Operations Engineer - District Heating Network

Astute People; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Operations Engineer for a hybrid role in Bradford. This 6-month contract offers a rate of £250 per day. The ideal candidate will manage the transition of construction projects into operations and ensure all technical documents are accurately reviewed. Candidates must have experience in coordinating projects, as well as knowledge in operational cost estimations.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating projects from construction into operations.
• Knowledge of document management systems and O&M activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure assets are ready for commercial operations.
• Coordinate the handover of projects.
• Manage project readiness plans.
• Support O&M procurement activities.
• Provide operational cost estimations.

Skills

Coordination of project handover

Management of day 1 readiness plan

Reviewing technical documents

O&M procurement support

Operational cost estimation

Job description

Astute's Power team is partnering with city-scale low‑carbon heat networks operating across the UK to recruit a hybrid Operations Engineer on a 6‑month contract for its Bradford location.

The Operations Engineer comes with a rate of between £250 per day.

Key skills

• Work closely with the Operations Director to ensure that assets are technically and contractually ready for commercial operations
• Responsible for co‑ordination of handover of projects from construction into operations
• Responsible for co‑ordination and managing day 1 readiness plan of the projects ensuring that Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contractors are onboarded to the projects
• Ensure that all technical documents and as‑built drawings are reviewed, finalized and filed in accordance with the document management system
• Support O&M procurement activities for operations team providing inputs to tendering process and operational schedules for contracts
• Support to provide operational cost estimations to the project commercial models by owning and maintaining operational costs estimation tools

Location, remuneration and timeframe

• Location: Bradford / Hybrid
• Remuneration: £250 per day
• Contract length: 6‑month contract

Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. 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. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.