EC&I Team Leader - Energy From Waste
Listed on 2026-01-09
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Energy Management/ Efficiency -
Energy/Power Generation
Electrical Engineering, Energy Management/ Efficiency, Power Plant / Engineering
Overview
Astute's Power Team are looking for an EC&I (Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation) Team Leader to join a large, brand new Energy from Waste Power Station located in Leicestershire.
The facility, which is now in full time operations, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 350,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate over 42 megawatts of low carbon energy.
Responsibilities- Direct supervision and management of EC&I Technicians, including direction, coordination and performance analysis.
- Development, implementation and maintenance of facility maintenance procedures and risk assessments.
- Management of C.E.M.S maintenance to ensure the plant remains environmentally compliant.
- Coordination and supervision of all plant maintenance activities, including contracted work.
- Planning, coordination and execution of large outage work scopes and safe maintenance of all HV/LV electrical and instrumented assets.
- Operation and interrogation of complex Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and implementation of maintenance strategies in line with industry best practices.
- Management of the site Computerised Maintenance Management System (alongside other discipline Engineers / Team Leaders) and support of spare part inventory and maintenance workshop.
- Leadership of maintenance improvement processes, corrective actions, defect notifications and rectification.
- Monitoring and improvement of site H&S performance, including safety inspections, plant area responsibilities and participation in routine H&S meetings and forums.
- HNC / ONC / HND in a relevant Engineering discipline such as Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Systems or similar.
- Minimum level 3 qualification in Process/Engineering/Operations discipline.
- Completed an apprenticeship and/or three years in a Power Generation/Heavy Process/Maintenance role (Royal Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered).
- IOSH/NEBOSH or a Health & Safety Qualification.
- Advantageous to hold a HV (High Voltage) Authorisation.
- Minimum five years experience in a supervisory capacity managing staff and contractors.
- At least five years maintenance / hands on experience working on EC&I assets including motors, drives, sensors, DCS / SCADA / PLC's, transformers, switch gear etc.
- High levels of IT literacy.
- Ability to read, analyse and interpret general, technical procedures and documentation.
- Ability to understand plant drawings and diagrams.
- Basic mathematical skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and calculation of rate, ratio, percent and development and interpretation of graphs.
Highly competitive salary (please ask for specifics). Bonus opportunity up to 10%. Private Medical. Pension. Full benefits available.
EEO StatementAstute People 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.
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