- Location -
- South East
- Job type -
- Permanent
- Contact name -
- Joe Synes
- Salary -
- £££ Excellent
- Job ref. -
- HDE4061
- Tel. -
- 0845 257 6971
Our client is looking to recruit an Engineering Manager join their existing team at their Biofuels plant in Norfolk. The successful candidate will be taking on a key role within the company reporting to the Operations Director.
Engineering Manager (Biomass) - Norfolk
Our client is a leading Biomass energy company. The company has developed an industry leading process which transfers energy from a renewable source, used cooking oil, into carbon neutral electricity.
Our client is looking to recruit an Engineering Manager to manage the profitable operation of their energy supply contracts.
Responsibilities
• To be responsible for all Health and Safety, environmental and operational aspects of the energy supply contracts.
• Health and Safety: To ensure that all legislative requirements on each site are adhered to and continuously improved. To ensure that all Risk Assessments and Method Statements are in place and understood by all reports. To ensure that all COSHH assessments are understood and worked to by all reports.
• To ensure all engines are serviced and maintained in line with the maintenance plan and with manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Administration: To ensure all maintenance records are kept in line with company requirements. To ensure that all legislative requirements are met. To provide operational, Health and Safety and financial reports to the management.
• To liaise with the Project Management team to design Service Level Agreements with relevant maintenance contractors. SLAs to meet each customer’s specific requirements.
• To manage the Service Level Agreements with the designated maintenance contractors and review contract performance on a quarterly basis.
• To manage and consistently improve the company SCADA system.
• To manage the performance of the internal Service Engineer and other direct reports.
• To liaise with the company’s management on the availability and quality of the product for all energy supply contracts.
• To report relevant operational issues into the Project Development team.
• To manage all energy supply contracts to agreed budget levels.
• Customer Service: To identify and meet the needs of all delegated Customers and to offer advice, give support and problem solve when required.
Knowledge Base
• Product/Technical: A sound knowledge of power generation plant in particular reciprocating engines. Engineering qualifications to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering area. An understanding of Health and Safety regulations.
• IT and Communication Systems: Possesses a sound working knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook. To understand the SCADA system.
• Commercial Processes: Experience of developing and operating within financial budgets and disciplines.
• Management : Experience of managing a team of maintenance sub-contractors.
• Company: The structure and operating lines in existence.
• Partners: Develop a thorough understanding of key partners of the business.
Skill Set
• IT: The ability to effectively use Excel, Word and Outlook in meeting the needs of the business. To use Scada to manage the operational efficiency of each contract.
• Telephone: Proficient use of the telephone, using a professional style in line with the company standards of telephone communication.
• Relationship Management: Able to effectively represent the Company whilst meeting the needs of the business partner. Develop partner relationships through trust and performance.
• Self-management: Flexibly prioritising, planning and monitoring own activity, performance and progress.
• Entrepreneurial, innovative thinker able to look at different solutions to business and operational problems.
Behaviours
• Planning and Organising
o Organises personal time and resources to meet both deadlines and objectives.
o Able to accept multiple objectives and prioritise accordingly.
o Can take a planned approach whilst being able to incorporate changes.
o Monitors own progress effectively.
o Responds proactively to short term business needs which may impact on normal role performance.
o Shows particular attention to detail.
• Drive for Results
o Works hard to achieve set targets.
o Works hard on a personal level to overcome difficulty in achieving results.
o Keen to improve skills, learn from mistakes and accept constructive feedback.
• Teamworker
o Works hard to sustain team performance by encouraging others.
o Actively shares knowledge with the team.
o Builds trust through contact, helpfulness and consistency of behaviour.
o Adheres to company processes, procedures and accuracy of administration to achieve results for the team.
o Takes personal responsibility for activity that will benefit the team.
• Confidence and Assertiveness
o Becomes involved in and contributes to team decisions.
o Offers suggestions to overcome team difficulties.
o Remains calm under challenge, with the ability to explain their position when asked.
o Able to assert self positively without disrupting team performance.
The successful candidate will take on the role of Engineering Manager reporting to the Operations Director at our client’s biomass plant in Norfolk.
If you have the required skills and experience for this role please forward your CV ASAP to joe.synes@hdenergy.co.uk. (If you have any examples of work please email this also).
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