Engineering Services Maintenance Manager

Overview

In this role you lead maintenance, engineering and technical services for the Cruachan Power Station, spanning mechanical, electrical/controls and civil systems. You develop and deliver maintenance strategies to optimise plant availability and performance while steering OPEX and CAPEX programmes. You provide technical leadership, manage risk and budgets, and drive continuous improvement with a cross-functional team and external partners. This is a chance to shape a zero-carbon energy future through reliable, safe operations.

Pay / Benefits

• discretionary bonus
• private healthcare
• SAYE (Sharesave) scheme
• personal accident cover
• group pension (up to 10%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across maintenance, engineering and technical services
• Develop and deliver maintenance strategies to meet reliability targets
• Plan and deliver planned, reactive and outage maintenance, plus capital projects
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets and align with safety and commercial needs
• Identify and manage technical risk and ensure compliance with legislation and standards
• Lead technical leadership and continuous improvement across teams
• Resource planning including people, plant, spares and contractors
• Monitor KPIs for plant availability, outages and performance and address issues
• Lead plant modifications, change initiatives and business cases with suppliers and specialists
• Develop and manage multi-disciplinary teams including recruitment, coaching and performance management
• Maintain high standards of HSE and quality, support audits and investigations
• Manage technical and commercial interfaces with stakeholders, regulators and contractors
• Oversee technical/site service contracts and ensure effective governance and documentation
• Lead meetings and provide decision-making support; deputise for Plant Manager
• Support wider Hydro business as required

Key requirements

• Degree-level qualification in engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience in engineering, maintenance or operations management in hydro or comparable complex environment
• Strong understanding of hydro power technologies and operating systems
• Experience with risk-based maintenance strategies and relevant tools
• NEBOSH certificate or equivalent desirable
• Fault investigation and root cause analysis skills with technical drawings and data interpretation
• Track record of delivering results in fast-changing environments and strong decision-making
• Budget, procurement, contracts and contractor management experience
• Leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, coaching and change management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to influence and build relationships
• Willingness to travel and possess full driving licence
• Ability to work at height, in confined spaces and outdoors in all weather conditions

• leadership
• communication
• influence
• maintenance strategy development
• risk assessment
• root cause analysis

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