Technical Authority, Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)

This job role will be based in India

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the CSP Technical Authority (TA) is ultimately responsible for technical assurance of equipment related to solar concentration and thermal energy storage on CSP / ISCC projects, including asset integrity & compliance with corporate and international standards or guidelines. The CSP TA will provide advisory, diagnosis, root cause analysis services, supporting predictive analytics and diagnostics solution while proposing existing or new solutions as required.

The TA will set the asset strategy, policies, procedures and standards of best practice for equipment related to solar concentration and thermal energy storage on CSP / ISCC projects. They are accountable for technical support, quality & risk management and life cycle cost optimization, working closely with partners in CTO and BD.

Engineering Support

• Provide advice and support to CSP / ISCC plant engineering and performance assurance teams.
• Provide support to Reliability of Supply team by creating & reviewing mitigation checklists for critical equipment based on FMEA risks and sign off maintenance strategy modifications.
• Work & Collaborate with MPC to provide support on unexpected deviations in process parameters of equipment related to solar concentration and thermal energy storage on CSP / ISCC projects.
• Routinely visit installations to gain an understanding and clarification of the issues that may have arisen on equipment related to solar concentration and thermal energy storage on CSP / ISCC projects. 
• Participate, when appropriate, and contribute to near miss investigations by providing the technical expertise in the discipline.
• Identifying long term solutions for assigned tasks related to reliability issues that are deemed safety critical / urgent / high value to key stakeholders.
• Provide guidance, mentoring and training on the specific asset category where required.
• Participate in the relevant network groups and provide guidance on Best Practices. Ensure REX/lessons learned are implemented.
• Advises based on quantitative evidence or advice from vendor / experts or others.  Providing consultation and problem solving to NOMAC personnel on CSP / IGCC plant problems and provide recommended course of action.
• Provide technical troubleshooting, data review and trend monitoring, historical trend reviews, event follow-up, root cause analysis to support plant maintenance strategies.
• Provide information and training for operations and sharing of lessons learned with internal peers.
• Provide support for maintenance budget creation at plant sites and estimations for BD team during bid preparation phase.
• Work & Collaborate with other technical teams to address business challenges.
• Must leverage industry experience, equipment knowledge, software know-how, to support world class predictive analytics and monitoring solutions.
• Acts as a resource for others in solution design.
• Develop and implement policies, standards, and procedures for the fleet of CSP / ISCC assets.
• Demonstrate ability to develop and implement appropriate plans and solutions to drive ongoing improvement of asset/system reliability within power & water sites.

Risk Identification and Mitigation 

• Ensure asset risks on equipment related to solar concentration and thermal energy storage on CSP / ISCC projects are identified and mitigated to ensure safe and reliable operation of assets.
• Develop and maintain the overall risk register for equipment related to solar concentration and thermal energy storage on CSP / IGCC portfolio.
• Approve key engineering changes to critical assets to ensure design integrity.
• Identify vendors with equipment causing continued reliability issues
• Lead RCAs on equipment related to solar concentration and thermal energy storage on CSP / ISCC projects and ensure the operational loss register is used as a trigger for RCAs.

Projects

• Review of Owner Technical Specification (OTS) and incorporation of lessons learned
• Review and validate Vendor/OEM Listing for new projects
• Provide ad hoc support to Project Execution Office and BD teams on new projects.
• Provide input to HAZOP’s and HAZID’s and design review process.
• Be responsible for providing technical approval for asset specific plant or process changes / modification.
• Be responsible for review and approval of Safety System Changes within their discipline.

Technical Expertise

• Act as centre of expertise providing in-depth technical knowledge on CSP / ISCC process and equipment. Using that knowledge to design and implement solutions to improve the plant efficiency and reliability in the long term.
• Detailed experience in operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of parabolic trough and central receiver type CSP systems, including thermal energy storage systems and integration into traditional water steam Rankine cycles.
• Detailed knowledge and demonstrated application of life maintenance planning and total maintenance cost management on equipment related to solar concentration and thermal energy storage on CSP / ISCC projects.

Policies, Processes, Systems & Procedures

• The Technical Authority shall define asset integrity standards at NOMAC corporate level and ensure risks related to CSP / ISCC that may have gone unforeseen are identified and mitigated.
• Identification and compliance with applicable international standards and best practice.
• Development & sign-off of local standards and guidelines as required.
• Ensuring that the technical content of procedures and guidelines are up to date and technically sound.
• Review, witness and sign-off of acceptance (ITP) test criteria and provide input to the Owner Technical Specification (OTS) for CSP / ISCC projects

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities of improvement and contribute to organisational and departmental change initiatives, programmes and projects taking into account best practice and standards in the business environment.

Health, Safety, Security & Environment

• Ensure compliance to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental management policies, procedures and controls across the department to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance and a responsible environmental attitude.

Related Assignments

• Perform any other duties which the line manager may require to be carried out.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA or B. S. Degree in electrical engineering studies,

Minimum Experience:

• 15 – 20+ years of experience in the field with high focus on plant reliability.
• Detailed knowledge and excellent understanding of: Power generation O&M, Asset Lifecycle Management.
• World class knowledge of asset specific design, construction, operation and failure modes.
• Member of Engineering institute.
• Experience with OEM or Well -known Engineering firm or as part of the Engineering Centre of Excellence in large Generation or O&G organizations

Skills:

• Extensive experience of technical report writing.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple work tasks simultaneously
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team setting
• Strong attention to details
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Self-starter requiring moderate direction or supervision
• Good organizational skills, ability to organize and prioritize work
• Ability to work effectively on multiple assignments
• Flexible and able to adjust to changing priorities
• Willing and able to perform other unrelated duties as required and learn new processes and technologies
• Frequently interacts with management, staff and other departments throughout the system
• Knowledge of tracking and trending for historical data is required