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Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader – CCGT Power Station

Circa £75,000 + bonus + benefits

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader to join the leadership team at Rye House Power Station, a modern CCGT power station based in Hertfordshire.

This is a key site-based leadership role, responsible for leading the Mechanical Maintenance Team and supporting the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the facility. The successful candidate will play a central role in delivering the site’s mechanical maintenance strategy, supporting outages, managing contractors, developing the team and driving long-term maintenance improvements across the plant.

The role will involve:

Leading the Mechanical Maintenance Team to deliver safe and effective maintenance across the site
Supporting the development and implementation of the mechanical maintenance strategy
Leading mechanical breakdown response, planned shutdowns, outages and major overhaul activities
Preparing mechanical work scopes and resource plans for outage periods
Ensuring outage work is delivered safely, on time and within budget
Providing direct supervision of mechanical work activities and contractor teams
Managing technical specifications, support contracts and contractor performance
Developing action plans to improve maintenance delivery and asset performance
Coaching and providing technical guidance to Mechanical Technicians
Identifying training needs and supporting team development and performance reviews
Planning and coordinating multiple mechanical workstreams, projects and improvement activities
Supporting future investment opportunities, plant modifications and reliability improvements
Maintaining high standards of health, safety, environmental compliance and housekeeping
Working closely with operations, engineering and site leadership teams to support plant availability
To be considered for this role, you should have:

A recognised mechanical qualification at HNC level or above
Mechanical maintenance experience within power generation or heavy industry
Strong experience across rotating and static mechanical plant equipment
Previous experience leading, supervising or coordinating maintenance teams and contractors
Experience supporting outages, shutdowns, planned maintenance and plant improvement activities
Good knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
Strong communication, planning and organisational skills
The ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritise workload under pressure
A collaborative approach and the ability to support, coach and develop others
Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving capability
Good computer literacy and experience working with maintenance systems
IOSH Managing Safely or similar would be advantageous
Experience with budgets, contracts and contractor management would also be beneficial
What’s on offer:

Competitive salary circa £75,000
A South East Allowance of £2,000
Bonus up to 27.5%
Further retention bonus
Private medical cover
Income protection
Life assurance
Pension
36 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
Overtime opportunities at 1.5x
Ongoing training and development
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance professional to step into a senior leadership role within a high-performing CCGT power station environment.

For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton or Callum Sheppard at SCINERGY Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)