Manage a designated plant area and systems in the following dimensions: Governance, risk and compliance; business planning and budget management; project and outage management; contract strategies and contract management; development and management of maintenance strategies and lifecycle; stakeholder management to achieve business, department and team operational targets.

Your responsibilities

• Developing and managing governance, risk and compliance strategies to ensure the responsible operation of EGTL assets, while adhering to the company's GMI-PEM, MAN and SHE management systems.
• Develop and manage the plant area and systems engineering business plan for integrating into the overarching EGTL business plan. Managing the engineering and maintenance opex and capital budgets.
• Project and outage management from concept to delivery. Ensuring projects and outage scope is responsibly delivered to safety, quality, time and cost targets.
• Strategic contract management from concept to delivery and performance management. Leading the team in complex technical and commercial contract negotiations.
• Develop and manage maintenance strategies to deliver technical, compliance and cost performance targets.
• Ensure business targets are met and best practice is employed by proactive networking, stakeholder management and benchmarking.

Your profile

• Extensive technical knowledge and experience of power plant engineering, maintenance and operations. Qualified to Degree level in engineering or equivalent HNC/D qualification with demonstrable extensive knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of current policies and procedures which affect the management and operations of engineering assets & CCGT.
• Experienced in managing high value and high risk power plant projects. Qualified to APMP level D or equivalent and working towards APMP Project Manager Level C qualification or equivalent.
• Experienced contract manager with an excellent understanding of the business and how contract services should be delivered to support and improve the business. Sets realistic contract expectations and has back to front contract knowledge so that the right delivery, performance and cost models are applied. Understanding of the operational and financial risks to protect the business. Negotiation and influencing skills. Trained in CME (Contractor Management and Engagement) and authorised to hold nominated ERep and ERSHE and Instructing Engineer contract roles.
• Full understanding of maintenance best practice and its execution via SAP.
• Extensive experience in safety leadership and developing a regenerative safety culture. Qualified to National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health Certificate or equivalent.
• An experienced and practicing Operational Excellence Navigator.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage performance and motivate, coach and mentor individuals, teams, contract staff as well as a hands on approach are vital.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective working relationships with the ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders.
• Ability to inspire and manage change.
• The confidence to challenge established practices, suggesting imaginative solutions to problems.
• Planning and organising skills to include effective prioritising, resource management and a long-term strategic focus.
• Working towards an accreditation with a recognised professional body.
• Qualified and practising First Aider