POSITION DESCRIPTION

Engineering and Major Projects is the centre of engineering delivery within ESB.
The Generation Engineering department in ESB Engineering and Major Projects is the centre of engineering for ESB’s generation businesses and provides consultancy services in generation technology for external and international clients.
We currently have an opportunity for a Specialist to join our Generation Engineering team. The successful candidate will support ESB in the delivery of Generation projects (Thermal, Renewables & Distributed Generation) in both new build and the existing plant portfolio and will also support the ESB International business.

• Leading and delivering power plant integrity assessments including assessment of defective power plant components – low and high temperature (e.g. failure investigation, Root cause analysis, reverse code calculation, fracture mechanics, finite element analysis).
• Developing risk-based inspection strategies and assessing inspection results, i.e. making run / repair / replace decisions
• Providing technical support and advice, including producing formal technical reports
• Legislative compliance e.g. PSSR.
• Power plant inspection (e.g. steam and water pressure parts, boiler tube surveys, support surveys), with an understanding of materials selection, damage/degradation mechanisms and life assessment.
• Knowledge of power plant mechanical engineering, operations and maintenance.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of standards, legislation and good practice.
  In addition, you will have excellent organisational, problem solving, communication and report writing skills.