Technical Advisor E&A

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more 125 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

Job Description – Technical Advisor E&A - Curacao

We are always on the lookout for a talent with a growth mindset – are you the one? 

The world of energy is changing faster than ever before, and our customers’ operating environment is becoming more and more complex. At Wärtsilä, we want to lead the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future with our lifecycle services, energy storage and optimisation technologies and future-fuel enabled engine power plants.

In Energy Services, we support Wärtsilä’s customers in meeting their business and decarbonisation goals. We do this by optimising cost, emissions and reliability at a plant and microgrid level. We implement solutions such as decarbonisation services and outcome-based service agreements, which include quantifiable targets that are mutually agreed based on customer needs. Growing the coverage of these service agreements is a strategic priority for Wärtsilä. 

We are now looking for a high performing, future-oriented and talented E&A Technical Advisor to join our team and support the implementation of our strategy to drive decarbonisation in our Decarbonisation Services Agreement in Curaçao.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prepare monthly summary report of plant equipment status and its current condition and level of performance with corrective and preventive actions based on Performance Dashboard maintaining the definitions defined in the agreement. Supporting the customer on: 
  • Maintenance of Wärtsilä supplied equipment (Engines, BESS and GEMS), as per standard procedures and tools specified in OEM manuals.
  • Facilitate /Arrange troubleshooting and repair of Wärtsilä supplied equipment (Engines, BESS and GEMS) in the facility from OEM /Wärtsilä 
  • Assist customer with warranty claim process and procedures with support from Lead Warranty Manager.
• Notify the Customer in consultation with Agreement Manager proactively about non-compliance with applicable safety rules and policies on site.
• Identifying required skills and competence gaps in various roles in Customer site personnel and suggest Trainings that could be delivered by Wärtsilä/OEM. Same to be documented in monthly meetings.
• Identifying and actively seeking for improvement in equipment and plant efficiency and in potential risk areas regarding operational reliability and availability. These need to be discussed and documented with Wärtsilä suggestions for improvement. This task shall be followed up on continuous basis together with the customer.
• Apply partnership approach in daily and monthly meetings towards Customer to explain the consequences of neglect, failure to act or delay in action towards Wärtsilä recommendation that may adversely affect the plant performance. Escalate to Agreement Manager with details,
• Continuously share reports from Performance Dashboard highlighting the deviations in plant operations parameters that will affect the performance guarantees that Wärtsilä is giving under the contract. 
• Well documented communication record with information about the advice and recommendations provided by the engineer and its team during the term of the agreement and follow up 
• Involve Operations Support to secure a record of the engines and auxiliaries’ running parameters, update fluid analysis data, running hours, standby hours, planned and unplanned maintenance hours in the CM data base monthly or as per Customer requirements defined in the agreement.
• Guide in a consultative manner with Customer in planning, organising and executing all planned and unplanned maintenance of the power plant, BESS and GEMS and assist/guide the Customer in minor maintenances.
• Regular communication with agreement support functions regarding abnormalities observed which may need Root Cause Analyses (RCA) specifying corrective and preventive maintenance actions.
• Warranty Management: Facilitate team working with regular meetings and communication with the local Wärtsilä network company resources (such as local/central Customer Assistance resource, Agreement Manager and dedicated operations and maintenance experts) discuss Warranty status on claims and open warranty matters. Include Warranty claim updates in consultation with Lead Warranty Manager in the weekly/monthly reports. 
• Support and Guide to develop standard operational procedures for the power plant.
• Keep Agreement Manager updated with Customer business scenario and foreseeable changes that may affect our business relationship.
• Advise customer on obsolescence and provide quotations for upgrade / modifications.
• Look for upselling opportunities in consultation with Agreement Manager.
• Understanding customers business short-term and long-term strategy, business environment key value drivers and investment possibilities.
• Understand Customer electricity demand and microgrid dynamics with other power sources mix
• Follow Customer decarbonisation plans and provide inputs for improvement.
• Understand the operating battery limits with responsibility matrix as defined in Agreement
• Establish standard operating procedures in accordance with agreement scope.

Desired Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Controls & Automation or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.

Desired Skills

• Operations Management
• Power Dispatch Management
• Fuel and lube oil management
• Contract knowledge
• Auxiliary system knowledge
• Wärtsilä Engines knowledge
• Electrical knowledge
• Engine control system knowledge
• Operator's station knowledge
• Trouble shooting, electrical
• Technical drawings and flow charts
• Parameter trending and analysis
• Equipment / plant condition & efficiency monitoring and control
• Store and tool keeping knowledge
• Renewable’s knowledge (Solar, Wind)
• Microgrid dynamics optimisation knowledge
• Battery and battery systems knowledge

Additional Skills

• Team building
• Communication
• Problem solving and decision making
• Customer relationships management
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written)

Last application date: 02/05/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

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