Electrical Engineer – Energy from Waste Power Station

Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading Energy from Waste site to recruit an Electrical Engineer for its site in Worcestershire.

The Electrical Engineer role comes with a starting salary of up to 64,000 + benefits package.

If you’re an Electrical Engineer with experience supervising teams and are looking for work then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager you will:

• Leading and managing a team of electrical technicians to ensure the plant is maintained to the highest standard to ensure maximum plant availability
• Ensuring all electrical equipment (LV and HV) is correctly operated and maintained, including specialist equipment.
• Scheduling, planning and optimising all electrical maintenance activities in a safe and efficient manner
• Supervising and directing contractors.
• Working closely with the operations department to assess and review plant performance shortfalls and how these can be rectified
• To establish and work within an Electrical area budget.
• Support with enhanced cyber security and software baselining and backup.
• Support the Maintenance Manager with activities, including but not limited to internal and external audits, outage planning and recommendation of spare holdings.
• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner and in line with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Relevant Electrical Engineering qualification such as HNC/HND/Degree.
• Have previous experience in Electrical maintenance or engineering in a heavy process environment.
• Have significant experience working with high voltage equipment, generators, transformers etc.
• Have experience managing a team / supervising colleagues.
• A Safety qualification such as IOSH / NEBOSH or equivalent

Personal skills

The Electrical Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Self-motivated, with the ability to motivate a team
• Organised and takes a methodical approach to tasks

Salary and benefits of the Electrical Engineer role

• Basic salary of up to 64,688
• Opportunity to work in a new Energy from Waste power station

INDPOW

Astute Technical Recruitment Limited are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.