John Wigham
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Experienced Power Generation Professional at Drax Group
Location: Ince, England, United Kingdom 15 work roles 2 schools
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Experienced Power Generation Professional
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Ince, England, United Kingdom
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John Wigham is listed as Experienced Power Generation Professional at Drax Group, a company with 1828 employees, based in Ince, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at ge.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for John Wigham.

John Wigham previously worked as Technical Lead at Drax Group and Technical Lead at Drax Group. John Wigham holds Hnc, Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Grimsby Technical College.

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About John Wigham

• Knowledge of both the technical and commercial management of power generating sites, covering CCGT, biomass, wind and coal. • Have successfully set up Power Generation O&M teams from scratch including recruitment, infrastructure, policies and procedures• Experience in the commissioning, start-up phase and operations of a new-build power stations and commissioning of modifications on existing installations• Experience of the planning, management and delivery of planned and unplanned outage/maintenance programmes whilst maintaining the commercial needs of the business• Extensive experience in the management of long term service contracts including all budgetary, reporting, forecasting and cost control requirements in addition to technical aspects – sole P&L responsibility• Management of a team of field-based Technical Advisers and office based administration staff ensuring adherence to company policy & procedure• Strong technical background having completed an electrical apprenticeship and being educated to HNC level in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, coupled with knowledge of power station operation & maintenance and heavy duty gas turbines• Fully responsible for the adherence to all Health and Safety policies and the development and implementation of procedures• Ability to work as part of a team, as both a team member and team leader but also demonstrated the capability to act on own initiative and to self-motivate when working remotely• Development of excellent communication skills across all levels with the ability to build strong working relationships, from shift level, to senior board level management both internally and within a customer-facing environment• Experienced in working in a matrix organisation/reporting structure – ability to identify key stakeholders• APM Project Management Professional• NEBOSH General Certificate • NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management

Listed skills include Power Generation, Gas Turbines, Engineering, Power Plants, and 4 others.

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Drax Group
Drax Group
Experienced Power Generation Professional
selby, north yorkshire, united kingdom
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1828
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15 roles

John Wigham work experience

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Technical Lead

Current

Drax, England, United Kingdom

Generation Contracts & Co-ordination Team

Jan 2022 - Present

Technical Lead

Outage Management Team

Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

Contract Performance Officer

Selby

Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

Plant Manager

Outotec (Uk) Limited

Hull, United Kingdom

Dec 2018 - Feb 2019

Plant Manager

Stantec Treatment

Ince Marsh

Plant Manager at Ince Bio Power.Ince Bio Power is a £90M, new build 21.5MW gasification technology power station utilising waste wood to create synthetic gas and generate electricity via a Siemens steam turbine and ABB generator.Responsible for setting up the O&M team from both a staffing and infrastructure perspective ready for take over and application.

Jun 2017 - Dec 2018

Operations, Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Brigg Renewable Energy Plant

  • Reporting to the Plant Manager, responsible for the management and development of the 27 staff comprising the Operations, Engineering & Maintenance and Fuel Handling teams to ensure safe generation and environmental.
  • Accountable for ensuring that the plant is operated and maintained with respect to safety, environmental, OEM-best practice guidelines and operational limits, to ensure the highest levels of availability, reliability.
  • Accountable for ensuring that the plant is operated and maintained with respect to safety, environmental, OEM-best practice guidelines and operational limits, to ensure the highest levels of availability, reliability.
  • Ensuring all operational first line maintenance, operational routines and testing activities are carried out to achieve availability and reliability targets required.Accountable for ensuring all site operations.
  • Establishing the longer term engineering integrity and maintenance strategy for all mechanical, electrical and C&I assets within the station and establishing an asset risk register to provide guidance and information.
  • Ensuring all planned and reactive maintenance is identified within the CMMS, tracked and completed as per the agreed schedule to achieve the required availability and reliability targets. Accountable for ensuring all.
May 2015 - Mar 2017

Contract Manager

Eco2 Limited

Brigg Renewable Energy Plant

Mar 2015 - May 2015

Technical Contract Manager

Various

  • Responsibility for long-term maintenance contract covering 1 x GE 9FA gas turbine at ESB Coolkeeragh, 2 x 6B gas turbines + generators at Sembcorp Wilton and 1 x 6B at Chevron Alba platform
  • All responsibilities as per previous CPM roles with focus on technical & contractual issues
Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

Service Manager

Lincoln, United Kingdom

  • Client single point of contact for Aero derivative & Wind energy segment in Europe region
  • Responsible for business development and strategies to drive growth within Europe
  • Responsible for project management of manpower & resources for 3 power generation sites in the UK including GE 6B & 9E heavy duty Gas Turbine technology
  • Tracking of a project from inception to close out & billing, monitoring costs/sales and margin %
  • Direct line manager of 10 Aero derivative and 10 Wind… Show more
  • Direct line manager of 10 Aero derivative and 10 Wind turbine technicians subcontracted to client in EU1 sub region
Apr 2011 - Mar 2014

Senior Contract Performance Manager

Ge

Medway Power Station

  • Responsibility for long-term maintenance contract covering 2 x GE 9FA gas turbines, 1 x GE D11 steam turbine and 3 x GE type 324 generators along with all associated auxiliary equipment
  • Sole P&L responsibility for contract
  • Thorough understanding and administration of CSA (Contractual Service Agreement) including finance, EHS, scope, parts & contingencies.
  • Focal point for customer and GE
  • Performance of lead role in resolution of customer and contractual issues
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Sep 2009 - Apr 2011

Outage Excellence Specialist - East Pole Leader

Ge
  • Responsibility for the support of Contract Managers in the regions (Europe/AIM & Asia) in all aspects of outage preparation & review
  • Conducting maintenance activity planning review at designated milestones and ad hoc, reviewing completion of required activities
  • Participation in Red Flag Review prior to unit re-start
  • Chairing of ‘post mortem’ meetings reviewing outage activities and overall outage execution – feeding back findings into the operations team
  • Collation of all… Show more
  • Collation of all feedback from customer surveys to distribute to team for review & action – review of best practices and lessons learned
Sep 2007 - Sep 2009

Contract Performance Manager

Ge

Medway & Barking Power Stations

Oct 2004 - Sep 2007

Operations Shift Supervisor

Ge

Great Yarmouth Power Station

  • Responsibility for the care and custody of the plant during the 12-hour shift
  • Nominated as Control Person and Senior Authorised Person under the safe working procedures.
  • Responsibility for the health & safety of all site staff and associated environmental impacts
  • Management of all shift activities to ensure operation in accordance with laid down policies, procedures and OEM recommendations and environmental consents
  • Ensuring the competency of shift staff, highlighting… Show more
  • Ensuring the competency of shift staff, highlighting potential areas for improvement and offering guidance as required
Apr 2000 - Oct 2004

Operations Team Member

Killingholme Power Station

  • Working as part of a small multi-skilled operations team to worlds best practice ensuring: -
  • High standards of safety
  • Plant reliability and availability at high levels of efficiency
  • Operation within strict environmental limits
  • Effective operation under steady state, two shift and abnormal conditions
  • Planning of routine maintenance, breakdown maintenance and minor and major outages including supervision of contract staff
Jan 1996 - Apr 2000

Electrical Apprentice/Electrical Fitter

Ferrybridge C Power Station

Jul 1990 - Jan 1996
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John Wigham education

Hnc, Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Grimsby Technical College

Nebosh General Certificate

Grimsby Institute
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What company does John Wigham work for?

John Wigham works for Drax Group.

What is John Wigham's role at Drax Group?

John Wigham is listed as Experienced Power Generation Professional at Drax Group.

What is John Wigham's email address?

AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @ge.com for John Wigham at Drax Group.

Where is John Wigham based?

John Wigham is based in Ince, England, United Kingdom while working with Drax Group.

What companies has John Wigham worked for?

John Wigham has worked for Drax Group, Outotec (Uk) Limited, Stantec Treatment, Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor, Bwsc, and Eco2 Limited.

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John Wigham's colleagues at Drax Group include Rachael Adams, Simon Armytage, Graham Jones, Kevin Tam, and Bradley Manlow.

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What schools did John Wigham attend?

John Wigham holds Hnc, Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Grimsby Technical College.

What skills is John Wigham known for?

John Wigham is listed with skills including Power Generation, Gas Turbines, Engineering, Power Plants, Steam Turbines, Energy, Turbines, and Generators.

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