Location
Llanberis, North Wales

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary and benefits package

About the Role
ENGIE UK is seeking a dynamic and experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the Maintenance Department at Dinorwig Power Station. You will be responsible for directing maintenance operations, establishing maintenance objectives, budgets, and KPIs to drive plant and team performance. This role requires close collaboration with wider group colleagues to ensure alignment with the Business and Strategic Commercial Plan. Key responsibilities include developing and managing plans for planned, preventative, predictive, and breakdown maintenance, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and company procedures, and providing engineering and quality guidance for all maintenance activities. You will also manage staff appraisals, training, development, recruitment, and oversee the departmental Quality Management System. Strategic planning of short- and long-term outages to minimize commercial impact is a critical part of this role. This position is based on-site and is not remote.

About Us
First Hydro Company, part of ENGIE UK, is one of the UK’s most dynamic electric generators, managing and operating the pumped storage plants at Dinorwig and Ffestiniog in the Snowdonia region of North Wales.

Experience
- Extensive experience in power plant maintenance, engineering, and operations
- Significant O&M experience in a power station or similar engineering environment
- Proven track record delivering short- and long-term projects across multiple disciplines
- Experience analysing maintenance plan performance and unit downtime
- Expertise in developing and implementing O&M policies and practices
- Strong contract management and negotiation skills
- Experience planning, developing, monitoring, and reporting O&M budgets and plans
- Ability to foster an open communication climate and build effective relationships

About You
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to handle complex situations and prioritize under pressure
- Excellent planning, development, and execution abilities
- Proficient in general IT skills
- Strong problem-solving and fault diagnosis capabilities
- Efficient resource management aligned with team and business needs
- Team player mentality

Qualifications
Essential:
- Engineering-related degree or equivalent qualifications and experience
- Membership of an engineering institution
- IOSH Managing Safely certification
Desirable:
- Formal qualification or recognition in management studies
- Chartered Engineer Status or working towards it
- NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent