Field Service Engineer - I

About the Role
This position is focused on supporting and assisting with the end-to-end outage management for the assigned plant, with the primary goal of providing cost-effective and high-quality services to improve long-term asset reliability. The role emphasizes overall cost efficiencies, optimization of resources, and client satisfaction.

Pre-Outage Planning

• Assist the Project Manager in planning the outage management strategy, identifying the scope of work, resources needed, local manpower requirements, spare part requirements, and QA plans for an assigned project well in advance (up to 18 months ahead).
• Conduct a pre-outage study to understand and analyze the technical details of the equipment including equipment history, OEM recommendations, layout, interconnections with other equipment, root causes of failure, and operating conditions to ensure accurate planning and execution.

Execution

• Monitor daily progress against the plan during the execution of the outage, managing key stakeholders and service providers to ensure the work adheres to work control procedures, HSSE, and quality standards.
• Arrange the issuance of spare parts, consumables, tools, and necessary permits to ensure all regulatory and safety authorizations are in place prior to execution.
• Update the schedule daily based on progress, plant conditions, and adjustments required by different work units and contractors to ensure timely completion.
• Attend daily outage coordination meetings to facilitate robust planning and execution while allowing for timely escalation and resolution of issues.
• Develop daily and weekly management reports that highlight performance against objectives, ensuring management and stakeholders are informed of execution and any escalated issues are resolved promptly.
• Arrange quality control inspections according to the quality plan for equipment acceptance.
• Assist in ensuring final calibration and checking by Maintenance, Operation, and Technical teams to guarantee client satisfaction and final acceptance.

Post Execution Reporting

• Support the development of the final outage report that encompasses the entire process of outage preparation, execution, job statistics, scope of work, comparison of planned versus achieved outage goals and critical milestones, major problems encountered, corrective actions taken, good practices, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Technical Expertise

• Serve as a center of expertise for particular types of critical equipment (e.g., Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines), sharing technical knowledge with the team, providing insights and best practices, and engaging in technical discussions with vendors and clients to leverage knowledge for the organization's benefit.
• Keep updated with the latest technological innovations, new equipment design, functionality, and leading practices in the field to evaluate their relevance and applicability from the organizational perspective.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

Minimum Experience

• 10 years of experience in Operations and Maintenance of large Power Plants.
• Engineering/Outage Execution experience with OEM is a plus.
• Experience managing at least one outage of Steam/Gas Turbines.

Skills

• Strategic and commercial mindset to contribute to the success of a new business unit.
• Ability to establish and develop relationships at senior levels.
• Knowledge of project management principles and tools.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• Capacity to inform decision-making based on technical expertise.
• Ability to coach and develop team members in key technical areas/disciplines.
• Profound understanding of the latest technology and innovations.
• Familiarity with the business value chain and operations.
• Knowledge of applicable legal, quality, and HSSE requirements.
• Comprehensive knowledge of power plant maintenance, its equipment, practices, and procedures.