24/7 Control Room Operator - Real-Time Asset Optimiser

Era4; Ardley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Era4 seeks a proactive Control Room Operative to join the Central Control Room in Ardley, Oxfordshire. This frontline role real-time monitors, controls, and optimises landfill gas assets across a 24/7 operation.

The role offers a clear development pathway into a shift-based control room position with increasing responsibility for decision-making and asset performance. You will work within a mission-driven startup environment, coordinating field resources, responding to alarms, and ensuring safe,

Qualifications

• Experience of SCADA and/or CMMS systems.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Proven problem-solving capability in a real‑time operational environment.
• Ability to work independently and make decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control operational assets through SCADA systems.
• Respond to alarms, faults, and operational incidents.
• Coordinate field engineer support and issue resolution.
• Monitor security systems and escalated incidents as required.
• Optimise asset performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain CMMS records and support maintenance scheduling.
• Monitor safety systems to ensure compliance and workforce wellbeing.
• Communicate and escalation operational issues to key stakeholders.

Skills

ICT literacy

SCADA/CMMS experience

Communication

Problem solving

Independent work

Incident response

Decision making under pressure

Job description

Era4 seeks a proactive Control Room Operative to join the Central Control Room in Ardley, Oxfordshire. This frontline role real-time monitors, controls, and optimises landfill gas assets across a 24/7 operation.

The role offers a clear development pathway into a shift-based control room position with increasing responsibility for decision-making and asset performance. You will work within a mission-driven startup environment, coordinating field resources, responding to alarms, and ensuring safe,