Electrical Control and Instrument

Are you experienced in Plant instrumentation and electrical maintenance activities?

If yes, this is a chance to be part of Elpedison, the first independent energy utility in Greece, and a leader in providing outstanding and innovative energy solutions.

Elpedison, with its two privately-owned power plants in Thisvi (Voiotia) and Thessaloniki, with a total installed capacity of 820 MW, uses natural gas as fuel and ensures a clean and continuous electricity flow, based on a highly environmentally-friendly power generation process.

The Electrical Control and Instrument (EC&I) Engineering Officer will be responsible for the guidance, coordination and implementation of EC & I new projects or electrical maintenance activities of the Plants.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to plant performances (efficiency, capacity, reliability, flexibility, etc.) and propose actions aiming at the continuous improvement of plant efficiency and reliability.
• Provide support for the definition of the annual maintenance plan and the annual maintenance budget and cost optimization for the generating unit.
• Provide technical specification for the new projects of the Company
• Ensure the development of specific maintenance and inspection methodologies and supervise the implementation.
• Provide support for investigating and identifying solutions to specific technical issues of the plant (troubleshooting and predictive, preventive or corrective maintenance).
• Act as work supervisor and prime source of maintenance and engineering expertise, particularly in relation to the application of the safety rules.
• Ensure that your actions are always in adherence to company HSE standards and ISO requirements and that he/she is always up to date with all company HSE & ISO requirements.
• Develop and implement strategic projects targeting to Power Plants performance and reliability improvements.
• Provide support to the plants for the development of technical specifications for improvements, modifications, new investments or applications with higher technical complexity.
• Perform resource planning in order to carry out efficiently the projects he has been assigned.
• Provide support to the plants for investigating and identifying solutions to specific maintenance (predictive, preventive or corrective) technical issues.
• Provide support to the Plants during Outages and undertakes specific maintenance activities to his responsibility during Major Inspections.
• Participate in the Plant and Maintenance related Meetings and provide assistance in all Audits.
• Supervise and ensure compliance of all contractors in the plant with company's policies and procedures.
• Collect and review operational KPIs and report them to the relevant stakeholders. Identifies improvement actions.
• Undertake tasks for the new asset of the company. Review technical proposals and provides technical assessment of the proposals.
• Manage and provide technical specification of contracts, QA-QC and detailed specification of spares.
• Communicate on a regular basis with the Operations Section Manager, the Mechanical Maintenance Officer, the duty shift teams and the maintenance section regarding plant status and potential risks.
• Contribute to the plant budget monitoring and updates
• Be flexible to travel to any facility of the Company.

Requirements

• A MEng in Electrical Engineering
• At least 3 years relevant working experience to a similar position
• Experience in implementation, training and maintenance of strict Quality and HSE protocols (esp. IS09001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, etc.)
• Very good skills in Plant instrumentation and actuators (pneumatic, motorized, electrohydraulic)
• Very good knowledge of industrial automation (PLC, DCS, Safety control systems)
• Advanced level of English

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Ticket restaurant card
• Transportation reimbursement
• Bonus scheme
• Private Health Insurance coverage
• Pension Scheme
• Home electricity and natural gas discount
• Continuous learning and upskilling opportunities
• Hybrid Working
• One extra day of paid time off
• Reimbursement for athletic activities
• Unlimited fruits and snacks at the office

About Optimal

Since 2005, Optimal has provided unparalleled, bespoke HR services to large organizations and SMEs operating in the EMEA region. We pride ourselves on delivering a 360° business support platform to our clients through 6 service divisions:

• Talent Acquisition 
• HR Strategy & Talent Development
• Learning & Development
• Workforce Management
• Recruiting
• Outplacement