Energise Your Career, Accelerate a Net-Zero Future #RenewablesJobs The opportunityAs a Senior Regional Manager in Onshore Wind Operations, you will be at the forefront of maintaining, ensuring safety, and managing the day-to-day operations of a designated onshore wind energy region.
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You will directly oversee Area Managers and bear responsibility for the comprehensive maintenance and upkeep of wind turbines, high voltage (HV) equipment, facilities, tracks, and associated infrastructure within your region.
As an integral member of the management team within the Asset Operations directorate and the Onshore Business Unit, your role will involve strategic collaboration to drive the business's growth towards a 10GW capacity and uphold industry-leading operational standards.Pay, benefits and culture If you're looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a Net Zero future – then you're in the right place!' Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change helps us continue to grow successfully.
We're committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment.
Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life.
You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that's an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits.
We'll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that's on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.
We're committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more.
This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone's Welcome inclusion programme.We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
What you'll be doing This role offers a dynamic and impactful opportunity for a seasoned professional in the renewable energy sector to lead a critical region in achieving operational excellence and strategic growth.
As a Senior Regional Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of the onshore wind operations, contributing to the company's mission of sustainable energy expansion and industry leadership.
Effective and efficient delivery of the services and performance levels which set out in the Operation and Maintenance Agreements (OMAs) for the various windfarms in the region.Financial planning and management for the region, responsible for revenue and costs in order to achieve the commercial objectives of the business unit and directorate.
Work directly with the Planning team, OEMs and Portfolio Management team to deliver effective and safe maintenance across all wind farms in assigned region with well-planned and efficiently deployed resources.Work with Training experts to ensure that all aspects of the Regional team's training is planned, designed and executed to support safe, compliant and effective operations.
Ensure that effective safety and quality management is role modelled and embedded throughout the team and processes, with effective controls, audit and assurance.
Represent, when needed, EDF UK in Asset Operations meetings, tradeshows, conventions.
What do you need to be great at this role?
You will require a solid education coupled with strong / proven experience in operations and maintenance and securing and maintaining a safe environment for all operations.
Experience of establishing / managing internal and external relationships.Qualification in electrical and/or mechanical engineering to at least HND level (or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience).Solid understanding of electrical and/or mechanical engineering principles.A safety qualification is required (IOSH working safely as a minimum, NEBOSH desirable).
Strong experience of managing risks and challenges of working in a wind turbine environment.Experience in budget setting and management for internal resources and 3rd party service activities.Sound knowledge in the application of UK based Wind Turbine Safety Rules, and in industry standard High Voltage Operating procedures and safety rules.Strong understanding of the requirements for optimising the performance of a wind farm.Good understanding of renewable operations and the technical systems involved.
Previous accreditation as AT/AE under WTSR an advantage.
Flexible to travel around the UK and overseas as the role requires (majority of any UK travel is to EDF wind farms and offices, overseas travel will be rare and mainly to EDF offices in France).You'll be a self-starter, with excellent organisational, planning and scheduling skills.Excellent (English), oral and written, communication skills.Full UK driving licence.
Closing date for applications: 2nd December 2024Covering England and Wales Why EDF Renewables?
At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we're committed to tackling climate change.
Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.
It's a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland's challenging net zero targets.
With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland's most diverse generator of renewable energy.
To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we're working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.
If you're passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us.
Join us, and let's do good together.