Vacancy Number: 26735
Category: Engineering - Other
Job Type: Full-time
The Generation Engineering department in 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. This includes optimising the long-term performance of the Generation Assets through process performance optimisation and portfolio long term asset management, as well as continuously driving improvements in overhaul management, safety, technical and engineering standards, and the delivery of new power plant projects as part of the ESB Strategy on “Net Zero by 2040”.
The enable and support this, we currently have an opportunity for a Senior Control and Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer to join our Generation Engineering team. The successful candidate will support ESB in the delivery of Generation projects such as development of new build zero and low carbon generation assets and renew existing assets within ESB’s plant portfolio, and for international clients.

EXPERIENCE

Working as part of this dynamic team, you will always have new challenges and new problems to solve – working together is key. You will have the autonomy to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems with the support of your colleagues.

Working across different types of generation assets and technologies your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Acting as Lead C&I Engineer on select major capital greenfield or brownfield projects as required by the business.
• Managing C&I projects/work scopes from inception, specification, design reviews, procurement, validation, installation, commissioning, and handover to client.
• Providing specialist engineering services to support ESB Generation & Trading (GT) and external clients in Ireland and abroad in the area of Control & Instrumentation systems in power stations applying industry best practice, guidelines, and code of practices.
• Preparing Control and Instrumentation specifications and evaluating tenders from scope, quality, and technical perspective including associated internal or third-party interfaces employed in greenfield or brownfield generation assets.
• Developing and maintaining technical and commercial knowledge both in self and junior colleagues of Control and Instrumentation systems and technologies of generating station assets, including OT Cybersecurity.
• Assessing the feasibility of Control and Instrumentation projects and provide options and solutions in line with project business cases.
• Assessing technical risk and promote best practice in relation to operational fleet of Control and Instrumentation generating station equipment, plant process control issues on manned or unmanned generation assets.
• Promoting and lead the safety management culture across all activities by taking ownership and demonstrating visible commitment to safety in all works/project stages and ensure compliance with organisational quality procedures.
• Supporting fault investigations and root cause analysis concerning Control and Instrumentation system faults, or related plant trips, process control issues or other Control and Instrumentation related incidents. Ensuring appropriate inspection and remedial action.