Job description

O&M Manager
Our client is the world's largest independent renewable energy company they are searching for an experienced O&M Manager to work at either their Kings Langley or Exeter office or to be a home worker who is able to travel across the South region including Hampshire, Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset - regular travel to operational sites in these areas will be required.
Job Purpose
You will ensure contractual and statutory compliance for a portfolio of Solar O&M contracts, following company safety, quality and environmental systems. The goals are to maximise the production from client assets, increase maintenance efficiency and achieve a high level of safety performance.
You will be an electrical engineer with experience planning maintenance on MW-scale solar plants. You will have the opportunity to work towards Authorised Person (AP) or Senior Authorised Person (SAP) status.
This is a permanent role and will require availability for some weekend on-call duties. Although office-based, regular travel to operational sites will also be required. A company vehicle allowance, phone and laptop/tablet will be provided.
Key Accountabilities
Reporting to the Senior O&M Manager, the responsibilities of the O&M Manager include:

• Provide the Solar O&M service to meet the client contractual requirements, including the provision of a reactive callout service operating 24/7/365
• Staff terms, recruitment, training, and competency. Ensuring callout rota has full coverage.
• Commercial offerings and contractual terms
• Work with Tools and vehicle coordinator to ensure all Tool and equipment needs are met
• Measure maintenance performance metrics and take actions to improve
• Produce maintenance plans observing contract, manufacturer's requirements, and good industry practice
• Schedule resources, safely managing work control, and reporting on completed work
• Ensure compliance with the Safety Rules
• Write and review RAMS, permits and maintenance procedures
• Daily management of a team of engineers, ensuring adherence to safety requirements at all time
• Stock management and procurement of materials
• Manage supplier relationships and equipment warranties
• Collaborate with external stakeholders such as DNO and asset owner
• Reacting to emergencies, site outages and changing circumstances
• Determine common causes of lost production and identifying performance improvement opportunities
• Single point of contact for the O&M service, and providing updates to clients and information for contractual reporting (within specific region)
• P&L responsibilities for the services and contracts under management
• Ensure client invoicing and supplier payment is carried out correctly
• Play an important part in adopting new sites into the maintenance systems
• Used and maintain a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and other quality management tools
• Achieve and maintain Control Person status under Electrical Safety Rules
• Other tasks determined by the role

Knowledge
Essential:

• Knowledge of the legislation underpinning UK low voltage electrical asset operation and maintenance
• Detailed knowledge of UK industry
• Detailed knowledge of LV asset maintenance practices including HSG230

Desirable:

• Knowledge of solar farm assets

Skills
Essential:

• Strong approach to safe working practices
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities whilst ensuring safety and quality are maintained
• Identify problems, conduct analysis and develop solutions
• Plan high voltage maintenance work including labour, materials and skills

Experience
Essential:

• Experience successful commercial and contractual business management
• Experience solving tough technical and commercial challenges with new approaches
• Experience working under and contributing to improvements of ISO9001 compliant management systems
• Previous line management of Engineers

Desirable:

• Have previously set up a new service or department

Qualifications
Essential:

• Full UK driving licence
• Experience engineering or other relevant qualification, or equivalent industry experience
• Electrical Engineering undergraduate degree or equivalent industry experience
• IOSH Managing Safely or CITB SMSTS or equivalent

Desirable:

• Holds or previously held SAP, AP, Control Person authorisation under high voltage electrical safety rules
• NEBOSH diploma desirable.