Gas Turbine Technical Head

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Full-time, Unlimited

Nottingham

Gas Turbine Technical Head

Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Your responsibilities

We are looking for a highly experienced and qualified Gas Turbine Engineer to provide technical expertise and proactively support gas turbine plant throughout the Company.

You will:

  • Provide expert technical consultancy to team members and direct to stakeholders, relating to gas turbine assets, from new-build specifications to through-life support including inspection, repair, maintenance and replacement recommendations;
  • Compile and authorize technical reports for work that you undertake, as well as reports from your own and other teams, as required, relating to gas turbine expertise;
  • Be responsible for technical development, education, coaching and mentoring of staff and undertaking scheduled technical competencies reviews;
  • Evaluate 3rd party modification and uprate proposals and specifications for new and retrofit plant;
  • Provide specialist advice and input to plant improvement projects such as flexible operation, rapid start and damage limitation studies;
  • Drive the development of existing and new services for gas turbine plant;
  • Be responsible for recommending if a unit can be returned to service after unexpected deterioration has been found on service-exposed gas turbine components;
  • Provide effective technical input to failure investigations and root cause analysis;
  • Actively contribute to R&D projects and improvement concepts relating to gas turbine plants;
  • Be a collaborative team player, engaging with technical specialists from other disciplines, team members, and stakeholders.

Your profile

Essential:

  • Extensive technical experience in the areas described working with a gas turbine original equipment manufacturer, having a background in gas turbine equipment design and development;
  • A degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent comprehensive experience in a gas turbine related field;
  • Familiarity with large and medium-sized gas turbines used in power generation applications;
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to establish and nurture effective working relationships, internally and externally, with the capability to effectively explain complex technical issues in simple language;
  • The ability to effectively plan, manage and deliver a portfolio of projects to time, cost and quality, both independently and within a team;
  • Ability to motivate, challenge, and inspire individuals to deliver high performance;
  • Awareness of specialist competencies, beyond those within the Gas Turbine Services Team, that may be required to deliver technical support of gas turbine equipment;
  • High technical proficiency in written and spoken English;
  • Experience in compilation and critical review of clear and concise technical reports;
  • Competency in Microsoft office applications, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
  • Strong HSSE focus.

Desirable:

  • Chartered membership or equivalent accreditation, of a relevant institution or be a UK/Internationally recognised technical expert;
  • Familiarity with small power generation and aeroderivative gas turbines;
  • Experience working for an operator of power generation gas turbines;
  • Familiarity with equipment and technologies used for inspection and assessment of gas turbines and associated hardware;
  • Experience in performance testing and/or data analysis of gas turbine;
  • Willingness to travel and provide support on site;
  • Awareness of regulatory issues and constraints associated with gas plant;
  • Possession of a valid driving license.

Job ID:

87667

Application deadline:

03/02/2025

Do you have any questions?

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by e-mail and we will get back to you:

career@uniper.energy

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We look forward to receiving your application!

Your Uniper Talent Acquisition Team

Living diversity, fairness and inclusion (DEI) at Uniper

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. That's why we encourage applications from suitably qualified and suitable people regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We embrace inclusion and support flexible working.

What makes Uniper stand out as an employer

  • With a mix of digital and analog learning formats and topic-specific communities, we promote your personal and profossional development and lifelong learning.

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  • Experienced specialists and managers are happy to support you in strengthening your skills and advancing your career development.

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  • Performance discussions, 360-degree feedback and employee surveys will help you and the company move forward, strengthen our collaboration and give you room to contribute your ideas.

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  • Safety and well-being are our top priorities. That's why we offer you regular free preventive medical checkups as well as a variety of learning impulses on occupational safety, health and well-being, and support programs.

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  • With our online exercise courses, sponsorship of your participation costs in central sports events and a large sports community, we offer you a healthy working environment.

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  • You can enjoy a wide range of healthy and balanced meals in our canteen. In addition, you can participate in nutrition programs.

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  • We take care of you and offer you a wide range of coverage beyond the legal requirements with our company pension plan, accident insurance, company health insurance and continued salary payments in the event of illness.

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  • We pay capital-forming benefits and offer you a wide range of financial benefits through our corporate benefits program

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  • We support you in balancing your private and professional life through flexible working time models, job sharing, sabbaticals and extensive offers in the area of child care and nursing.

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  • We provide you with free parking spaces.

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We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy and at the same time securing the supply of energy. As a company operating internationally, we work in very diverse teams and offer our employees as much flexibility as is possible. Equity, mutual appreciation and respect are the core of our corporate culture. At our company you will have the opportunity to shape new technologies, work on solutions for a modern and future-oriented energy supply and actively design change processes.

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