Power Plant Manager – South Lanarkshire

Recruit ME; Scotland; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

RecruitME is seeking a Plant Manager in Lanarkshire to lead the safe, compliant and efficient running of an energy from waste facility and its materials recovery operation. You will oversee day-to-day operations and work with operations and maintenance teams to hit safety, availability and performance targets.

The role requires hands-on experience managing operations, building strong teams, delivering budgets and KPIs, and ensuring environmental compliance.

Qualifications

• Extensive management experience in operations within power generation or energy from waste.
• Experience leading operational teams and responsibility for site performance.
• Strong knowledge of plant operations and maintenance, including boilers and turbines.
• Experience managing health, safety, environmental and quality systems in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day operations across energy from waste and materials recovery facilities.
• Leading, supporting and developing senior staff and the wider site team.
• Building a proactive health and safety culture and ensuring compliance with site procedures and legislation.
• Managing environmental performance in line with permit conditions.
• Monitoring plant availability, operational performance and contractual KPIs.
• Preparing and managing budgets, forecasting expenditure and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Supporting the maintenance team and contributing to planned outages.
• Coordinating the response to unplanned outages, helping return equipment to service safely and efficiently.
• Overseeing the quality and quantity of incoming waste and maintaining a consistent supply to the plant.
• Working with contractors, suppliers, regulators and other stakeholders.

Skills

Extensive operations management

Industrial environment knowledge

Leadership of senior staff

Steam boilers & turbines

Regulatory health & safety

Budgeting and KPI management

Stakeholder engagement

Engineering qualification

Education

Engineering qualification relevant to power or waste industry

Tools

Maintenance management systems

Job description

Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Salary: Up to £110,000, depending on experience

Are you an experienced operational leader with a background in power generation or a similar industrial environment?

RecruitME is looking for a Plant Manager to lead the safe, compliant and efficient running of an energy from waste facility and its associated materials recovery operation.

This is an opportunity for a senior manager who has hands‑on experience of managing operations, developing teams and improving plant performance. You will take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the site, working closely with operational and maintenance teams to deliver safety, availability and performance targets.

The opportunity

As Plant Manager, you will lead the site team and take overall responsibility for operational performance, health and safety, environmental compliance and financial management.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing day-to-day operations across the energy from waste and materials recovery facilities.
• Leading, supporting and developing senior staff and the wider site team.
• Building a proactive health and safety culture and ensuring compliance with site procedures and legislation.
• Managing environmental performance in line with permit conditions.
• Monitoring plant availability, operational performance and contractual KPIs.
• Preparing and managing budgets, forecasting expenditure and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Supporting the maintenance team and contributing to planned outages.
• Coordinating the response to unplanned outages, helping return equipment to service safely and efficiently.
• Overseeing the quality and quantity of incoming waste and maintaining a consistent supply to the plant.
• Working with contractors, suppliers, regulators and other stakeholders.

What we’re looking for

• Extensive management experience in operations, ideally gained within power generation, energy from waste or a similar industrial environment.
• Experience leading operational teams and taking responsibility for site performance.
• Strong knowledge of plant operations and maintenance, including steam boilers, steam turbines, generators and associated equipment.
• Experience managing health, safety, environmental and quality systems in a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of operating procedures, permit systems and maintenance management systems.
• Experience managing budgets, performance targets and improvement initiatives.
• An engineering qualification relevant to the power or waste industry, or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with teams and stakeholders.

Experience of gasification would be advantageous. Qualifications such as NEBOSH, IOSH, IEMA or BOAS, and high‑voltage authorised person experience, would also be beneficial.