Plant Manager - Biomass Power Station

Astute People; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global O&M Contractor is seeking a Plant Manager for their Biomass Power Station in Kent. This role involves ensuring compliance with legislation and performance targets while managing the O&M team and contractors. Candidates should ideally have a Degree in Engineering and at least 5 years of senior management experience in a similar setting. The position offers a competitive salary up to £110,000 and various benefits.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Pension

Full benefits available

Qualifications

• At least 5 years senior management experience in a Power Station or similar field.
• Proven experience in achieving plant KPIs.
• Familiar with engineering legislation such as PSSR, LOLER, PUWER.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the facility operates efficiently and meets performance targets.
• Manage site O&M team and third-party contractors.
• Develop and deliver the O&M strategy on site.

Skills

Leadership

Budget Management

Compliance with Engineering Standards

Education

Degree in a relevant Engineering field

HNC / HND / ONC or similar qualifications

Tools

Health & Safety Certification (IOSH / NEBOSH)

High Voltage Authorisation (HV SAP)

Job description

Overview

Astute's Power Team are working with a leading global O&M Contractor who operate a fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste facilities across the UK. The Biomass Power Station in Kent is capable of producing around 27MW of electricity, processing nearly 240,000 tonnes of waste wood per year.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Project Director, you will be responsible for the facility’s day to day operations ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and performance against key contractual obligations.
• Ensuring that the facility is operated efficiently and that all performance targets are met or exceeded.
• Managing the site O&M team & third-party contractors, ensuring the plant is run in a safe & efficient manner, in compliance with all internal & external standards & legislation.
• Oversee plant improvement opportunities to increase plant availability and reduce ongoing costs.
• Development and delivery of the O&M strategy on site, including the implementation and execution of planned / unplanned maintenance activity, outages and day to day operations.
• Managing HSE, Quality and Environmental systems in accordance with OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
• Managing the site's budgets and taking financial responsibility for the plant.
• Ensure that the businesses operating model is implemented across the facility.
• Tracking costs for capital projects and outages.
• Managing and developing site personnel.
• Reporting on QHSE, Financial, Operations and Maintenance issues.

Qualifications

• Ideally qualified with a Degree in a relevant Engineering field.
• HNC / HND / ONC or similarly qualified candidates with relevant work experience will be welcome to apply.
• Ideally hold an IOSH / NEBOSH or equivalent in Health & Safety.
• HV SAP / High Voltage Authorised would be advantageous.

Personal Skills

• The Plant Manager role would suit someone who has
• At least 5 years senior management experience on a Power Station or Large Process Plant with Power / Steam Raising plant; Energy from Waste, Biomass, CCGT, CHP, Refinery, Petrochemical etc.
• Strong man-management and leadership skills with proven experience in successfully achieving plant KPI's.
• Familiar with Engineering standards and legislation such as PSSR, LOLER, PUWER etc.
• Budget/Commercial/Strategic experience.

Salary and Benefits

• Highly competitive salary up to £110,000
• Bonus opportunity
• Pension
• Full benefits available

INDPOW

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