Biogas Operations Manager

Astute People; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Car allowance

Private healthcare for individual and

Family coverage

Job summary

Astute’s Renewable Energy Team is seeking an Operations Manager for an emerging anaerobic digestion company, working across UK and Ireland sites. This permanent, on-site role offers a salary up to 85,000 GBP, with car allowance and private healthcare for individuals and family, plus a quarterly bonus.

You will oversee safe, reliable operation of digestion assets, manage feedstock handling, and lead a team of operators, engineers and contractors to maximize gas yield while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Several years' experience in plant management across biogas, biomethane, gas processing or related industry.
• Experience with gas-to-grid systems including compressors, carbon filters, heat exchangers, and gas quality monitoring systems.
• Experience with SCADA and CMMS software.
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Hold accountabilities for safe, reliable operation of anaerobic digestion, biogas and biomethane assets.
• Lead day-to-day operations across feedstock reception, digestion, biogas treatment, upgrading, and grid injections.
• Provide visible leadership to operators, engineers and contractors.
• Own operating strategy for stable digestion and high, consistent gas yield.

Skills

Plant management

Gas processing

SCADA

CMMS

Gas to grid

Full UK driving licence

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

SCADA

CMMS

Job description

Astute's Renewable Energy Team has been exclusively appointed by an emerging anaerobic digestion company to recruit an Operations Manager to work between their Irish and UK sites

This permanent role is on site and offers a salary up to 85,000 plus car allowance, a quarterly bonus and private healthcare for individual and family.

Responsibilities of the Operations Manager

• Hold accountabilities for the safe, reliable, and commercially effective operation of the anaerobic digestion, biogas, and biomethane assets.
• Lead day to day operations across feedstock reception and preparation, digestion, biogas treatment, upgrading, compressions, and grid injections as needed on site.
• Provide visible, technically credible leadership to operators, engineers and contractors
• Own the operating strategy for stable digestion and high, consistent gas yield, balancing organic loading, hydraulic retention, mixing, temperature, alkalinity and feedstock characteristics.
• Own the planned preventive maintenance programme for critical process and safety equipment, using a CMMS to control work orders, documentation, and completion.
• Prepare operating budgets and forecasts, control consumables and contractor costs, and report performance, risks and resource needs to the Head of Operations
• Other duties s required

Required qualifications and experience

• Several years' experience in a plant management capacity across biogas, biomethane, gas processing or a closely related industry.
• Working experience of gas to grid systems, including compressors, carbon filters, heat exchangers, and gas quality monitoring systems.
• SCADA, CMMS software experience.
• A full UK driving license.

Desirable experience

• A degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent technical training across an engineering discipline (chemical, electrical, mechanical, or process)
• Commissioning or optimisation of a biomethane upgrade and gas injection site.

Salary and benefits

• Salary: 75,000 - 85,000 depending on experience.
• Permanent position
• Working pattern: Monday to Friday with needed overtime.
• Location: North London/Republic or Ireland.
• Benefits: A quarterly bonus, car allowance, private healthcare (individual and family cover)
• Process: A 3 stage interview process, including travel to Republic of Ireland for a face to face interview.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation.

We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.

Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative.