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Astute are working on behalf of a leading operator of Energy from Waste plants to find a Performance Engineer for their largest asset located in the South East of England.
The Energy from Waste site in the Kent area has a capacity to process 550,000 tonnes of waste per year, generating 34MW of power for the surrounding area.
As a Performance Engineer you will be responsible for monitoring plant performance & introducing improvements across operational plant performance, safety, responsibility & profitability.
If you have the relevant experience and are looking for a rewarding role in the power sector, then please apply.
Responsibilities and duties:
Reporting to the Performance Lead, typical duties will include:
- Responsible for monitoring & tracking operational plant performance & identifying improvement projects.
- Project management of improvement projects which will involve liaising with the operations, maintenance & engineering departments, as well as managing of external contractors
- Conducting data analysis & manipulation via the DCS control system to identify trends & areas for improvement
- Ensuring HSE compliance & being authorised to issue safety documentation
- Analysis of commercial performance & losses to identifying improvements for profitability & cost saving
- Delivering presentations & in-depth reports for the management team
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Qualified to HNC / HND / degree level in a relevant engineering discipline
- IOSH or NEBOSH in Health & Safety is advantageous but not essential
Personal skills
The Performance Engineer would suit someone who has:
- Experience working with industrial plant from a similar environment such as Power Station, Refinery, COMAH, Utilities plant etc
- Data analysis & manipulation experience via a DCS control system
- Project experience as you'll be responsible for performance improvement projects
- Strong interpersonal as you will be required to liaise with multi-disciplined teams across the operations, maintenance & engineering departments
- Presentation skills as you will be required provide reports relating to technical data
Salary and benefits of the Performance Engineer role
- Competitive basic salary up to 38,018
- Quarterly bonus
- Full benefits package
- Training & development opportunities
- Opportunity to work on large Energy from Waste power station
INDPOW
Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
