Maintenance Manager

LondonEnergy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 97,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company in Greater London is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance and operational efficiency in an Energy Centre. The role entails leading teams, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have strong leadership skills and extensive experience in managing process operations, ideally in energy environments. Benefits include private medical insurance, a company pension scheme, and an employee recognition scheme.

Benefits

Private Medical & Life Insurance

Company Pension Scheme

Annual Leave Package

Employee Recognition Scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop multi-disciplinary teams.
• Extensive experience managing complex process operations.
• Strong track record in engineering and process improvement.
• Proven capability in developing and controlling budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and outage activities for high plant availability.
• Drive cost-effective maintenance delivery through strong budget ownership.
• Ensure safety and regulatory compliance across all activities.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Innovative thinking

Process operations management

Budget control

Supplier and contractor management

Education

Degree, HND/HNC in relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Manager

Type:Full Time, Permanent

Salary:£96,950.52 + 10% individual performance based bonus

Location:Edmonton, London

About LondonEnergy

At LondonEnergy, we’re proud of our vital role in managing North London’s waste and protecting the environment. As part of the team, you’ll already know that we handle and process 750,000 tonnes of waste each year, making us the second largest waste contract in the UK.

By processing household waste at our facility, we produce enough waste from energy to power 80,000 homes every year and recycle 70% of items through our Reuse and Recycling Centres.

About the role

We are looking for a Maintenance Manager to join our Energy Centre team and provide strong leadership within a critical operational environment. This role offers the opportunity to influence performance, drive standards, and lead teams that are central to the safe and reliable operation of the Energy Centre.

Working in close partnership with the Energy Centre Technical Lead (ECTL), you will lead maintenance planning, support continuous improvement initiatives, and oversee planned outage programmes. You will play a key role in maintaining plant productivity in line with regulatory requirements, while ensuring the Energy Centre continues to operate efficiently and effectively throughout its remaining lifecycle.

You will also take ownership of maintenance budgets, developing clear and accurate forecasts in collaboration with the ECTL, and ensuring all maintenance, improvement, and outage activities are delivered within agreed budgets and forecasts.

Responsibilities

Energy Centre

• Lead maintenance and outage activities to ensure high plant availability, minimal unplanned downtime, and full output through to end of life
• Partner with the Energy Centre Technical Lead (ECTL) to deliver commercially viable plant improvements and technical projects
• Own PPM strategies, contractor performance, and coordination with Asset Management to protect long‑term plant condition

People Management

• Provide clear leadership, performance management, and development for all direct reports
• Maintain succession plans, training matrices, and team capability to support long‑term operational needs
• Foster a collaborative, accountable culture focused on safety, reliability, and results

Financial

• Drive cost‑effective maintenance delivery through strong budget ownership, forecasting, and monthly financial control
• Identify and deliver engineering improvements that improve financial performance and operational efficiency

Compliance and Control

• Lead safety and regulatory compliance across Maintenance, Warehouse, and contractor activities
• Ensure statutory compliance (including PSSR and LOLER) and governance of all maintenance and improvement works

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop multi‑disciplinary teams to consistently deliver high‑quality operational performance
• Demonstrates innovative thinking, constructively challenging traditional approaches and championing the adoption of new ideas
• Extensive experience managing complex process operations, ideally within power generation or energy environments, with strong technical understanding of combustion, steam, and water systems
• Strong track record in designing, costing, and delivering large‑scale engineering and process improvement programmes
• Proven capability in developing and controlling budgets, delivering costs to plan, and analysing and addressing financial variances
• Experience negotiating and managing supplier and contractor performance to achieve on‑time, cost‑effective delivery
• Ideally hold a degree, HND/HNC, or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, with detailed knowledge of health, safety, and regulatory compliance (desirable)

Benefits

• Private Medical & Life Insurance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Annual Leave Package
• Employee Recognition Scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• + Many more benefits

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.