Senior Training Officer - Plant Operations
This role will play a crucial part in the design, maintenance, and delivery of training materials for power plant operations.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design training material 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.
Requirements:
* Previous experience of power plant systems, knowledge or operations.
* 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).
* Effective communicator/presenter with people skills that can transfer technical knowledge to students.
* Ideal 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.