Senior Training Officer - Plant Operations

The Senior Training Officer - Plant Operations 

This role will play a crucial role in plant operations training material design, maintenance, and delivery of power plant operations

This role requires operational knowledge and experience of power plant systems and machinery to train current and future plant operators. This role will ensure the business has suitably trained operators developing the correct current and future capability required for operating conventional thermal and combustion turbine assets. This position will work with other trainers, training providers and support functions.   

Key Responsibilities will include

·      Design training material when required for power plant systems including grid connected generators, steam turbines, gas turbines, and heavy rotating plant. 

·      Deliver plant operator training to operators of large thermal plants, Combined Cycle Gas Turbines, Open Cycle Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines both in a classroom and on-site plant setting.  

·      Conduct student assessments and collate results for both theory, student assignments and competency assessment.  

·      Ensure scheduling programs are used to maximize collective training delivery effectiveness and work with the training scheduler to produce yearly training plans.  

·      Provide training improvement plans for students where identified.  

·      Deliver training on main plant systems, such as water steam cycle, air flue and gas, main drive train. 

·      Deliver training on sub systems, for example, lube oil, CCW systems, fuel handling, gland steam etc.  

·      Consult with internal departments to develop and maintain knowledge of products and gather content, working closely with Training Officers and keeping up to date on new developments. 

·      Assist in the development of new training solutions to address changing operational requirements. 

·      Work as part of the wider Technical Training Team to provide support duties for the team.

The successful candidate will have 

·      Previous experience of power plant systems, knowledge or operations. 

·      Must be capable of reading and disseminating technical documentation such as manuals, P&ID’s, technical drawings etc.  

·      Excellent proficiency, understanding and working knowledge of IT systems (Microsoft applications). 

·      Must be an effective communicator/presenter with people skills that can transfer technical knowledge to students.

·      Ideally knowledge of large thermal plant, hydro plants, steam turbines, combustion    turbines, aero derivative turbines.  

·      Experience on plant such as Alstom GT26/24, Siemens V94.2, Siemens A65 DLE, GE Frame # GT’s or similar technology such as nuclear plant, offshore oil and gas platforms, or maritime engineering systems.  

·      Experience with large conventional steam boilers and associated steam turbines. 

·      Experience in similar roles delivering training.  

·      The suitable candidate will possess relevant mechanical/electrical engineering, mechanical/electrical/instrumentation craft qualifications, or demonstrate suitable experience in a continuous process environment. 

For more information please contact Clodagh D’Arcy on 01 9476356 or email details to [email protected]