.

The main focus of the role will be on the delivery of projects which may be related to plant & process, so may be simple tasks such as process documentation production, leading plant installation projects such as new equipment installations and also assisting with and involved with outage planning and execution.

It is expected that this role will be influential in station performance, receiving information from various sources (internally and externally) to determine potential projects, communicating with RWE expertise and contractors to determine the best solution to implement and working with the site team to execute the project. Projects may be of any nature as long as its been determined by the site to be priority and value adding.

The other focus of the role will to support the Operations & Maintenance team through Training and Development. The role will provide Safety Rules training to the team on site and provide Training to both Operations and Maintenance to enable the Cross skilling to occur. There will also be times when other members of the team will be released for project work and this role will lead and support this individual.

This is a key role within the site that has the ability to influence and drive the performance and culture on site with regard to improvements, Competency & standards on site. There will also be occasions whereby the role will be involved with Outage Planning and Execution and also supporting the Operations & Maintenance team in activities such as Work Management.

Key Responsibilities

Health, Safety and Environmental compliance

• Support the Sections heads in assuring that all legislative and corporate requirements & standards are adopted.
• Assure that all operational & maintenance and engineering plant, equipment and process safety policies & procedures are complied with.
• Assure that the Local and Business Targets (KPIS) are supported and delivered.

Project Delivery

• Support the Section Heads in the leading and management of Operations & Maintenance performance.
• Deliver projects from concept to delivery using the agreed methodology of execution.
• Utilise Operational and plant knowledge to continuously improvement methods of work.

Outage Support

• Assist with outage planning and execution involving both local site teams and RWE OPD teams
• Provide flexibility during the outage to support others.

Continuous improvement

• Review of on site processes leading to implementation of continuous improvement processes across the site (HSE, Plant, Process, People)
• Interface with other sites and teams for best practices and with agreement of the management team lead the implementation of them on site.

Operations & Maintenance Support

• Fully Competent in station operations & Maintenance Processes

Knowledge & Skills

Leadership qualities:

• Able to make informed decisions and set the high standards of working on site & RWE.
• Able to engage and influence others to align and focus on an output and timescales

Management qualities:

• Experience of organising and managing project works.
• Experience in delivering improvements with clear defined goals
• Manage their own time and others in terms of managing the execution of the works and deliverables
• Able to manage team tasks through effective delegation and tracking.
• Able to ensure that team members feel empowered and supported into making the right decisions and delivering what is needed.

Personal:

• Demonstrates the ability to deal with constantly changing priorities. Attention to detail is essential; methodical, innovative, numerate, analytical and well organised.
• Experience in Station operations and plant performance.
• High level of awareness of Safety & Environmental
• A number of years experience (10yrs) within the industry with similar skills. Ideally with formal training/skills
• Preferable trained in continuous improvement techniques.
• Thorough understanding of the RWE HC&G UK business strategy and how it adds value to the Business Plan.
• Possess sound knowledge on power generation safety management systems including system Safety Rules.
Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, regulations and directives

What we will offer you

• An expected starting salary from £50,078 to £58,915 depending on experience and up to 15% annual bonus
• A personal retirement savings plan – if you put in 5% we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance for you and your family
• One free professional membership subscription
• Access to flexible benefits such as Critical Illness, Dental Plan, Health Cash Plan, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle2Work, Electric Car Lease Scheme, Buy Additional Annual Leave and retail savings scheme
• Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing
• Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need
Up to 2 days volunteering a year

To view a preview of our benefits site ‘YourHub’ and see some of the other benefits we have on offer please visit https://www.edenred.co.uk/campaigns/rwe-yourhub/index.html

Working at RWE

To find out more about what it’s like to work at one of Europe’s largest energy companies and what we are all about we have a wealth of information on our Careers pages. https://www.rwe.com/en/rwe-careers-portal

Here you can meet some of the team, find out more about Diversity at RWE, what your onboarding will look like and some FAQs.

Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Our energy for a sustainable life

RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

RWE in the UK

We operate a large and diverse portfolio of power generation assets in the UK. We are the UK’s second largest generator of thermal flexible capacity, supplying around 10% of the UK’s electricity last year with 8.6GW of installed capacity. The portfolio includes the UK’s largest fleet of gas-fired power stations, along with a small amount of Biomass and Hydro plants.