Head of Electrical

Tarmac; Dunbar; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee discounts on rewards site

Employee helpline

Employee Communities

Job summary

Tarmac is seeking an experienced Head of Electrical for the Dunbar Cement Plant near Edinburgh. You will lead the electrical team, champion engineering improvements, and ensure compliance with UK electricity at work legislation.

The role requires senior management experience in heavy industry and strong budget control. You will develop CAPEX plans, oversee maintenance programs, and drive safety through proactive monitoring and reporting.

Qualifications

• Senior management experience in heavy industry.
• In-depth knowledge of high voltage infrastructure and electrical systems.
• Understand UK electricity at work legislation and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Champion engineering improvements and promote best practice for the plant.
• Deliver improvement projects with financial plans and execution.
• Apply preventative and predictive maintenance to drive plant improvements.
• Highlight long-term plant risks and assist with repair plans.
• Ensure sustainable performance aligned to objectives, values and behaviours.
• Develop capex plans and manage monthly budgets and overspend.
• Ensure electrical statutory inspections are carried out and actions completed.
• Conduct weekly safety briefings and support near-miss reporting.

Skills

Senior management

Electrical expertise

Budget management

Leadership

Education

18th Edition

ATEX and DSEAR

CompEx qualification

Degree or equivalent

NEBOSH or IOSH

Job description

Are you an experienced and dynamicHead of Electrical looking for your next position?

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.

We are currently looking for aHead of Electrical at ourDunbar Cement Plant, which is located close to Edinburgh. The site is easily accessible from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, North Berwick, Bonnyrigg, Haddington and surrounding areas.

Main Responsibilities

• Acting as a champion for engineering improvements and promoting best practise for the plant
• Delivering improvements projects to plant; formulating financial plans and executing work
• Applying preventative and predictive maintenance practices and contributing to plant improvements
• Highlighting long term plant risks to senior management, assisting with repair plans
• Ensuring sustainable performance aligned to plant objectives, values and behaviours
• Preparing and managing obsolescence and replacement plans
• Monitoring execution of electrical tasks through spot checks, following up with feedback
• Identifying skills gaps within the electrical team, building plans for development including 1-2-1’s and PDP’s, supporting longer term retention and succession planning
• Developing capex CIA’s and proposal budgets for plant improvements, whilst managing monthly budgets and overspend
• Ensuring Electrical Statutory inspections are carried out in line with legislation, and follow on work created from these inspections has been completed
• Conducting weekly safety briefings, whilst actively participating in near hit reporting & safety online actions

The Ideal Candidate

The idealHead of Electricalwill be able to demonstrate senior management engineering experience gained within heavy industry. They will also possess an in-depth knowledge of high voltage infrastructure,hydraulics, pneumatics, motor circuits,electricity and electronics including UK legislation knowledge regarding electricity at work.

Specific Requirements

• 18thEdition
• Experience of Atex and DSEAR experience and/or hold a CompEx qualification
• Degree or equivalent
• Must understand engineering and business principles
• NEBOSH or IOSH preferable
• Financial management and budget control
• Management/supervisory experience of an electrical team

Why Tarmac

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to the Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause

Training and development opportunities

We’re proud to be part of CRH, and even prouder to be an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to support you.

Tarmac Trading Limited