Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a global company, to recruit for an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Reliability Manager to assist with the UK, and occasionally global, O&M matters across the fleet of Energy from Waste Power Stations.
The vital O&M Reliability Manager role comes with a competitive salary + Car Allowance + Bonus + Private Medical + travel expenses + other benefits. This is a hybrid role which will involve travel across the UK as well as international travel.
If you’re an experienced Plant, Operations, Engineering/Maintenance Manager, who would like to work for a company who invest in professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties
Reporting to the O&M/Performance Director, you will be responsible for:
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Perform independent audits and inspections across O&M sites, delivering comprehensive reports, improvement initiatives, and practical recommendations to strengthen operational reliability, maintenance efficiency, and asset health.
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Maintain full compliance of operational and maintenance activities with legal, corporate, client, HSEQ, and industry standards, while fostering a proactive culture of safety, discipline, and ongoing improvement.
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Assess plant performance, maintenance practices, equipment condition, and reliability data to detect risks, optimise asset efficiency, and drive preventative and predictive maintenance efforts.
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Design and execute operational assurance and reliability programmes for EfW, Biomass, Renewable Gas, Biogas/AD, and industrial process plants, ensuring standardised practices and effective resolution of performance gaps.
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Contribute to major incident investigations, behavioural safety programmes, and cross-site knowledge sharing, providing regular operational and reliability insights to senior management and Group HSE teams
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
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Ideally a Degree in a relevant Engineering subject – those with HND/HNCs will also be considered
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A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH will be advantageous but not a necessity
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A full UK driving licence is a necessity given the nature of the role with travel
Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge
The O&M Reliability Manager would suit someone who has:
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Prior Senior Management experience within the O&M Team of a Power Station (ideally EfW) – those with significant Operations/Engineering Management will also be considered
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Strong understanding of critical plant including boiler systems, steam cycles, rotating plant, etc.
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Proven background in operations, maintenance, reliability, asset integrity or operational assurance roles
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Good financial and commercial acumen
Salary and benefits of the O&M Reliability Manager role
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A competitive basic salary
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Car allowance
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Travel expenses
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Bonus
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Private healthcare
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Other benefits
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