Plant Engineer E.ON Italia S.p.A

The new E.ON is one of the strongest operators of European energy networks and energy-related infrastructure, as well as a provider of advanced customer solutions for more than 50 million customers. With a total of over 75,000 employees, we are represented in 15 countries. This makes us ideally positioned to help drive Europe's energy transition. By focusing on two sustainable growth areas fully commits itself to the fundamental transformation of the energy world. As one of Europe’s largest energy service providers we will actively drive the energy transition in Italy and Europe. E.ON is a pioneer in developing new and innovative energy solutions and attract the brightest minds in the energy sector.

Serve as the onsite technical authority and Deputy Power Plant Manager for the CCGT, converting the Plant Manager's performance, compliance and risk objectives into engineering standards, maintenance strategies and technically assured work. Provide independent technical challenge to the O&M contractor and assume delegated plant leadership when the Power Plant Manager is absent.

Responsibilities:

• Act as Deputy Power Plant Manager and assume the formally delegated operational and escalation responsibilities during the Plant Manager's absence, without duplicating the Plant Manager's overall accountability.
• Act as technical authority for the gas turbine, steam turbine, HRSG, generators, electrical systems, control and instrumentation, water-steam cycle, fuel-gas systems and balance of plant.
• Define, maintain and technically approve plant engineering standards, operating envelopes, maintenance requirements, inspection plans and technical procedures; verify their implementation by the O&M contractor.
• Own the maintenance strategy and asset-management plan, including preventive and predictive maintenance, statutory inspections, critical equipment strategy, maintenance backlog prioritization and long-term maintenance planning.
• Lead the technical planning, scope definition, quality surveillance and close-out of outages, major inspections and overhauls; coordinate interfaces with OEMs and specialist contractors.
• Manage the technical aspects of LTSA and OEM service agreements, especially for the gas turbine and steam turbine, including scope definition, technical KPIs, recommendations, documentation, warranty topics and technical input to claims.
• Own the Management of Change process for technical and operational modifications, including technical justification, risk assessment, multidisciplinary review, approval workflow, implementation verification, documentation update and post-implementation review.
• Maintain the plant technical risk register, equipment criticality assessment and lifecycle/obsolescence plan; propose risk‑reduction investments and replacement strategies to the Plant Manager.
• Monitor heat rate, output, availability, emissions‑related operating parameters, equipment condition, chemistry and operating trends; identify degradation and lead performance recovery and optimization initiatives.
• Lead technical investigations and root cause analyses for trips, failures, recurring defects, safety‑critical events and performance losses; define corrective actions and verify effectiveness.
• Review and challenge the O&M contractor’s work preparation, method statements, maintenance plans, technical resource competence, inspection results, quality dossiers and completion evidence; manage technical NCRs and acceptance.
• Provide technical governance for permit‑to‑work, LOTO, isolations, temporary modifications and return‑to‑service decisions, while day‑to‑day issue and execution remain with the authorized O&M organization.
• Support environmental and regulatory compliance through technical control of emissions‑monitoring systems, efficiency data, statutory inspections, pressure equipment, electrical protections, metering and permit‑related technical limits.
• Define spare‑parts technical criticality, preservation requirements, min/max recommendations and interchangeability; the Commercial & Administrative Assistant administers purchasing and warehouse transactions.
• Prepare technical scopes, bid evaluations and acceptance criteria for services and investments, supporting Procurement while the Plant Manager retains budget and business accountability.
• Maintain emergency and abnormal‑operation technical instructions, support drills and provide technical escalation during plant events and outside normal working hours as required.
• Interface with central Engineering, Energy Management, HSE, Procurement and Compliance functions on engineering, performance and asset‑integrity matters.
• Maintain a proactive, regular exchange with E.ON’s central Asset Management team as an integral part of the role; involve the team early in relevant technical matters and decisi