Electrical Operations & Maintenance; O&M) Engineer

YLEM Power is the Group’s specialist operations and maintenance business, providing technical, engineering and asset support services to owners and operators of distributed energy infrastructure across the UK.

The business brings together experienced field engineers, technical specialists, account managers and remote monitoring capabilities to help customers maximise plant availability, operational efficiency and asset life. Its services include planned and reactive maintenance, engine servicing, fault diagnosis, performance optimisation, remote monitoring, compliance support and long-term asset management.

YLEM Power supports a range of energy technologies and operational environments, including flexible generation, combined heat and power, landfill gas, battery energy storage and other decentralised energy assets. Employees within YLEM Power work in a technically focused, service-led environment where safety, reliability, responsiveness and customer performance are central to the business.

The Electrical O&M Engineer is key to the delivery of safe, efficient, and commercially successful operations, maintenance, and comprehensive operational support across the Company's expanding portfolio of nationwide Power Generation assets and customer facilities.

The role ensures that all planned and reactive maintenance, technical fault response, critical repairs, and core operational activities are performed safely, on time, within agreed commercial parameters, and to precise customer requirements.

The ideal will deliver engineering service excellence using a proactive strategy to target & identify the root causes of faults (both known or potential) and implement structural, efficient methods of remediation.

Location - Nationwide but would prefer candidates to be located around the Midlands/ South area of England

• Utilisation, compliance and improvement of the company’s operations and maintenance procedures, manuals, record keeping and stock control systems.
• Day to day operations and maintenance including (but not limited to); complex fault diagnosis, service, modification, replacement, and rectification across all generation assets and auxiliary equipment.
• Interrogate and decipher control program logic, software sequence shortfalls, or telemetry signal faults to resolve plant operational anomalies.
• Submit accurate and detailed daily accounts of work undertaken utilising standard documentation, including any observations beyond the core task.
• Communicate with your line manager and equipment manager prior to the end of each working day, to ensure update of works and customer satisfaction.
• Development and supervision of operations staff with the intention of increasing direct responsibility (where this is cost effective) for all aspects of electricals and control systems.
• Maintain progress on all electrical works to ensure works are carried out in a safe, timely, and efficient manner.
• Coordinate the corporate NICEIC accreditation framework.
• Coordinate the Fire & Gas protection testing of all units and operating sites in accordance with current statutory regulations.
• Develop fault finding, control and replacement manuals/guides for electrical equipment in conjunction with the other electrical staff.
• Quality control and fault reporting of adopted plant and equipment.
• Supervise and or undertake all necessary installation & commissioning tests and ensure that records are accurate and retained.
• Ensure all work and practices are conducted in accordance with current H&S legislation and the Company H&S/Quality policy and procedures.
• A commitment to continuous enhancement of skills and knowledge, and that of the engineers collaborating with you.

• Ensure detailed inspection and maintenance of site LV electrical equipment.
• Supervise and undertake operation of HV switch gear systems.
• Replace and Upgrade obsolete Control Systems and telemetry hardware.
• Scoping of Electrical Engineering jobs producing clear recommendation for additional works to be conducted.
• Prepare, develop and deliver Electrical training in conjunction with other staff.
• Preparation of commissioning and testing strategies and setting of standards in conjunction with the Service Manager.
• Provide 24-hour call out support cover to respond to operating matters as per agreed rota.
• Prioritisation and coordination of your own workload.
• Provide support, guidance, and train staff on fault finding, commissioning, inspection, rectification, and…