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.