EC&I Team Leader - New Build Energy from Waste in Birmingham

Astute's Power Team are looking for an EC&I (Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation) Team Leader to join a brand new Energy from Waste Power Station located in Walsall. The facility, which is currently under construction, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 436,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate over 49 megawatts of low carbon energy. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading a team of EC&I Technicians in performing pre-planned and reactive maintenance of all EC&I assets on site, managing projects & outages and supporting the wider maintenance function.

Responsibilities and duties of the EC&I Team Leader role:

• Management responsibilities for direct reports to include EC&I Maintenance Technicians (direction, co-ordination and performance analysis).
• Develop, implement, and maintain the facilities maintenance procedures and risk assessments.
• Management of C.E.M.S maintenance to ensure the plant remains environmentally compliant.
• Co-ordinate and supervise all plant maintenance activities to include contracted work.
• Fully conversant with EC&I maintenance processes and techniques with the ability to plan, co-ordinate and execute large outage work scopes.
• Responsible for the safe maintenance of all HV/LV electrical and instrumented assets.
• The ability to operate and interrogate complex Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
• Implement maintenance strategies in line with industry best practices and company technical procedures.
• Management of the site Computerised Maintenance Management System (alongside other discipline Engineers / Team Leaders).
• Support the development and management of the spare part inventory and maintenance workshop.
• Lead maintenance improvement processes, management of corrective actions, defect notifications and rectification.
• Taking a lead role in monitoring and improving the site H&S performance to include safety inspections, plant area responsibilities and partake in routine H&S meetings and forums.

Professional qualifications:

• HNC / ONC / HND in a relevant Engineering discipline such as Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Systems or similar.
• Minimum level 3 qualification in Process/Engineering/Operations discipline.
• Completed an apprenticeship and/or three years in a Power Generation/Heavy Process/Maintenance role (Royal Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered).
• IOSH/NEBOSH or a Health & Safety Qualification.
• It would be advantageous to hold a HV (High Voltage) Authorisation.

Personal skills:

• Minimum five years experience in a supervisory capacity managing staff and contractors.
• At least five years maintenance / hands on experience working on EC&I assets including motors, drives, sensors (temperature, flow, pressure etc), DCS / SCADA / PLC's, transformers, switchgear etc.
• High levels of IT literacy.
• Ability to read, analyse, and interpret general, technical procedures and documentation.
• The ability to understand plant drawings and diagrams.
• A basic level of mathematical skills will be expected for this role.
• Ability to calculate rate, ratio, percent and develop and interpret graphs.

Salary and benefits of the EC&I Team Leader role:

• Highly competitive salary (please ask for specifics).
• Bonus opportunity up to 10%.
• Private Medical.
• Pension.
• Full benefits available.