At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in monitoring renewable energy assets and ensure operational excellence.
- Company: Join a top-tier solar developer with a commitment to sustainability.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, private healthcare, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive culture focused on safety and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the renewable energy sector while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in renewable energy operations and strong organisational skills required.
The predicted salary is between 47500 - 47500 £ per year.
Astute's Renewables team is partnered with an internationally recognised utility-scale solar developer and operator with a strong track record in delivering and managing renewable energy assets across multiple markets to recruit a Technical Control Centre Team Lead to be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow regions. The Technical Control Centre Team Lead role offers a salary of up to £50,000 DOE, along with a pension scheme, private healthcare, bonus scheme, and flexible working arrangements. If you have experience in control room operations or renewable energy O&M and are looking to step into a leadership position within a growing operational environment, we would like to hear from you, please submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the Technical Control Centre Team Lead role:
- Oversee day-to-day control centre operations, ensuring effective monitoring of wind, solar and BESS assets.
- Provide supervision, structure, and day-to-day support to a small team of control room operators.
- Set clear expectations around workload priorities, performance standards, and operational consistency.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, including relevant UK operational safety procedures.
- Act as a key operational contact for internal teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, service quality, and response times.
- Monitor operational performance and support actions aimed at reducing downtime and improving asset availability.
- Coordinate with other international control centres to support alignment of processes and best practice sharing.
- Support onboarding, training, and development of new team members within the control centre.
Professional qualifications:
- Experience in renewable energy operations (wind, solar, or BESS), ideally within a control room or O&M environment.
- Previous experience in a senior operator, shift lead, or supervisory capacity.
- Understanding of safe systems of work and UK health & safety requirements (WTSR knowledge beneficial).
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage operational tasks effectively.
- Confident user of monitoring systems and digital operational tools.
- Clear and effective communication skills across technical and operational teams.
Personal skills:
- Structured and calm in approach, with the ability to coordinate live operational activity.
- Comfortable leading and supporting a small team in a shift-based environment.
- Focused on consistency, accountability, and operational standards.
- Practical and solutions-focused when dealing with day-to-day challenges.
- Proactive in identifying and implementing process improvements.
Salary and benefits of the Technical Control Centre Team Lead role:
- Salary up to £50,000 DOE
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Performance bonus scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Supportive, safety-led working culture with development opportunities
Technical Control Centre Team Leader in Edinburgh employer: Astute People
Astute's Renewables team is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and safety-led working culture that prioritises employee development and well-being. With competitive benefits including a salary of up to £50,000, private healthcare, and flexible working arrangements, this role in Edinburgh or Glasgow provides a unique opportunity to lead a dedicated team in the renewable energy sector, contributing to meaningful projects that make a positive impact on the environment.
