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Project Managment and Engineering Servicea

Longannet Power Station - Scottish Power

• Workshops Process ManagerKey Tasks
• Focus on Longannet Turbine, Turbine Feed Systems and general rotation plant in term of improvement in plant performance and reliability.
• Completion of plant outages on Turbine, Turbine Feed Systems and rotation plant whilst meeting target parameters of the technical, budgetary, quality and timescale outputs
• Providing regular reporting to senior management of performance against budgetary targets & providing analysis of department opportunities.
• Management of all shift maintenance for Longannet Power station
• Ensuring all relevant regulatory standards are met & adhered to through process monitoring and reporting

Generation

• Senior Mechanical EngineerKey Tasks
• Provide authoritative advice and guidance to all Generation sites on engineering issues, including outage planning, incident investigation and general engineering input and in particular, rotating plant
• Liaise with Thermal Technical Services, Spain on approval of all technical specifications for the Generation business projects above £85k
• Provide technical support on rotating plant for sites within the Iberdrola fleet in Spain and Mexico
• Provide technical support on new initiatives for Global implementation within Iberdrola.
• Provision of technical support for Longannet Turbine outages

Generation

• Project Manager
• Leading a Multi-Functional team within the Asset Management section in the development of multi-discipline design solutions and the preparation of technical specifications with the assistance of the group technical.
• Identify, deploy and manage appropriate human resource from within Generation and External agency on a project basis and from across the ScottishPower Gas Group as appropriate
• Lead and provide commercial solutions to the business whist meeting the technical aspirations of the project concept.
• Lead and assist the Senior Project Manager to prepare and present investment cases.
• Manage and deliver project budget within the commercial constraints

• Mechanical EngineerKey Tasks
• Provide authoritative advice and guidance to all Generation sites on engineering issues, including outage planning, incident investigation and general engineering input and in particular, rotating plant
• Liaise with Thermal Technical Services, Spain on approval of all technical specifications for the Generation business projects above £85k
• Provide technical support on rotating plant for sites within the Iberdrola fleet in Spain and Mexico
• Provide technical support on new initiatives for Global implementation within Iberdrola.
• Provision of technical support for Longannet Turbine outages

Kriel Power Station

Site Manager Responsible for management of the Rotek Site at Kriel Power Station comprising of 25 permanent personnel and up to 200 during interims and general overhauls. Responsible for Site Business plan, Site Financial performance, Quality and Safety for all site activities in line with current business practices and the control of the Business.

South Africa

Commissioning Manager Responsible for the management and control of all commissioning and recommissioning activities at Matla P/S, Kriel P/S and Matimba P/S on turbo generator plant. The provision of a 24/7 commissioning and troubleshooting service to 3 Eskom Power Stations Responsible for the management of the commissioning departments at each Power.

South Africa

•  Senior Commissioning Technician – Turbines
• Responsible at site level for the commissioning of Turbo Generator plant, the setting & recommissioning of turbine control, power and safety systems, turbo-gen oil systems (seal, lube, safety, control, power and.
• Responsible for the determination and implementation of the SOW on the power plant which covered all turbo generator readings and settings on above systems from decommissioning and run-down thru to recommissioning, run.
• Responsible for problem solving on above systems on a 24hr basis
• Implementation of routines which addressed safety device on-load trip testing
• Carried out the recommissioning and RTS of Clients in the outside market I.E sugar and paper mill plants

Durban Area, South Africa

Cost EngineerResponsible for the assessment of supplier products and assessment of supplier plant and equipment related to the manufacture of components for the various Toyota models.The evaluation of manufacturing techniques, methods engineering and plant utilisation and the preparation of cost analysis and cost improvements based on survey results which.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Production EngineerResponsible for Methods engineering, preparation of production planning, work and procurement schedules.Commissioning of production plant associated with the manufacture & assembly of radar equipment for Harrier Jet, Lynx helicopter and Tornado aircraftLiaison with QC, test and design, D.O updates and the recommendation of, and the.