Maintenance Engineer

Hydro O&M Technician

Location – Dolgarrog

Contract Type – Permanent

Working Hours – Full time

Closing Date – 9 February 2025

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a O&M Technician to join our team at Dolgarrog in North Wales!

As an O&M Technician in the Wales & England hydro maintenance team, you will be responsible for the maintenance and optimisation of hydro-electric mechanical and electrical power generating plant, equipment, and related systems, based at Dolgarrog and serving power stations primarily in North Wales

Utilising your background knowledge and experience in the field of mechanical and electrical systems, you will be expected to provide a high level of asset specific technical knowledge and competence within your discipline area to complete plant outages, troubleshoot emergent issues and support other members of the O&M team and as a result deliver safe, flexible and reliable plant.

About the role

• Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance - Meet both legislative and corporate requirements & standards ensuring effective safety and operational practices are adopted.
• Develop robust risk based maintenance processes to deliver the commercial performance of the asset
• Budget management and cost control - Ensure maintenance expenditure is within approved budgets and plans, and manage resources effectively
• Engender a culture of innovation to ensure that business performance is continuously improved, including identifying areas where the power plant staff can learn from practices in place within the wider RWE Generation portfolio
• Management of Staff, Competence and Development - Demonstrate positive engagement with staff at all levels and promote a culture of wellbeing and a positive team environment
• Engagement with the wider RWE Business - Foster buy-in at all levels of the organisation

Job Requirements and Experience

• Proven experience maintaining plant equipment within the Hydro industry or a similar sector.
• High technical proficiency in mechanical and electrical disciplines, including the ability to interpret schematics and circuit diagrams.
• HNC/Degree qualification in an Engineering Discipline with practical experience in maintenance or operations.
• Strong ability to manage changing priorities with attention to detail, methodical approach, innovation, and commercial awareness.
• Effective team player, capable of thriving in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Knowledge of power generation safety management systems, including system Safety Rules, and Health, Safety, and Environmental legislation.
• Proficient IT skills, with desirable experience using SAP for Work Management and accessing information via SCADA systems (training provided).
• Flexibility to work outside core hours in a 24/7 operation, with a full, current driving license and customer-focused approach.

What we will offer you

• An expected starting salary from approximately £47,000 to £57,000 depending on experience and up to 10% annual bonus
• A personal retirement savings plan – if you put in 5% we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance for you and your family
• Enhanced parental leave from day 1 of you joining #TeamRWE – For primary care givers, weeks 1-29 will be fully paid and 30-39 paid via SMP. For secondary care givers, you’ll get 12 weeks of fully paid leave.
• One free professional membership subscription
• Access to flexible benefits such as Critical Illness, Dental Plan, Health Cash Plan, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle2Work, Electric Car Lease Scheme, Buy Additional Annual Leave and retail savings scheme
• Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing
• Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need
• Up to 2 days volunteering a year

To view a preview of our benefits site ‘YourHub’ and see some of the other benefits we have on offer please visit https://www.edenred.co.uk/campaigns/rwe-yourhub/index.html

Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 88936, application period: 30.01.2025. Any questions? Lee.clark@rwe.com

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Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.