Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader

Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader - CCGT Power Station

Circa £75,000 + bonus + benefits

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader to join the leadership team at Rye House Power Station, a modern CCGT power station based in Hertfordshire. This key site‑based leadership role is responsible for leading the Mechanical Maintenance Team and supporting the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the facility. The successful candidate will play a central role in delivering the site's mechanical maintenance strategy, supporting outages, managing contractors, developing the team and driving long‑term maintenance improvements across the plant.

• Lead the Mechanical Maintenance Team to deliver safe and effective maintenance across the site
• Support the development and implementation of the mechanical maintenance strategy
• Lead mechanical breakdown response, planned shutdowns, outages and major overhaul activities
• Prepare mechanical work scopes and resource plans for outage periods
• Ensure outage work is delivered safely, on time and within budget
• Provide direct supervision of mechanical work activities and contractor teams
• Manage technical specifications, support contracts and contractor performance
• Develop action plans to improve maintenance delivery and asset performance
• Coach and provide technical guidance to Mechanical Technicians
• Identify training needs and support team development and performance reviews
• Plan and coordinate multiple mechanical work streams, projects and improvement activities
• Support future investment opportunities, plant modifications and reliability improvements
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, environmental compliance and housekeeping
• Work closely with operations, engineering and site leadership teams to support plant availability

• Recognised mechanical qualification at HNC level or above
• Mechanical maintenance experience within power generation or heavy industry
• Strong experience across rotating and static mechanical plant equipment
• Previous experience leading, supervising or coordinating maintenance teams and contractors
• Experience supporting outages, shutdowns, planned maintenance and plant improvement activities
• Good knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
• Strong communication, planning and organisational skills
• Ability to manage multiple work streams and prioritise workload under pressure
• Collaborative approach and ability to support, coach and develop others
• Strong fault‑finding, diagnostic and problem‑solving capability
• Good computer literacy and experience working with maintenance systems
• IOSH Managing Safely or similar would be advantageous
• Experience with budgets, contracts and contractor management would also be beneficial

• Competitive salary circa £75,000
• A South East Allowance of £2,000
• Bonus up to 27.5%
• Further retention bonus
• Private medical cover
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Pension
• 36 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Overtime opportunities at 1.5x
• Ongoing training and development