Asset Engineer

Posted 12 August 2021
LocationWestern Australia
DisciplineIndustrial & Manufacturing
Reference774845

Job description

As The Asset Engineer – Mechanical you will support the business operations by providing Asset Engineering Services on site at the Power Station. Working in a collaborative team of engineering, technical and management staff, you will be responsible for asset management and technical support across all plant areas including Boiler, Turbine and Balance of Plant.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain asset management plans in accordance with business processes and strategic objectives.
  • Maintain and monitor equipment life cycle costing models.
  • Maintain statutory and regulatory compliance for assigned assets.
  • Develop and execute asset maintenance or improvement projects to recognised PM standards.
  • Develop, implement and review plant optimisation initiatives.
  • Develop planned and forced outage work scopes.
  • Coordinate assigned contract works during plant outages and project execution works.
  • Support and advise Operational Teams to maintain plant reliability and efficiency.
  • Use a proactive approach to understand and address plant issues.
  • Carry out to root cause analysis investigations.
  • Prepare and deliver proposals, reports and recommendations.
  • Assist with the implementation and maintenance of safe operating and maintenance procedures.
  • Assist with creation and management of site budgets.
  • Ensure that works comply with established site engineering procedures, standards and specifications.
  • Use risk profiling to assess, communicate and mitigate the various plant and business risks.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • Ability to develop excellent working relationship with client interfaces and to demonstrate ability to identify ways to develop and add value to the organisation.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills and an ability to influence others.
  • Experienced in use of Permit to Work systems.
  • Computer literacy (SAP, Microsoft suite of products, etc.)
  • Proactively and constructively identifies and solves problems and potential issues.
  • High attention to detail and the ability to work logically, consistently and accurately.
  • Act in a manner that is conducive to a professional environment including being cooperative and courteous in all dealings with all staff, clients and subcontractors
Qualifications
  • Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • At least 3 years of practical experience in power generation or heavy process industry environments.