Staff Civil Engineer - Energy

One of Airswift's partners in the nuclear industry is hiring a class of future Licensed Reactor Operators!

BUSINESS PROFILE
They are a public-owned company, which means not only more stability and clear career path, but also a heavy focus on safety. The organization prioritizes the well-being of their staff, being less considerate of profit when it comes to decision-making.

Employment retainment is key for this company: they will make sure to have you around for the long run, providing more and more educational opportunities and room for growth not only within the organization, but on the nuclear industry as a whole.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The incumbent is responsible for the operation of the reactor and station equipment ensuring safe and efficient operation of the nuclear plant in accordance with State and Federal Regulations, Plant Operating License, and Station Procedures while meeting the electrical power needs of the company.

The candidate will also go through the company's eighteen-month training and, after meeting the class requirements, will obtain the Reactor Operator (RO) or Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license. Once certified, the employee will have short and long-term incentives added to their compensation. The bonuses vary depending on the experience and on the license obtained. 


EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
•    The candidate has at least three years of power plant experience. Up to 18 months of this experience may be credited by academic equivalence as defined in the most recent version of the Institute of Nuclear Power.
•    The candidate possesses a high school diploma or equivalent.
•     Operations (INPO) ACAD that provides guidelines for initial license candidate's eligibility. The candidate must also have at least six months at CNS.
Additionally, operations experience is required, as defined below:
•    6 months performing plant operational duties as a Non-Licensed Operator (NLO) on site.
    OR
•    12 months performing plant operational duties as a NLO at another Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) facility.
    OR
•    6 months performing plant operational duties as an ACTIVE licensed RO at another BWR facility.
    OR
•    24 months in position equivalent to the RO position at a military reactor. Equivalent military positions are defined as one of the following: RO, Engineering Watch Supervisor (EWS)/Engineering Officer Of the Watch (EOOW),Propulsion Plant Watch Officer (PPWO)/Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor (PPWS).

Performance and Continuous Improvement Manager

Place: London
Employment: 12 Month Contract
Day Rate: £280-£330 gross per day (PAYE inside IR35)
Industry: Renewable & EV
Recruitment partner: Airswift
Account Manager: Lewis Holland

Keywords

Performance and Continuous Improvement Manager, Solar, Performance, Continuous, Management, logistics, maintenance, engineering, electric charging, EV, renewable energy, energy.

Who we are
Our company is one of the worlds leading enterprises within the Energy & renewable sector. With business operations on a worldwide basis. We have a massive focus on renewable energy and striving to make a change in the world.
Purpose of the role

• Coordinate analysis of availability performance data across the global EV charging portfolio to define the strategic direction of reliability in the future
• Identify specific target areas and define possible reliability improvement initiatives to address them, combining both business cases (supported by financial justifications) and the long-term incremental improvements in the company
• Interface globally across the regional operations and D&A teams.
• Supervise a Performance Analyst responsible for data analysis and preparation

Core tasks

• Lead the development of a market leading Global Performance and Continuous Improvement function which will drive operational excellence across our regions
• Support the development of a reliability framework following state-of-the-art industry processes and tools
• Be a member of the Operations Excellence leadership team; providing active support in the development of other reliability driven projects and services across the operation
• Quantify and report the improvements both from performance and gross margin gains because of the deployment and embedding of performance improvement initiatives
• Lead reliability MI for the effectiveness of our operational performance monitoring and reviews. This will include the development of customized KPI reports to monitor status and progress of relevant business targets.
• Network actively across/with the regional operations leads to promote the value of the performance analysis function and the use of this to drive reliability initiatives across the network.
• Develop and communicate reliability; use central infrastructure to promote knowledge sharing and standardization
• Combine data analysis across all the reliability activities and lead the development of the business case for business-critical systems/tools and develop this landscape.
• Active contribution to the EV Operations and Maintenance strategy on our operational performance agenda and define and implement the most optimum solutions in each region– this strategy is essential and key to leading a customer focused business in a low margin environment
• Contribute to the development of annual plans, budgets, and commercial models for yearly REVEX/OPEX expenditure in relation to performance and improvements to our network
• Own the global roadmap for business-critical solutions/tool and facilitate external benchmarking for centrally driven efforts, owning the external relationship, scoping the terms of reference, agreeing on the terms of the contract, providing, and validating data, reviewing the study results, and turning insights into action

Your profile:

• Experience in large scale Performance Improvement and Change Initiatives
• Team Leadership experience (essential). Experience in managing multidisciplined teams (desired).
• A knowledge and experience of all Operational functions, e.g., Engineering, Reliability & Maintenance, Logistics etc. A knowledge of operational management systems and the ability to manage improvement processes which increase the efficiencies of these systems and processes
• Exposure to the manufacturing and renewable sector will be beneficial but not essential
• Deep analytical skills to understand data and draw out key insights and messages
• Capable to operate at all levels of the organization, with good inter-personal and presentation skills
• Strong level of assertiveness, influencing, and communication skills
• Strong understanding of business decision-making processes and setting priorities
• The ability to work with incomplete data and derive conclusions and recommendations to senior leadership

We offer

• Open and inclusive culture
• A great work-life balance
• Tremendous learning, and development opportunities to enable you to craft your own career path
• 60% office (central London), 40% home flexible working policy
• life and health insurance, medical care package

The next step

We have an exceptional team and are pleased to be able to appoint another person to our growing company. If you think you can provide valuable skills and experience to our company, please contact our recruitment partner Airswift first.
 

MAINTENANCE ANALYTICS MANAGER

Location: London, UK – hybrid working arrangements available (60/40 split).
Contract duration: initial 12 month contract.
Contract type: PAYE / Umbrella contract inside IR35 - daily rate basis
Start Date: ASAP
Project: EV Charging Programme

Recruitment Partner: Airswift
Account Manager: Ryan Kirkpatrick

Overview
Our mission is to create the fastest and most reliable electrical vehicle (EV) charging network in the markets, and key countries we operate in. As such, we are proud to be in a position to expand our UK team and have partnered with Airswift to support our recruitment plans in 2023.

We are looking to hire a Maintenance Analytics Manager to provide expertise in support of the EV Charging Programme currently being implemented across key locations throughout Europe. This is an opportunity to be part of the energy transition initiative in electrification for future mobility and solutions; you will join a business with an envious position in a fast-growing market, and ultimately help enable more people to transition to electric vehicles. You will not just be part of the biggest change in the automotive industry for a century - you will be at the forefront of it as we shape the EV charging market in key regions.

As the Global Maintenance Analytics Manager, you will play an integral part in our EV programme across several fronts. We want you to define and implement our Global Performance plan that will underpin operational excellence across our EV installed base and be the face of this within the wider business.

Purpose of the Role:
Leads the Management Information and Data Analytics Program for Operations Excellence, providing the analytics toolset and data science capability to support the development of insights from the EV charging network data and business improvement recommendations.

Reporting:

• This role reports to the Head of Operations Excellence

Key accountabilities:

• Play a key role in operating out the externally committed target of 100,000 EV units by 2030.
• Supports the data and analytics value chain for operations, maintenance, and reliability dashboards.
• Providing real-time access to performance data to support the organizations’ ability to use insights from data.
• Lead delivery of operations, maintenance and reliability analytics and be accountable for the execution into the regions.
• Support standardized performance management across the regions.
• Ensures that the business and operational requirements are clearly defined, working collaboratively across the maintenance and reliability functions so that the analytical tools delivered meet the needs of the asset groups.
• Ability to lead a team of maintenance and reliability analysts.
• Define consistent business metrics and promote their adoption.
• Be a member of the Operations Excellence leadership team; providing active support and the development of other reliability driven projects and services across the operations function.
• Develop and communicate reliability; use central infrastructure to promote knowledge sharing and standardization
• Network actively across/with the regional operations leads to promote the value of the performance analysis and the use of this to drive reliability initiatives across the network.
• Combine data analysis across all the reliability activities and leading the development of the business case for consistent systems landscape.
• Active contribution to the EV Operations and Maintenance strategy on our operational performance agenda and define and implement the most optimum solutions in each region – this strategy is essential and key to leading a customer focused business in a low margin environment.
• Contribute to the global roadmap for business-critical solutions/tools/technologies to drive improvements and efficiencies.

Essential experience/competencies:

• Proven experience in managing teams.
• A deep knowledge and experience of multiple Operational functions, e.g., operations, engineering, maintenance & reliability, Logistics etc.
• A knowledge of performance management and reporting systems
• Familiarity with analyzing data to produce well-structured and defendable insights and calls to action is essential.
• Strong SQL experience.
• Understanding of data visualization principles, hands-on experience preferred (i.e., Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy).
• Good understanding of the EV charging infrastructure and experience in this field a benefit. but other manufacturing industry backgrounds would be considered.
• Capable to operate at all levels of the organization, with good interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Strong level of assertiveness, influencing, and communication skills
• Strong understanding of business decision-making processes and setting priorities
• The ability to work with incomplete data and derive conclusions and recommendations to senior leadership.