Engineer (HVDC Service)

Reporting to the HVDC Service Operations manager you will be responsible for supporting existing and future HVDC service customers in Ireland and the UK. Duties will include supporting all aspects of the LTSA's contracts of new and existing client sites. You will work closely with the local Service Team and our support partners to provide 1st & 2nd line support. This 1st & 2nd line support will require availability 24/7 to support our on-call engineers on site. Flexible working hours will also be required for significant maintenance tasks and on an impromptu basis as required. Contribute to improving Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) performance in the organisation to ensure an exemplary health and safety culture as well as a strong focus on the environment. There will also be the chance to support the wider HVDC business as and when required by the needs of the business.,

• Maintain a relationship with our valued customers.
• 1st & 2nd line engineering and technical support for the HVDC Service team in the UK & Ireland.
• Lead the service engineers on complex issues or major upgrades.
• Attend Factory System Tests (FST) when requested.
• Responsibility of Maintenance Management system and development of maintenance procedures to the local regulatory requirements.
• Working together with the Operations manager in the Development & Competency Management planning of personnel including training and certification of support staff ensuring we have the proper, skilled, and competent staff in place.
• Tender support for future links in the region.
• Deliver exceptionally high availability to all customers.
• Facilitate availability reporting & Cigre reporting.
• Tender support for future links globally.
• Safety rules adaption to client and Hitachi Energy rules.
Hitachi Energy People Values
• To maintain a safe working environment for all site employees & mitigate the risks.
• Ensure ethical behavior in line with code of conduct.
• Manage Health Safety and Environmental risks associated with the business unit.
• Be part of the environment that allows all employees to develop and succeed.
  
  Undergraduate Engineering degree with 5+ years' experience in HV power systems
• HV (>125kV) substation experience.
• Maintenance / fault finding experience with items of High Voltage equipment.
• Maintenance / fault finding experience with LV and mechanical systems.
• Experience in delivering technical reports and fault analysis.
• Experience working with maintenance management systems.
• An ability to work under pressure and on your own initiative.
• Sound communication.
• Team building skills.
• MS Office skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
• Fluent written & spoken English.
• A good working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations along with a relevant qualification. E.g., NEBOSH, IOSH, CSCS
• Driving license.
Beneficial / Advantageous
• High Voltage DC experience.
• At least 5+ years' experience in HV power systems or a heavy industrial environment.
• Safety switching experience.
• Power plant operational experience.
• NEBOSH, National general certificate in occupational health and safety.
• Impressed voltage awareness.
• Previous electrical / mechanical authorisations. (Person, CP, AP, SAP)
• Previous demonstratable experience providing safety from the system and safe systems of work.
• Maintenance / fault finding experience with UPS systems, Battery Chargers, Air Handling Units, Pumps, PLCs & Generators.
• Fire detection and protection system awareness / maintenance experience.
• Maintenance / fault finding experience with SCADA / PLCs and control systems.
• Offshore qualifications - HUETS and GWOs
  
  Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is committed to solving some of the biggest global challenges of our time by advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We are able to deliver on this great promise because we have great people who everyday work and innovate collaboratively across the globe.
As an employer, we operate in 90 countries with 45,000 people committed to ensuring they thrive and are empowered to deliver their best work as part of our Diversity 360 vision. Embrace Diversity and Innovation! Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service global product group is a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, huge installed base and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors. Our business in Europe has more than 1,000 skilled professionals focused on critical areas of expertise and is present in 16 countries. At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HBUEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility., Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.