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ESB
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Posted:
03.03.2025
Expiry Date:
17.04.2025
Job Description:
Position Description
Renewable Operations is a division within ESB Generation and Trading with responsibility for the management of the Operation and Maintenance of ESB’s renewable assets portfolio. This currently includes 26 operational wind farms with an installed capacity of 795 MW.
As part of delivery of the Brighter Future Strategy, ESB has the ambition to generate 70% of our electricity from renewable assets by 2030, including 1.7GW of offshore wind, 3.5GW of onshore wind, and 900MW of solar, along with 500 MW of renewables enabling flexible generation assets such as battery energy storage systems and peaking plants.
A team of Control Centre Operators (CCOs) located at ESB’s offices in Dublin monitors, coordinates, and controls the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and technical performance of the operational UK and ROI wind farms. This is conducted primarily by telephone and using the SCADA or IT systems provided to track these activities. The Control Centre Operator will be proficient in ESB’s Wind Turbine Safety Rules and be certified as an ‘Operational Controller’. Staff in these roles are expected to rotate to other positions in Renewables or Generation and Trading after a 3 to 4 year period, subject to business needs.
The new portfolio of flexible generation assets under development will be autonomous with no permanent onsite presence, remotely monitored and dispatched from the same Control Centre, which will be staffed 24/7 by a team of CCOs.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as Operational Controller as defined in ESB’s Wind Turbine Safety Rules. Training will be provided for this accreditation.
* Release Wind Turbines to service technicians and others for maintenance and routine activities via telephone.
* Manage calls, respond to or escalate site incidents or emergencies, and initiate site response as required.
* Monitor the health of generation or electrical assets and initiate corrective actions when faults occur by contacting regional site managers or service providers.
* Investigate and identify reasons for unexpected plant outages or other events impacting asset availability using multiple control room SCADA or IT systems.
* Monitor equipment, perform first-level diagnosis of equipment problems, and report abnormal conditions for corrective action using the work management system.
* Monitor & analyze plant performance against availability and asset yield targets, preparing monthly operational reports for each site.
* Control access to sites in line with operational protocols or local management procedures, supervising and auditing the implementation of ESB policies for contractor access and lone working procedures.
* Manage and monitor inductions using the online induction system and assist with user queries.
* Monitor integrated weather forecasts and advise of approaching adverse weather conditions.
* Be familiar with emergency procedures and coordinate emergency response in the event of an incident.
* Develop and/or review control room procedure documents.
* Prepare ad-hoc analysis of asset performance to support operational or asset management activities.
* Execute and monitor startup, shutdown, and operation of assets in accordance with relevant licenses, legislation, and best practice standards.
* Manage asset shutdown schedules for activities such as wind turbine noise monitoring.
* Communicate effectively with stakeholders such as EirGrid, ESB Networks, or ESB Trading.
* Participate in selected commissioning activities.
* Carry out project work or ad-hoc activities as directed.
* Maintain competencies as specified to meet role requirements.
* Cover Control Centre Team Leader role as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
* Able to assimilate ESB’s Wind Turbine Safety Rules.
* Self-motivated, capable of working independently or as part of a team.
* Willing to work on shifts.
* Flexible and service-oriented with excellent telephone communication skills.
* Strong data analysis, reporting, and documentation skills.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Proficient in standard MS Office package.
* Experience using SCADA and IT systems is a distinct advantage.
* Operations experience in the power generation or process industry.
* Practical background in analyzing and applying process and control information to respond appropriately to plant operational conditions.
Qualifications
* A Technical Engineering Qualification (preferably Mechanical/Electrical) or equivalent work experience.
* Equivalent work experience with plant operations and/or Wind Renewable operations.
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