Head of Energy from Waste (EFW)

LondonEnergy; London; On-site; NOK 1,132,000 - 1,384,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Company Pension Scheme

Annual Leave Package

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

LondonEnergy is seeking a Head of Energy from Waste to lead a ~130‑strong team across operations, maintenance and technical functions at the Edmonton site. The role focuses on maximizing throughput, energy generation and safety while guiding a transition of the Energy Centre through its final operating years.

You will drive reliability, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement, working closely with senior leadership and external partners to secure safe and efficient energy-from-waste

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in a highly regulated industrial setting.
• Strong operational and asset management expertise for ageing assets.
• Experience leading organisational change and workforce transition.
• Experience working with recognised trade unions.
• Relevant industry experience in Energy from Waste or utilities.
• Solid knowledge of health, safety and environmental regulations (NEBOSH or equivalent).
• Exceptional leadership, decision-making and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, compliant and reliable operations across the Energy from Waste facility.
• Provide strategic operational and maintenance leadership for efficiency.
• Lead asset management and maintenance strategy for asset longevity.
• Guide workforce capability and organisational transition during change.
• Build a high-performing, engaged workforce with safety at the core.
• Drive performance using safety, environmental and financial metrics.
• Represent the site with regulators, contractors and stakeholders.

Skills

Senior leadership

Operational leadership

Asset management

Change management

Unions engagement

Industry experience

Health & safety

Communication

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

Description

• Job Title: Head of Energy from Waste (EFW)
• Type: Full Time, Permanent
• Salary: c£100,000 + bonus & incentives
• Location: LondonEnergy, EcoPark, Edmonton

About LondonEnergy

LondonEnergy operates the second largest waste contract in the UK, handling and processing nearly 750,000 tonnes of London’s waste every year. We have a dedicated team of people working across our various North London sites, making a positive difference to the environment and the local community.

By processing household waste at our facilities, we produce enough energy from waste to power 80,000 homes every year and recycle 70% of items through our Reuse and Recycling Centres.

About the role

This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for the safe, reliable and efficient operation of LondonEnergy’s Energy from Waste facility, leading approximately 130 employees across operations, maintenance and technical functions.

You will maximise plant performance, waste throughput and electricity generation while maintaining the highest standards of safety, environmental compliance and operational reliability. You will also lead the workforce through a significant period of organisational transition, ensuring capability, engagement and resilience are maintained.

This is not a decommissioning role. It is a production leadership role focused on maximising the performance of a strategic public-service asset during the final years of its operational life.

The successful candidate will protect operational performance, raise standards, lead people and manage complexity while ensuring LondonEnergy continues to deliver safe, reliable and efficient Energy from Waste operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, compliant and reliable operations across the Energy from Waste facility, maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, environmental performance and regulatory compliance while maximising waste throughput and electricity generation.
• Provide strategic operational and maintenance leadership, ensuring the plant operates efficiently and reliably, with robust contingency, resilience and business continuity arrangements in place to manage ageing infrastructure and operational challenges.
• Lead asset management and maintenance strategy, balancing operational risk, reliability, cost and investment to maximise asset availability and performance throughout the remaining operational life of the facility.
• Lead workforce capability and organisational transition, ensuring the facility retains the skills, capacity and succession needed to maintain safe and effective operations while supporting workforce movement and the wider transition to the new Energy Recovery Facility.
• Build and lead a high-performing, engaged workforce, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, trust and continuous improvement, while maintaining constructive relationships with employees, trade unions and key stakeholders.
• Drive operational performance and continuous improvement, using key safety, environmental, operational and financial measures to identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce costs, manage risk and maximise operational effectiveness.
• Provide senior stakeholder leadership and accountability, working closely with the Operations Director, Head of ERF and wider leadership team, while representing the Energy Centre with regulators, contractors, partners and other external stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

• Safe and compliant operation of the Energy from Waste facility.
• Delivery of agreed operational and financial objectives.
• Effective management of operational and asset-related risks.
• Maintenance of workforce capability, engagement and resilience.
• Supporting organisational transition and eventual facility closure activities.

• Senior leadership experience in a highly regulated industrial, operational or process environment, with a proven track record of leading large technical or operational teams and delivering improvements in safety, reliability and performance.
• Strong operational and asset management expertise, including experience managing ageing industrial assets, maintenance strategies, operational risk and business continuity.
• Experience leading organisational change and workforce transition, including maintaining capability, engagement, succession and resilience during periods of uncertainty or significant change.
• Experience working constructively with recognised trade unions, with the ability to build trust and maintain effective employee and stakeholder relationships.
• Relevant industry experience, ideally within Energy from Waste, Energy Recovery, power generation, utilities or a comparable regulated process industry, with experience of facility closure or decommissioning desirable.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements, including relevant industrial legislation and regulatory compliance, with NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the resilience, judgement and decisiveness to balance short-term operational delivery with long-term organisational, workforce and business objectives.

• Private Medical & Life Insurance

• Company Pension Scheme
• Annual Leave Package
• Employee Recognition Scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• + Many more benefits