Production Lead - Electrical

Job Title: Production Lead - Electrical

Location: Immingham

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £60-65,000 based upon experience

Benefits: Pension, Private Medical, Incentive plan, 25 Holidays

About VPI

VPI is a leading power company operating in the UK, Ireland and Germany. We tackle the big, systemic challenges in the energy transition.

We bring together expertise in trading, operations and engineering to identify and anticipate challenges that will emerge as the energy transition unfolds. We then act to solve them.

Today, our portfolio includes reliable thermal power, battery storage and carbon capture projects.

Together, these assets deliver decarbonised, dispatchable, and flexible power generation to meet the needs of millions of homes and businesses.

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Individual to join our team in a challenging and rewarding role within the Power Industry. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Technician looking to take the next step in their career, or for an Engineer keen to apply both technical expertise and hands on practical skills in a dynamic environment; ideal for those who thrive on problem-solving, leadership, and continuous development.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the maintenance of all LV and HV equipment on site, including generators, transformers, switchgear, AC/DC motors, excitation systems, electrical protection, SF6 filled switchgear and other ancillary systems.
• Required to ensure health, safety and environmental standards are met by providing direct supervision of work activities and contract staff.
• Develop, communicate, and implement complex and multiple task plans, including resource management and scheduling.
• Responsible for the Electrical Maintenance development and management of budgets within Maximo CMMS, including work order close-out, raising requisitions, updating work instructions, and receipting purchase orders promptly.
• Responsible for the technical specification and management of support contracts, monitoring performance and developing action plans.
• Undertake routine maintenance and non-routine maintenance activities in accordance with regulations, procedures and operational requirements to ensure plant is operating safely, effectively and efficiently.
• Carry out first line maintenance activities to response to emergency/ unscheduled breakdowns of plant.
• Investigate complex technical issues relating to critical equipment, identifies, diagnose, report and remediate defects.
• Participate in Reliability studies, RCA,'s, HAZOPs for plant areas
• Produce Maintenance work packs including reviews of risk assessments and method statements.
• Undertake Site Safety Rule authorizations from Competent Person, Nominated Supervisor to Appointed Person.
• Prepares LV and HV Electrical work content for outage periods and drives resource to deliver outage expectations, safely, on time and in budget.
• Coaches and gives technical guidance to discipline technicians, authors technical documentation, identifies gaps and assists EC&I Team Lead in development of training plans.
• Provides support to Operations Team and ensures defects and status along with maintenance activities are effectively communicated to the shift teams.

What we're looking for

Essential:

• Apprentice trained with a HNC / HND in a relevant Electrical Engineering discipline or Degree (or higher) in an Engineering Discipline
• Proven experience in planning, scoping, and delivering LV and HV electrical works
• Previous experience of being trained and authorised in safety rules & HV electrical authorisations
• Minimum of 10 years experience within a related discipline

Desirable:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• COMPEX and 18th Edition (BS-7671) trained
• Experience from the Power Generation sector is preferred although not essential

Why Join VPI?

• Known for our ability to think and act fast using our energy intelligence, our mission is to enable the energy transition by providing the power we need today and tomorrow
• Whether you're an experienced professional or looking to grow, VPI provides structured development pathways.
• VPI offers competitive salary, pension scheme, PMI (private medical insurance), long-term incentive plan and holiday starting at 25 days plus bank holidays.

Ready to Apply?

If you are looking for a new challenge within a dynamic and forward-thinking rganisation, we want to hear from you!

Apply today and help shape the future of power generation.