Site Manager

R0001505 Site Manager (Open)

As a vital member of the Asset Management Team, reporting to the Area Manager for the allocated area, you will oversee the safe and optimal performance of renewable energy assets. The role involves managing contractors to execute planned and corrective maintenance within specified time, quality, and cost parameters across your designated region. As Site Manager, you will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of power plants, ensuring that internal procedures are followed and that suppliers are in line with the best practices within the sector, promoting health and safety at work.

• Manage wind farms in line with budgetary expectations, identifying and communicating variances.
• Provide inputs to annual budgets for operating and capital expenditures.
• Focus on performance improvements to enhance wind farm profitability without compromising safety or quality.

• Maintain high standards in contractor performance and stakeholder engagement.
• Implement work plans for all sites, emphasizing the efficient generation of each wind turbine.
• Foster good relationships with key stakeholders through regular communication.
• Conduct frequent contractor audits on site to ensure governance against contract deliverables.
• Oversee project management to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with minimal impact on site performance.

• Produce monthly operational reports detailing Asset Management activities and site performance.
• Collaborate with Operational Analysts to address turbine performance issues.
• Provide inputs for written business cases to support initiatives and for special reports describing technical issues to be used for 'sharing knowledge' purposes and improvement of the internal technical specification.

• Participate in a rotational on-call rota system within the area.
• Be available for site attendance outside of regular working hours.
• Be available for site remote support when required to implement DSO/TSO and market agent or energy off taker instructions (for instance, to change power settings due to negative prices).

• Ensure the safety of all personnel on site, adhering to regulations and legislation.
• Uphold effective HSQE standards across the wind farm portfolio under your management.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections of contractors for QHSE compliance.
• Document safety incidents promptly, investigate as needed, provide recommendations and ensure the implementation of the agreed improvements.
• Lead emergency planning with regular exercises to verify its effectiveness.

Preferred

• Experience managing onshore wind farms (2-5 years).
• Knowledge of information documentation, monitoring, and reporting industry best practices.
• Experience of PV plants is beneficial.

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication at all levels.
• WTG analysis of faults and participation with corrective action planning.
• Strong scheduling and planning skills for timely task completion.
• Previous experience with O&M service companies and HV/LV equipment knowledge.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

• Strong experience in managing contractors and HSQE topics.
• Problem solving.
• High level of work autonomy.

• Educational background in a field of Mechanical, Electrical or Civil construction.
• Min 2-5 years’ experience working within the Renewables Industry.
• Project Management skills and experience.

Travel regularly (daily/weekly) within allocated area with potential European travel for training.

Edinburgh - Home

Full time

Regular