Electrical Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Engineer

Ylem Energy

22d

About The Position

The Electrical O&M Engineer delivers safe, efficient and commercially successful operations, maintenance and operational support across YLEM Power’s nationwide power-generation assets and customer facilities. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance, technical fault response, critical repairs and other operational activities, ensuring work is completed safely, on time, within agreed commercial parameters and to customer requirements. The engineer proactively identifies root causes of known and potential faults and implements effective, lasting remediation. The position includes maintenance and fault diagnosis across generation assets, auxiliary equipment, electrical systems and controls; supervision and support of operations staff; coordination of accreditation and statutory testing; and preparation of commissioning, testing, training and technical documentation. The role provides 24-hour call-out cover on an agreed rota and involves a varying national workload, commercial travel and overnight stays. The preferred candidate location is around the Midlands or southern England, though the role is nationwide.

Requirements

Extensive knowledge and experience of electrical asset maintenance, control systems and industrial plant commissioning.
Experience with electrical and electronic controls spanning 12V DC to 415V AC three-phase configurations.
Advanced ability to locate faults, diagnose systems and physically rectify systems, PLC frameworks and sequential logic controllers.
Proactive experience researching unfamiliar equipment, including its operation, maintenance, common faults and repair.
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 working towards certification.
Experience with gas-engine control, performance optimisation and commissioning across core platforms including CAT, Perkins, MAN, MWM, MTU, Mercedes and Scania.
Gas Safe accreditation, or a clear, verified pathway to complete the credential within the initial onboarding probation period.
Prioritisation and advanced professional organisation.
Knowledge of current UK legislation and industrial environmental standards.
Computer literacy and proficiency with modern asset-management and logic-configuration software.
Ability to use initiative to deliver field-service excellence and follow clear instructions.
Self-motivated, safety-oriented leadership and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and challenges while maintaining customer delivery.
Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
Proven ability to meet tight contract-agreed deadlines.
Flexible approach to a varying national workload, regular commercial travel and overnight stays; a UK driving licence and passport are required.

Nice To Haves

Significant, specialised experience in the reciprocating power-generation industry.

Responsibilities

Use, maintain and improve operations and maintenance procedures, manuals, records and stock-control systems.
Carry out day-to-day operations and maintenance, including complex fault diagnosis, servicing, modification, replacement and rectification across generation assets and auxiliary equipment.
Investigate control-program logic, software sequence shortfalls and telemetry signal faults to resolve operational anomalies.
Submit accurate, detailed daily records of work and relevant observations using standard documentation.
Communicate with the line manager and equipment manager before the end of each working day to update them on work and customer satisfaction.
Develop and supervise operations staff, increasing their responsibility for electrical and control-system work where cost-effective.
Track electrical works to ensure safe, timely and efficient completion.
Coordinate the company’s NICEIC accreditation framework.
Coordinate fire and gas protection testing of units and operating sites in accordance with current statutory regulations.
Develop fault-finding, control and replacement manuals or guides for electrical equipment with other electrical staff.
Carry out quality control and fault reporting for adopted plant and equipment.
Supervise or undertake installation and commissioning tests, ensuring records are accurate and retained.
Ensure work complies with current health and safety legislation and company health, safety and quality policies and procedures.
Continue developing personal skills and knowledge and support the development of collaborating engineers.
Inspect and maintain site low-voltage electrical equipment.
Supervise and undertake operation of high-voltage switchgear systems.
Replace and upgrade obsolete control systems and telemetry hardware.
Scope electrical engineering jobs and make clear recommendations for additional work.
Prepare, develop and deliver electrical training with other staff.
Prepare commissioning and testing strategies and set standards with the Service Manager.
Provide 24-hour call-out support for operational matters in accordance with an agreed rota.
Prioritise and coordinate own workload.
Support, guide and train staff in fault-finding, commissioning, inspection, rectification and remediation.
Attend relevant operational and alignment meetings.
Undertake other reasonable tasks required by management in pursuit of its goals.