Job type
PermanentLocation
Dublin CityWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Mechanical And Electrical EngineeringIndustry
ConstructionPay
Annual salary DOEClosing date
30 Jun 2025
Senior Training Officer - Plant Operation Practices
Your new company
Your new company has been Ireland's foremost energy company since their establishment in 1927. They are driven to make a difference by achieving zero carbon emissions by 2040.
They are a strong, diversified utility operating right across the electricity market: from generation, through transmission and distribution, to supply. They also work in other related sectors where they can make a difference, including telecommunications, electric vehicle charging, home retrofits and more.
They are a strong, diversified utility operating right across the electricity market: from generation, through transmission and distribution, to supply. They also work in other related sectors where they can make a difference, including telecommunications, electric vehicle charging, home retrofits and more.
Your new role
Your new role as a Senior Training Officer (Plant Operations) will see you work as part of the GT Power Academy team. You will play a crucial role in plant operations training material design, maintenance, and delivery of power plant operations related training services to the Generation business.
This role requires operational knowledge and experience of power plant systems and machinery to train our current and future plant operators. The role will involve delivering training that follows our externally accredited training program and conduct assessments on students for both theory, student on the job assignments and student practical demonstrations.
The position is open to nationwide applicants.
Key Responsibilities
- Design training material when required for power plant systems including grid connected generators, steam turbines, gas turbines, and heavy rotating plant.
- Deliver plant operator training to operators of large thermal plants, Combined Cycle Gas Turbines, Open Cycle Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines both in a classroom and on-site plant setting.
- Conduct student assessments and collate results for both theory, student assignments and competency assessment.
- Ensure scheduling programs are used to maximize collective training delivery effectiveness and work with the training scheduler to produce yearly training plans.
- Provide training improvement plans for students where identified.
- Deliver training on main plant systems, such as water steam cycle, air flue and gas, main drive train.
- Deliver training on sub systems, for example, lube oil, CCW systems, fuel handling, gland steam etc.
- Consult with internal departments to develop and maintain knowledge of products and gather content, working closely with Training Officers and keeping up to date on new developments.
- Assist in the development of new training solutions to address changing operational requirements.
- Work as part of the wider Technical Training Team to provide support duties for the team.
What you need to succeed
Essential
- 5+ years of experience of power plant systems, knowledge or operations.
- Must be capable of reading and disseminating technical documentation such as manuals, P&ID’s, technical drawings etc.
- Excellent proficiency, understanding and working knowledge of IT systems (Microsoft applications).
- Must be an effective communicator/presenter with people skills that can transfer technical knowledge to students.
Desirable
- Knowledge of large thermal plant, hydro plants, steam turbines, combustion turbines, aero derivative turbines.
- Experience on plant such as Alstom GT26/24, Siemens V94.2, Siemens A65 DLE, GE Frame # GT’s or similar technology such as nuclear plant, offshore oil and gas platforms, or maritime engineering systems.
- Experience of maritime engineering plant systems with relevant qualifications
- Experience with large conventional steam boilers and associated steam turbines.
- Experience in similar roles delivering training.
- The suitable candidate will possess relevant mechanical/electrical engineering, mechanical/electrical/instrumentation craft qualifications, or demonstrate suitable experience in a continuous process environment.
- The successful candidate will be required to complete a self-driven tailored technical development program that involves obtaining relevant asset-based experience on the operation and fundamentals of plant in the various stations which will support and position the candidate to deliver training to others.
What you get in return
- Salary of between €57,900 to €68,150 per annum (based on your experience)
- Generous Pension
- Access to staff well-being programmes
- Generous parental leave entitlements
- Opportunity to lead Ireland’s transition to net zero carbon future
- Progressive, hybrid working model
- Career development through mentoring and training
- Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
- Sports and Social Clubs
- Networking opportunities
- Credit Union
- Strong values-based and inclusive culture
- Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
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