Head of UK Control Centre

Nadara Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

Training opportunities

Wellbeing programs

Salary with bonus and benefits

Job summary

Nadara Limited in Edinburgh seeks a Head of UK Control Centre to lead the UK Control Centre team across shifts, ensuring safe operational control of wind and solar assets and compliance across Europe, with focus on UK assets. The role reports to Head of Asset Performance and supports agile, hybrid working.

The ideal candidate brings at least five years in renewable energy operations, strong SCADA/controls experience, and proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Essential: a technical qualification or similar; relevant experience acceptable.
• At least five-year experience in renewable energy with operations knowledge.
• Experience in SCADA/Control Centre operations, preferably power generation.
• Experience in leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day UK Control Centre operations and personnel.
• Manage a 10–12 person team on shifts to ensure safe operational control.
• Ensure personnel are trained and qualified; maintain shift schedules.
• Support for energy dispatching and regulatory interfaces.
• Develop and improve operational and safety procedures.
• Contract management and procurement for Centre services.
• Represent the team to internal/external stakeholders.
• Monitor performance against KPIs (availability, response times, compliance).
• Support expansion of Portfolio Control Centre initiatives.

Skills

SCADA operations

Control Centre management

Team leadership

Remote management

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

IT skills

Education

Technical discipline degree

Renewable energy experience

Tools

SCADA platforms

EAM systems

Dispatching software

Job description

R0001592 Head of UK Control Centre (Open) We’re Nadara. We work harmoniously with the power of nature and the communities around us to power lifetimes to come. We call our approach ‘living energy’. We don’t just produce renewable energy, we live it – recognising our relationship with the people touched by our business and supporting social, educational, cultural, and environmental initiatives that contribute to the development of the communities we work alongside. Discover more about our business here: https://nadara.com/about/ Nadara is an innovative place to work. We work in a stimulating and challenging environment, where every day we explore the unknown with curiosity, make decisions with quality and take action and deliver with courage. For us diversity is a real value, and we encourage in connecting different perspectives with respect. Discover more about our culture and approach here: https://nadara.com/living-the-company/

Job Description Summary: We are looking for a senior candidate in Edinburgh who will be responsible for the UK Control Operational Centre. This role leads a team working shifts, responsible for monitoring, control, grid and market integration support, ensuring compliance and emergency response of Nadara’s wind and solar assets across Europe with special focus in particular on our UK assets. The Head of UK Control Centre will be based in UK, in our Edinburgh office, and will report into the Head of Asset Performance. We operate an Agile Working Policy, where hybrid working is supported.

Role & Main responsibilities

• Day-to-day team management and ongoing development of UK Control Centre personnel.
• Lead a team of 10-12 members working in shifts to ensure safe operational control of Nadara Assets.
• Ensure Control Centre personnel are suitably trained and qualified.
• Maintain suitable shift schedules as required by the needs of the business.
• Follow-up of scheduling and works coordination, in compliance with regulatory and operational procedures (e.g. remote control centre to carry out obligations with DSO/TSO or other authorities, or local HSQE obligations)
• Site access management and Transfer of Control under Wind Turbine Safety Rules.
• Support for Energy Dispatching, including Balancing Mechanism and interface with offtakers.
• Development, implementation and continuous improvement and management of operational and safety procedures.
• Contract management, purchasing and procurement of Control Centre service contracts.
• Reinforce roles, responsibilities, and the interfaces of the Control Centre team to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent the UK Control Centre team towards stakeholders, including O&M contractors and maintenance teams.
• Monitor and drive performance based on key KPIs, including team availability, response times, and compliance metrics.
• Support the continuous implementation the Portfolio Control Centre
• Support the ongoing development of a global Portfolio Control Centre, working closely with the Head of SouthEU Control Centre, to enhance the synergies.
• Promote the training, handover and refinement of internal procedures.
• Test and rollout of control centre services for Nadara’s wind and solar assets, in collaboration with internal and external control rooms.

Technical environment

• Manage operations using first and second level SCADA platforms, EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) systems, country-specific dispatching software, and other leading control centre platforms.

Education & experience

Essential:

• A qualification in a technical discipline or similar. Relevant experience can compensate for formal qualifications.
• At least five-year experience of working in renewable energy with consolidated knowledge in operations.
• Experience in SCADA and/or Control Centre operations, preferably from a power generation background.
• Experience in leading teams.

We’d love, but not essential:

• Experience of working in a procedure driven environment.
• Experience of managing projects across multiple parties/countries.

Skills and abilities

Essential:

• Strong IT skills with a full understanding of remote management systems.
• Good relationship builder to work with stakeholders at all levels across the business.
• Solutions-focused problem solver and decision making capabilities.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision, a self-starter with the ability to multi-task.
• Keen to learn and drive initiatives forward.
• Native or near-native fluency in English.

We’d love, but not essential:

• Fluency in Spanish, French or Italian is a plus.

Pay and benefits

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes flexible working policy, development and training opportunities, a wide range of initiatives dedicated to wellbeing and mental health. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Renewable Energy providers in the world then salary range: 55-60k + variable bonus and benefits

Equality and equity

Our company is an Equal Opportunities Employer with a strong commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI). DEI provides an anchor for our long-term business strategy and permeates through our day-to-day culture, ensuring people of all backgrounds can thrive. We hire based on merit, competence, and qualifications, with salary determined on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. We’ll achieve our vision through the energy and expertise of talented people like you. Join us and help secure the future of people and the planet: What do we expect from you? We expect from you passion, commitment and, most of all, the desire to learn in each activity you’re tasked with. We always look for enablers of growth!

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