Electrical Operations – Maintenance Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Ensure safe, efficient, and commercially viable operations, maintenance, and comprehensive support for power generation assets and customer facilities nationwide.

• Carry out both planned and reactive maintenance, complex fault diagnosis, servicing, modifications, replacements, and rectifications across generation assets and auxiliary equipment.

• Analyze control program logic, software sequences, and telemetry signals to address operational anomalies in the plant.

• Determine root causes of known and potential faults and implement effective structural remediation.

• Maintain procedures, manuals, records, and stock control systems related to operations and maintenance.

• Provide accurate daily work accounts and communicate progress to line and equipment managers.

• Develop and oversee operations staff, including training in fault finding, commissioning, inspection, rectification, and remediation.

• Ensure progress on electrical works for safe, timely, and efficient completion.

• Manage the corporate NICEIC accreditation framework.

• Oversee Fire & Gas protection testing in compliance with statutory regulations.

• Create fault-finding, control, and replacement manuals and guides for electrical equipment.

• Conduct quality control and fault reporting for adopted plant and equipment.

• Supervise or perform installation and commissioning tests while maintaining accurate records.

• Guarantee compliance with health and safety legislation and company H&S/Quality procedures.

• Inspect and maintain site low voltage electrical equipment.

• Supervise and operate high voltage switchgear systems.

• Replace and upgrade outdated control systems and telemetry hardware.

• Define electrical engineering jobs and suggest additional work as needed.

• Prepare and deliver electrical training sessions.

• Develop commissioning and testing strategies, setting standards in collaboration with the Service Manager.

• Provide 24-hour call-out support according to a predetermined rota.

• Manage and prioritize your own workload effectively.

• Participate in operational and alignment meetings while performing other reasonable management tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive knowledge and experience in Electrical asset maintenance, Control Systems, and industrial Plant Commissioning.

• Proficiency with electric/electronic controls covering 12v DC to 415v AC 3ø configurations.

• Advanced skills in fault location, system diagnosis, and physical rectification of systems, PLC frameworks, and sequential logic controllers.

• Proven proactive experience in researching and understanding unfamiliar equipment, its operation, maintenance, common faults, and repair processes.

• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) and Electrical Inspection & Testing Certification (EIT 2391:52 or equivalent).

• HV AP/SAP status (High Voltage Authorised Person / Senior Authorised Person) or actively pursuing certification.

• Experience in Gas Engine Control, Performance Optimisation, and Commissioning on core platforms including CAT, Perkins, MAN, MWM, MTU, Mercedes, and Scania.

• Gas Safe Accreditation or a clear, verified pathway to obtain this credential during the initial onboarding probation period.

• Knowledge of current UK legislation and industrial environmental standards.

• Computer literacy and proficiency in modern asset management and logic configuration software.

• Significant experience in the reciprocating power generation industry.

• Self-driven and safety-conscious leadership qualities.

• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities while following clear instructions.

• Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities.

• Proven capability to meet tight contract deadlines.

• Flexible approach to a varying national workload, including regular commercial travel and overnight stays.

• UK driving license and passport are required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual performance-related bonus scheme.

• Pension contributions: 5.5% employer and 3.5% employee.

• Death in service benefit of 4x salary.

• Subsidized Private Health Scheme.

• Subsidized Health Cash Scheme.

• 25 days of holiday in addition to bank holidays.

• Option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days of annual leave.

• 2 extra days of holiday after 3 years of service.

• Birthday leave.

• Company Sick Pay.

• Company Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay.

• Discounts scheme.

• Referral program for friends.

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

• Access to Mental Health First Aiders.

• Charity Work Day.

• Social Committee for Company Events.