Engineering Services Manager

Overview

As part of the Hydro Team, you will shape Cruachan’s technical direction to optimise performance, risk and cost while safeguarding safety and environmental standards. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage technical risk governance, and drive asset integrity and continuous improvement. The role combines strategy, project delivery, and stakeholder engagement to support the plant’s reliability and long-term capital plan. This is a capabilities-led opportunity to impact decarbonisation efforts and energy resilience at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• A discretionary bonus depending on company performance
• Private Healthcare
• SAYE (Sharesave): discretionary scheme
• Personal accident cover
• Group personal pension plan (up to 10%)
• Holiday 25 days plus bank holidays

Responsibilities

• Define strategic direction for Cruachan to optimise performance, risk and cost
• Oversee technical risk governance and ensure regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with Plant and Managers to ensure efficient operations and asset integrity
• Develop and assess business cases for performance improvements
• Champion safety and environmental standards with clear targets
• Support capital budgeting, outage delivery and monthly investment tracking
• Identify long-term capital needs aligned with safety, compliance and market demand
• Manage technical modifications and change initiatives at the plant
• Oversee contracts and compliance (CDM, PUWER, PSSR, LOLER) and support site services
• Lead and develop the Technical Services team; set objectives and drive continuous improvement
• Lead/participate in key operational, engineering, safety and project meetings
• Ensure resources, systems and processes support safe, efficient operations
• Manage change, audits and compliance to meet regulatory and business standards

Key requirements

• A degree in engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Proven leadership experience in power, engineering, maintenance or operations
• Strong understanding of hydro technologies and asset optimisation strategies
• Solid commercial awareness including finance, procurement and contracts
• In-depth knowledge of Health, Safety & Environmental legislation
• Track record of delivering results in fast-paced operational environments
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams with stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills with ability to develop team capability
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret complex data for decision-making
• Experience with technical specifications, tendering, contractor management and HSE compliance

• Leadership and people management
• Stakeholder management
• Negotiation and influencing
• Hydro technologies
• Asset optimisation strategies
• Technical risk governance

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