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Location
County Kerry
Salary
Market related
Job Type
Contract
Ref
239742
Posted
22 days ago

To lead the commissioning of the GE Plant Controls System (Mark VIe) for Combined Cycle Power Plants (CCPP) and ensure planning, preparation and execution of the commissioning, operation, trial run and acceptance.

 

Essential Responsibilities

  • Prepare and execute the commissioning, trial run, acceptance testing, and inspection/measurements works defined by the Commissioning Manager
  • Participate in site meetings by arrangement with the Commissioning Manager
  • Utilize all available tools and aids to achieve the goals of his/her assignment and, as well, to strive for continuous product improvements and cost reduction
  • Prepare, manage, perform, coordinate, and monitor the commissioning of the specified systems in a safe and timely manner
  • Perform commissioning as per specifications, engineering documents considering the safety instructions, environmental protection measures and local regulations
  • Organize and supervise the safe operation of the plant (site rules, safety regulations, shift plan, shift log, etc.) from system turnover from Installation until COD by arrangement with the Commissioning Manager
  • Facilitate the turnover of systems from Installation to commissioning and from commissioning to the customer in accordance with current procedure/work instruction by arrangement with the Commissioning Manager
  • Work off the open item lists of systems under his/her responsibility by arrangement with the Commissioning Manager

Qualifications/Requirements

  • More than 10 years of experience in commissioning and strong knowledge of the GE Mark VIe Controls System and process of Combined Cycle Power Plants (CCPP) including strong knowledge of PID loop tuning.
  • Strong Knowledge of communication protocols: Modbus, Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus
  • Strong analytic and problem-solving capability.
  • Willing to travel worldwide for long term assignments
  • Fluent in spoken and written English

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