Maintenance Manager – Power Generation

Company: RecruitMe
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Monday–Friday, day shift

Are you an experienced

Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager or Maintenance Supervisor

from an industrial process, power generation, biomass, Energy-from-Waste, chemical or heavy manufacturing background?

We’re recruiting a

Maintenance Manager

to lead the maintenance function at a major energy facility in Birmingham.This is a senior, hands-on leadership role with responsibility for

maintenance strategy, plant reliability, CMMS, outages, contractors, budgets and the development of a multidisciplinary engineering team .

The role

You’ll be responsible for:Leading and developing a team across mechanical, electrical and multi-skilled maintenanceOwning the site

CMMS, PPM and maintenance backlogPrioritising maintenance activity with Operations based on plant risk and criticalityCoordinating breakdown response and safe return to servicePlanning and delivering outagesInvestigating recurring failures and driving root cause and reliability improvementsManaging contractors, work quality and complianceControlling maintenance spend, procurement and critical sparesManaging statutory inspections including

PSSR, LOLER and COSHHEnsuring work follows approved

Permit-to-Work and isolation proceduresSupporting plant availability and long-term asset performance

You’ll be working across plant including:Boilers | Steam systems | Turbines | Generators | Gasification / combustion systems | Conveyors | Pumps | Valves | Water treatment | Flue gas abatement | Motors | Instrumentation | Electrical distribution

What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally have:Proven experience as a

Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Maintenance Supervisor or Maintenance Team LeaderExperience within an

industrial process environmentStrong mechanical and electrical maintenance knowledgeExperience of

CMMS, PPM, backlog management and maintenance planningOutage planning and contractor management experienceStrong fault-finding and root cause investigation capabilityExperience managing maintenance budgets, procurement and sparesStrong leadership, coaching and team-development skillsA relevant engineering qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent technical experience

Experience within

Energy from Waste, power generation, biomass or a similar process plant

would be highly advantageous, although candidates from other complex industrial environments will also be considered.

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Posted: September 26th, 2026