
Senior Engineer
Based in Northern Ireland (Largely Remote)
Salary up to £45k
Permanent
Verelogic are looking for a Senior Engineer to work for our client, an international scale renewable energy company.
Purpose of the role:
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provide technical leadership to Field Service Engineers (FSEs) and GOs, ensuring the quality of preventative and corrective maintenance activities and reporting.
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ensure the standards defined by the Engineering team are implemented and adhered to.
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act as a technical role model to FSEs.
Duties and responsibilities:
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To ensure the highest safety standards are always maintained
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To induct, train and develop FSEs ensuring their full awareness, understanding and compliance with method statements and work instructions.
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To deliver 'on-the-job' training in preventative and corrective maintenance to FSEs.
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To audit and assess the technical quality of the work undertaken by FSEs to identify improvement opportunities.
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To review, validate and approve appropriate samples of technical reports produced by FSEs prior to their submission to Clients.
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To coordinate the response to Client technical queries arising from maintenance reports.
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To directly perform corrective and preventative maintenance as required.
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To coordinate and participate in major incidents and repairs.
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Contribute to the continual development of method statements and work instructions maintained by the Engineering Team.
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Preparation of reports to the Management Team.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Knowledge
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A sound working knowledge of health and safety legislation including Health and Safety at Work Act and Construction Design and Management Regulations.
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Broad knowledge of solar PV operations and maintenance including both power generation and ancillary systems (e.g. communication, CCTV etc.)
Work Skills
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Ability to write and review risk assessments and method statements.
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Expert level knowledge of multiple inverter types.
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Thorough understanding of PV O&M maintenance techniques and standards including electrical tests and thermographic inspections.
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Management of complex repair projects.
General Skills/Attributes
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A clear technical leader.
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Able to take ownership of situations to deliver results.
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Attention to detail.
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Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
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Ability to influence key stakeholders in the business.
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Flexible approach to working hours
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Minimum 2 years performing PV O&M.
Education and Qualifications
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IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.
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SSSTS Site Supervisor or equivalent.
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Attendance at several manufacturers' inverter level training courses.
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Capable of HV authorisation to a minimum AP3 level.
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