Power Plant Engineering & Maintenance Lead

E.ON UK; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Generous pension

Life cover

Bonus opportunities

20 flexible benefits with tax/NI saves

Job summary

E.ON UK is seeking an Engineering & Maintenance Coordinator for the Kemsley site to coordinate day-to-day engineering activities, ensuring safe, efficient and sustainable plant operation. You will plan maintenance, manage compliance, and support performance improvements while stepping in for the Site Manager when required.

Key requirements include NEBOSH or equivalent, an engineering degree, and experience leading teams in industrial maintenance.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of power station operations and maintenance best practice.
• NEBOSH qualification (or equivalent) with health and environmental knowledge.
• Engineering degree or higher-level qualification with people leadership experience.
• Ability to interpret complex technical data and understand production/generation processes.
• Proficiency in producing concise written reports in MS Office.
• Awareness of OT cyber security risks and controls in an engineering setting.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills to meet business goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a strong safety culture across the site and ensure SHE compliance.
• Plan and oversee short, medium, and long-term maintenance programmes, including outages.
• Deliver the maintenance strategy, procurement of plant/tools/equipment, and stores management.
• Support daily operations through coordination meetings aligned with priorities.
• Ensure statutory obligations and company standards, support audits and actions.
• Prepare work packages, risk assessments, and method statements per MOC procedures.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, contractors, clients and regulators.
• Lead performance improvement initiatives to boost reliability, availability and efficiency.
• Manage, develop and support the maintenance team, including budget oversight and contractor management.
• Promote operational technology (OT) cyber security awareness within maintenance processes.

Skills

Safety leadership

Stakeholder management

Maintenance planning

Team leadership

Data interpretation

Communication

OT cyber security awareness

Education

Engineering degree

NEBOSH qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

E.ON UK is seeking an Engineering & Maintenance Coordinator for the Kemsley site to coordinate day-to-day engineering activities, ensuring safe, efficient and sustainable plant operation. You will plan maintenance, manage compliance, and support performance improvements while stepping in for the Site Manager when required.

Key requirements include NEBOSH or equivalent, an engineering degree, and experience leading teams in industrial maintenance.