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Position Description
Carrington Power Station comprises a 2x440 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine’s (CCGT’s) and is located near Manchester. The power station will be managed, maintained and operated to strict efficiency and availability standards in a competitive commercial market.
The Asset Manager will form part of the senior management team at Carrington Power Station. The successful candidate will be a team player, flexible and a self-motivated with good problem solving skills. He/she should demonstrate strong inter-personal skills, delivering effective engagement and alignment of staff at all levels in the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
The key responsibility of this role is maintaining a best in class CCGT Powerplant and fulfilling the requirements of the contractual obligations and commercial targets set for the plant. Other key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
• Maintaining Asset Management Policies for the plant, in line with best practice
• Development of the Critical Asset Register and Long Term Asset Plan
• Liaising and working effectively with the Central Asset Management function
• Maintaining a best in class Asset Management Team and ensuring all required skills and competencies are developed and maintained within that team.
• Project management and OH Planning and scheduling
• Plant Technical and Commercial Reporting and Performance Management
• Managing the IT, Environment and Chemistry functions
• Managing the Integrated Business Management Standards for the business.
• Developing Plant modification and enhancement Projects as required
• Major contract management
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience
• 5 years’ experience in power plant or similar process industry.
• Strong experience in project management and very good planning skills are essential.
• Strong interpersonal skill and have the ability to manage and influence stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills encompassing an ability to prepare reports to suit recipients at different levels of the organisation and make presentations as required.
• Strong IT skills
• Experience of working from own initiative, taking ownership of work / projects and motivating team members to deliver team objectives or projects.
• Analytical skills to assess projects and the ability to summarise the key parameters of a project.
• A track record of project experience.
• Experience of negotiations and commercial ability.
• Knowledge of the energy and gas market and regulatory supports in the UK.
• Knowledge of procurement procedures.
• Financial skill to appraise project returns and profitability.
Essential Qualifications
• A recognised degree in an appropriate engineering discipline or equivalent.
Location
This position will be based in Carrington Power Station
Reporting to
Station Manager, Carrington Power Station
Why Work With Us? (UK)
* Career developmentthrough mentoring andtraining
* Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
* Networking opportunities
* Opportunity for private medical insurance
* Access to staff well-being programmes.
* Generous parental leave entitlements
* Strong values-based and inclusive culture
* Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
* Great team environment working to our Core Values: Courageous, Caring, Driven and Trusted
Closing Date
1st July 2025
Note: Applicants who anticipate requiring assistance or reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or interview process may contact, in confidence, recruitment@esb.ie
If you have any queries in relation to this job, please contact recruitment@esb.ie
Your application will be held in reserve for 6 months should you be suitable for the role.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement
ESB is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of society and ensure that no one is discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnicity or nationality, disability, age, citizenship, marital status, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by law.
Applicants who anticipate requiring assistance or reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or interview process may contact, in confidence, recruitment@esb.ie.
About ESB
Join us in our mission to achieve a net-zero electricity system by 2040. ESB is Ireland’s leading energy utility, with activities spanning electricity generation, transmission and distribution, energy supply, energy services and international consultancy. Operating in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain, we invest over €1 billion each year to deliver a new energy future based on reliable, affordable zero-carbon electricity.
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