Mechanical Technical Authority

Description
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About your team:

At Centrica Energy Storage +, our mission is to store it.

Our onshore and offshore teams are united in their goal, to boost the UK's energy security and drive down bills for customers. Rough, our North Sea storage facility, currently provides half of the UK's gas storage - enough to heat 2.4 million homes over winter. But we're not stopping there. We've got our sights set on transforming it into the world's largest hydrogen storage facility and creating a Net Zero connected energy hub in the Humber.

Provide Mechanical discipline stewardship, governance and assurance for Centrica Gas Infrastructure operated assets. Act as the most senior designated competent person (Technical Authority) for Mechanical Engineering. Manage a team of Mechanical engineers to provide technical support to operations, projects, asset maintenance and all technical compliance activities within discipline

Key Accountabilities   Manage a team of professional engineers:
Mechanical engineers, ensuring required technical standards and compliance are met
Accountable for ensuring legal compliance for static plant including pressure systems, HVAC, Burner Boilers, Active & Passive Fire Protection, upfront engineering standards and maintenance procedures for the operational assets
Holds Technical Authority status for Mechanical discipline ensuring relevant skills and competence exists within the team to ensure compliance with standards
Acts as focal point within discipline for regulator's audits and visits
Assesses and manages discipline specific risks to ensure the business is not exposed to unacceptable or unmitigated risk
Manages a team to ensure Mechanical Engineering Strategy are suitable to support delivery of the Centrica business plan
Ensure all accountabilities are delivered in a timely manner and to budget
Assuring adherence to standards within discipline and resolving any deviations to ensure technical risks are managed
Set company standards, codes of practices and technical policies/procedures in line with industry and Centrica group wide best practices ensuring that they are up to date within review period
Defines and sets competence levels and standards for all roles within mechanical discipline. Sets audit programs and carries out audits to ensure teams are trained and meet the required level
Monitors & audits Engineering and Maintenance activities
Reviews technical bid packages for service contacts, ensures commercial aspects link with technical requirements. Audits service contracts to ensure compliance to contract
Audits all management framework procedures to manage major accident hazards, people, legislative, operational, plant, environmental & financial risk to ensure that they are compliant within discipline
Works with the projects delivery team to specify, design and manage the optimum technical solution in line with business planning guidance
Analysis of Safety, Operational, Financial, Environmental, Legal, Reputation & Plant risk must be carried out. Any identified gaps must be escalated to the relevant manager
Provide direct support to Gas Infrastructure operated assets, as required
Qualifications, Skills & Experience   A Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or an Honours degree acceptable with suitable experience
Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional body and registered with the Engineering Council or working towards it
Demonstrate experience at a senior level of mechanical engineering within the Oil & Gas or associated Major Accident Hazard process industries on or offshore
A self-starter, the job holder will operate with minimal guidance and broad direction from the HSE and Technical Director who in conjunction will establish the targets for key areas of work.
Risk management skills standards is a major part of the role
Skilled in the application of functional assurance processes and knowledgeable in the application of business…