Engineering Manager

Astute’s Power team is partnering with an independent Waste to Energy plant located in the West Midlands. This plant is capable of processing ~315ktpa of waste per year, which in turn produces around 17mw of power for the local community. The plant also has a small district heating scheme attached for excess heat to be repurposed for the area.

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll be responsible for the management of the Engineering & Maintenance department including budget responsibility to achieve maximum plant availability. This role covers all compliance with relevant legislation, plant maintenance, plant performance and the delivery of capital & revenue projects.

The Engineering Manager position comes with highly competitive salary, leading pension package, excellent benefits package plus a bonus.

If you have the relevant experience (please see below) and are looking for a rewarding role in the Power sector, then please apply.
Responsibilities and duties:
As the Engineering Manager you will be:

* Manage and run the Engineering department comprising of multi skilled engineers and technicians.
* Management of the sites CMMS system implementing planned preventative maintenance requirements whilst ensuring safe and efficient plant operation.
* Plan, manage and execute outage / shutdowns working closely with the site engineers.
* Manage and control maintenance sub-contractors.
* Manage the department’s budget and report on budget performance in line with accounting practices.
* Ensuring all activities are carried out to the highest standard of health and safety.
* Developing the sites maintenance & safety procedures including liaising with the EPC Warranty Team to ensure compliance.
* Take an active part in the plant mobilisation and commissioning activities including staff recruitment and training.

Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:

* HND/HNC or above, in a relevant Engineering discipline, preferable Mechanical (for PSSR, Boiler issues)
* H&S qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH with knowledge of Environmental Permits and Safe Working Environments
* Apprentice trained

Personal skills
The Shift Technician role would suit someone who has:

* At least five years Supervisory/Management in a maintenance/engineering role on a Power Station. This can include Energy from Waste, CCGT, Coal, Cogeneration or Biomass
* Familiar with budget & contract management
* Ideally you will have extensive experience of hands on maintenance in power generation, preferably with solid knowledge of pressure parts systems, rotating plant, steam plant and boilers
* Experience of managing budgets and in the training and development of staff
* Experienced in managing maintenance teams, resource planning etc

Salary and benefits of the Engineering Manager role

* Competitive basic salary
* Excellent pension scheme
* Bonus
* Overtime
* Other benefits

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