Utilities Plant Engineer

Utilities Plant Engineer Contract Duration/Type:Permanent Location:Ringaskiddy 39 hours per week Overview of the role; The Plant engineer will be part of the Veolia site team at the clients site in Ringaskiddy. He/she will liaise with the contract team, client engineering, equipment vendors and service providers to ensure maximum uptime of utilities plant and equipment within the contract scope, and that equipment is following all regulatory, statutory and client corporate requirements. Duties of the Role include: Day-to-day relationship with Veolia Contract Manager. Day-to-day relationship with Veolia Site Planner/Scheduler with client Engineering Managers and representatives. Day-to-day relationship with client Shift Leads and Maintenance Foremen. Drive reliability engineering and reliability centred maintenance (RCM). Trouble-shooting and high-level investigation of utility plant equipment faults and failures - root cause analysis. Compliance/quality engineering - recording and investigation of deviations on qualified utility plant and equipment, using client's quality system. Identifying, liaising with, and co-ordination of Service Providers and suppliers on site. Supervision of Service Providers for all Utility plant maintenance within the contract. Liaising with site projects team to ensure that all relevant information is captured for the purpose of implementing task lists and schedules on the CMMS. Liaising with site contract team to identify suppliers and quantities of spare parts; review and updating of spare part inventory of spares in clients site store. Liaising with contract team and client to review maintenance programme, and effecting changes to methods and procedures where appropriate. Continuous improvement of contract delivery on site. Identifying energy saving schemes, and liaison with site and Veolia Energy Engineers. Liaise with Quality to prepare and participate in internal and external audits. The Plant Engineer - Compliance will be expected to be involved in Utility projects and issues (deviations, safety incidents etc.) across the site and potentially off site. This will also include trouble-shooting and high-level investigation of all related plant equipment faults and failures. He/she will ensure that all maintenance, preventative and unplanned, of assigned equipment/systems is completed on schedule, within budget, in a safe and satisfactory manner and all necessary documentation completed. Drive reliability engineering and reliability centred maintenance (RCM) Supporting site contract maintenance team in minimizing downtime and risk of downtime to facility Updating of utilities related standard operating procedures Identifying, liaising with, and, where appropriate, co-ordination of third-party contractors and suppliers on site. Liaising with site contract team to identify suppliers and quantities of spare parts; review and updating of spare part inventory of spares in clients site store. Liaising with contract team and client to review maintenance programme, and effecting changes to methods and procedures where appropriate Monitor progress & quality of assigned tasks carried out by Projects, AIT and/or other departments. Training of engineering and operation personnel on discipline related issues and assigned new or modified equipment/systems. Contribute to process improvement/optimisation from an engineering viewpoint Analysis of new technology for optimisation of plant and processes Management of audit action items generated from various site, corporate, cGMP and EHS audits, relevant to equipment in scope Ensuring Engineering areas, in liaison with service providers, facilities and equipment are kept in a clean, safe and serviceable condition, and high standards of general housekeeping are maintained. Ensure that all work on site is carried out in accordance with site EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) and Veolia EHS rules and guidelines. Be responsible for his/her training curricula and ensure missing requirements are completed Required skills for this role: Essential Engineering degree or equivalent, preferably mechanical/ process and/or building services, with three to ten years post graduate experience, or Trade qualification (National Craft Cert, City & Guilds or Equivalent), preferably mechanical/building services, with ten to fifteen years post apprenticeship experience, or Marine qualification, with six to ten years' experience at sea. Maintenance and troubleshooting experience of the following systems and processes: Plant steam boilers and boiler water treatment and generation systems; HVAC; tower water systems; RO/Purified Water; DIW, Plant Steam, Clean Steam; LPHW and DH&CW Systems; Compressed Air; Process gases; Power distribution; Building Management Systems; Validation; Has an strong background with Atex / Hazardous Area equipment experience. Self-motivation, ability to work alone and as part of team Good communication and interpersonal skills Computer Skills (Excel, Word etc) Desirable; Six Sigma qualification Experience in a Supervisory role Experience in maintenance Planning and maintenance Computer system Maintenance and troubleshooting experience of the following systems and process Refrigeration, fume-hoods, bio-safety cabinets, LAF cabinets, Fire suppression systems; Vacuum, automated control systems (other than BMS). Knowledge of Hazardous Area Gas Analysers and instrumentation. Design and/or modification of any/ all the above systems Knowledge and experience of CMMS About Us: Veolia is Irelands leading environmental services company providing solutions that enable ecological transformation. We provide a comprehensive range of energy, waste and water services and are dedicated to carbon reduction, protecting the environment and building the circular economy. Veolia in Ireland works with our customers to carefully manage scarce resources. Through our expertise in operations, engineering and technology we reduce the environmental impact of our customer's activities while helping industrial companies, services organisations and the public sector to operate in a more efficient manner. We offer all employees a benefits package as standard which includes full VHI cover, pension and education assistance. Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. If you are an EU/EEA national, you will be asked to show proof of right to work in Ireland. If you are a non-EU/EEA national , you will require current and valid permission to work and reside in the Republic of Ireland. Information on legislation and guides to the procedures in relation to obtaining work permits, is available on the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation website. Skills: Utilities Technician maintenance electrical mechanical engineering