Senior O+M Engineer

ScottishPower; Lowestoft; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company is seeking a Senior O+M Engineer to lead offshore operations and management campaigns primarily in the UK. The candidate will provide engineering support, evaluate O&M solutions, and ensure regulatory compliance, while collaborating with teams across Europe. Applicants should have relevant technical expertise, experience in team leadership, and strong problem-solving skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, contributing to a sustainable energy future.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Health benefits

Cycle to Work scheme

Share schemes

Qualifications

• Good knowledge and some industrial experience of a relevant area of technical speciality.
• Ability to manage people effectively to deliver required outputs in a timely manner.
• Competent communication and interpersonal skills to influence key project decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead offshore O&M campaigns and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate O&M solutions and mitigate risks affecting asset performance.
• Collaborate with teams across Europe for effective project execution.

Skills

Knowledge of Wind turbines

Team leadership

Analyzing test reports

Defining maintenance scope

Effective people management

Planning and analysis skills

Problem-solving

Change management

Technical risk analysis

Communication skills

Job description

Job Title

Senior O+M Engineer

Location

Lowestoft, London or Glasgow

Salary

From £57,600, up to 15% bonus and health cover

Flexible Working Pattern

Yes

What you'll be doing

Technical/engineering lead of small-scale offshore O&M campaigns/installations with a number of interfaces and coordination to manage within one or more of Iberdrola's offshore projects mainly in UK and Ireland – and working within staff in a number of countries throughout Europe (Germany, France, Spain) and USA. Providing O&M engineering support, assistance and recommendations to ensure delivery of mid to large scale O&M works within time, to budget and quality following industry best practice and observing the maximum respect for Health, Safety and the Environment to ensure regulatory and legal compliance.

Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices and quality requirements.

Evaluate O&M solutions / risk levels affecting technical integrity or asset performance and give mitigation recommendations to the Lead O&M Engineers or Department Manager of either AIM or the sites or the readiness teams, to ensure that cost effective O&M solutions are identified, fully evaluated and the risk profile can be reduced appropriately by the O&M teams.

Ensure that all assessment, advice and recommendations are fully documented in accordance with all internal procedures and industry best practice, and that sufficient technical and commercial due diligence (whether internal or external) exists to support those business decisions.

Assist O&M teams in accordance with agreed SPR business processes.

Evaluate the best course of action for technical interventions and present the case for it to internal leads and Managers or external contractors based on the analysed asset integrity status, Electricity production and other KPIs.

Provide key and strategic advice, assessment and recommendations to the business giving input and support to the projects throughout the whole life cycle (development to decommissioning).

Provide input on appropriate bid levels / commercial strategies and commercial agreements relative to projects. Provide key input in the preparation of investment dossiers for all funding requests for projects.

Assist an O&M scope of works team and coordinate with employees working within a number of countries throughout Europe (UK, Germany, France, Spain) and USA to ensure project execution with intelligent and cost effective resourcing.

Work with the HSE team to develop HSE strategy for O&M works and ensure a high standard of health and safety awareness is maintained.

Ensure recommendations for improvement are fed into lessons learnt regarding offshore wind farm operation and Maintenance for sharing across the different Offshore Projects.

What you'll bring

• Good knowledge and some industrial experience of a relevant area of technical speciality (eg. Wind turbines, cables, High Voltage, Scada, Drivetrains, Electronics, Data analysis).
• Some experience in leading teams.
• Some experience in analysing failures and test reports.
• Some experience in defining maintenance scope of works.
• Ability to manage people effectively to deliver required outputs in a timely manner.
• Competent in future planning.
• Competent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and develop key project and business decisions.
• Developed report writing, presentation skills and ability to summarize key parameters and drivers impacting the project and business.
• Good organizational and operational skills with the ability to link this awareness to technical judgement and decision making.
• Good planning and analysis skills with the ability to look forward and anticipate problems and thereafter plan and implements mitigating solutions to negate the effect of such problems.
• Ability to work, manage teams and manage decision making process under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Ability to support the management of a scope of works which require interface and coordination.
• Ability to manage change and experience of leading others through change.
• Contribute (or ensure resources are available) to early development projects, giving advice to development teams on repairability/ maintenance issues.
• Recruit staff necessary to deliver O&M works over the above timescales.
• Organise and manage teams for the delivery of O&M works.
• Advice on the impact of technical/ specialist risks and issues and the viability of solutions recommended.
• Balance technical detail with commercial needs and provide recommendations, taking into account all relevant risks.
• Develop and apply knowledge of European/local country standards.
• Some experience of offshore operations.
• Problem solving - dealing with conflicting requirements.
• Tenacity, persistence and determination to succeed in overcoming obstacles.

What's in it for you

• 36 days annual leave.
• Holiday Purchase - extra annual leave.
• Share Schemes.
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding.
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases.
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving.
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans.
• Healthcare benefit options: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments.
• Life Assurance (4x salary).
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support.
• Shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more.

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy‑related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers scottishpower.com.