Engineering And Maintenance Manager

PX Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy management provider is seeking an Engineering & Maintenance Manager in Seascale, England. The role involves leading the E&M Department to ensure compliance with standards, managing engineering risks, and handling budget responsibilities. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering and experience at a department head level within a 24/7 environment. A commitment to safety and performance management is essential.

Benefits

Contribution towards eye test and glasses

Online company discount benefits

Long Service Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering discipline or extensive relevant experience.
• E&M experience at department head level in a 24/7 process.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering compliance and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the E&M Department ensuring compliance with standards.
• Manage engineering risk and maintenance events effectively.
• Ensure maintenance budget is managed responsibly.

Skills

Engineering risk management

Leadership

Maintenance management

Budget management

HSE compliance

Cyber Security knowledge

Education

Degree in engineering discipline

Tools

Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

Job description

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Our Business

px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com

px Group has operated and maintained the Fellside Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant located in Cumbria, since 2004, and also operates the 0.5 km high-hazard pipeline which is the main fuel supply to the site. The site is an upper tier COMAH installation forming part of the Sellafield COMAH enclave.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for an Engineering & Maintenance Manager. In line with business, client and legislative requirements you will provide, leadership and management of FCHP E&M philosophy, strategy, actions, results and compliance during all running states. You will successfully lead, direct, organise and manage the E&M Department to the requirements of the px Group Operating standard.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• All E&M processes and systems are in place for identifying and managing engineering risk and use the framework of disciplined maintenance as best practice. Ensure their effective communication, understanding and monitoring by all department employees and personnel required to complete E&M tasks.

• Provide appropriate guidance and support for all major engineering and maintenance events at FCHP including outage and plant shut down, unplanned and planned events and incidents. Provide leadership regarding investigations, processes, procedural actions and communications.

• Ensure the controlled development, application and monitoring of site technical specifications, E&M policies and procedures appropriate to FCHP throughout its lifecycle.

• Lead and manage the FCHP E&M Department and other assigned personnel ensuring they meet the standards. Take overall responsibility for their supervision, development, welfare and engineering capability and competency in discipline areas and their ability to address technical requirements ensuring standard implementation.

• Set/agree engineer personal objectives and conduct performance appraisals to develop and manage the E&M team consistent with achieving business KPI’s.

• Understand the HSE principles of maintaining an Upper Tier COMAH site and the requirements of the COMAH MAPP and COMAH Report. Be fully conversant with the COMAH delivery guides in all aspects relating to engineering and maintenance.

• Understand and have knowledge of Cyber Security principles, IACS and NIS Regulations.

• Conduct disciplinary hearings for maintenance staff, as agreed with the Plant Manager and Human Resources

• Regularly review department process and procedures to ensure Department Engineers and Technicians meet the site engineering standard’s requirements, identify, and implement a plan to rectify deficiencies or gaps in the site library.

• Approve the programme of work for submission into the Annual Operating Plan (site budget) ensuring correct testing and maintenance is completed and assigned budgets are managed responsibly. Ensure the actual cost of maintaining the plant during a financial year is less than the AOP budget

• Develop and maintain a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for the list of equipment items to be tested, inspected, and maintained.

• Ensure the processes for designing and constructing new facilities and modifying existing ones, meet the requirements of the relevant industry standards.

• Fully exploit auditing of engineering procedures and systems to maintain a process of continuous improvement.

• Ensure opportunities to learn from experience are fully exploited.

• Identify and deliver innovative solutions to opportunities on the Fellside Site

• Provide technical support to maintenance and operational staff.

• Deliver actions as identified in the ‘Integrated Risk Assessment’, ‘Engineering Review’ and Management of Change documents / processes.

• Assist in resolving engineering plant problems outside the capability of the maintenance team.

• Ensure specialist contracts are appropriate and effectively managed, eg. Alstom, Fire Systems, LTSA, etc.

• Support Sellafield managed projects, as required / agreed ensuring changes are adequately documented and verify that changes to facilities and equipment are accurately recorded and kept up to date on drawings and data retrieval systems.

• As required, deputise for the Plant Manager and other members of the FCHP management team.

• Support and provide contributions to relevant cross–site forums, sharing information across these forums and at site.

• Provide out of hours and emergency call out support.

• Be part of the Duty Manager on call rota.

• To be fully conversant with px Safe Working Practices and following relevant training.

• Degree in engineering discipline or engineering apprenticeship with extensive relevant experience and noted continued professional development.

• E&M experience in a 24/7 process at department head level.

• Identifying and managing engineering risk.

• Knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical engineering compliance and legislation, including ATEX & DSEAR.

• Understanding and driving the department for Key Performance Indicators as set with the working contract.

• Understand and drive towards Process Safety Performance Indicators.

• Plant SHE procedures and documentation including PTW systems, confined space entry requirements.

• Working knowledge of Quality management systems.

• Budgetary management and control.

• Managing major E&M defects / events planned/ unplanned.

• Development, application & monitoring of site technical specifications, E&M policies, and procedures appropriate to plant facilities.

• Compliance with internal/external standards.

• Completion of inspections and contributions to interventions and reporting. Industrial facility design, construction, and modification.

• E&M process structure management and compliance including documentation, drawings, and CMMS management.

• Team management and development including competence and performance. Contract & client management.

• Able to develop and contribute to business plans, which integrate financial information with targets.

• Completed the required company induction into this role.

What you will receive from us:

Contribution towards eye test and glasses

Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount

Long Service Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Oil and Gas

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