At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage an Energy from Waste power station, ensuring operational excellence and safety.
- Company: Join a leading energy company focused on sustainable power generation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, location and car allowances, performance bonuses, and private medical.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a flagship plant within a growing fleet.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the energy sector while driving continuous improvement.
- Qualifications: Significant management experience in power generation and relevant engineering qualifications.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
SCINERGY Recruitment are looking for a Plant Manager to join an established EFW power station in the Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire area. This is a senior leadership role with full accountability for site performance. The successful candidate will take ownership of plant operations, maintenance delivery and financial performance, ensuring the facility operates safely, efficiently and in line with contractual requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Overall leadership and management of the EfW facility, with responsibility for operational performance and profitability
- Ensuring safe, reliable plant operation while meeting availability, throughput and power generation targets
- Full ownership of site financials, including P&L management, budgeting, forecasting and cost control
- Managing and developing the site team, covering recruitment, training, performance and succession planning
- Liaising with commercial teams, local authorities and external stakeholders to ensure contractual and regulatory obligations are met
- Driving continuous improvement across operations and maintenance, working with central engineering functions where required
- Maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance across the site
The ideal candidate will have:
- Significant management experience within power generation or a similar heavy process environment at Plant, General, Operations or Maintenance Manager level
- A minimum HNC qualification in a relevant engineering discipline (mechanical, electrical, chemical or similar)
- Strong leadership and people management capability at a senior level
- Proven experience managing site budgets and P&L
- Contract management experience
- A solid understanding of HSE best practice - IOSH or NEBOSH
Package on offer:
- An excellent base salary, dependent on experience
- A location allowance of £2,600
- Car allowance of circa £8,000
- Performance-related bonus – details on request
- A contributory pension
- Private medical
- Opportunity to join the flagship plant in a growing fleet of EFW plants
For more information or to apply, please contact Steve or Callum at SCINERGY Recruitment on 02030 386 115 or email TPBN1_UKTJ.
Power Station Manager employer: SCINERGY Recruitment Limited
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Contact Details:
SCINERGY Recruitment Limited Recruitment Team
