OM Site Manager - Bristol
OM Site Manager - Bristol
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Job Description
Hemiko
Hemiko is a fastgrowing innovative business which designs builds operates maintains and finances low carbon district energy networks and building energy systems for communities. We work with local authorities developers house builders and property owners to reduce costs energy consumption and carbon emissions through innovative design and proactive intelligence led system operations and optimisation.
With the decarbonisation of our heating systems now becoming a national imperative we are experiencing rapid growth in demand for the design build operation and maintenance of low carbon district heating systems and for the decarbonization of existing building heating systems especially to replace distributed fossil fuel heating with centralised low carbon heat generation.
Hemiko is absolutely committed to an honest and collaborative approach to all our work to being innovative in everything we do always looking for better ways to do things and on avoiding the business curses of unnecessary complexity and silos.
We appreciate that no ones circumstances are the same and having the flexibility in working environments work is essential to our wellbeing. If this is significant to you let us know when you apply and we will discuss how this could work in your role.
Hemiko strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from anyone regardless of ethnic origin gender gender expression disability age trade union activity marital status religious belief sexual orientation or socioeconomic background.
We are Armed Forces friendly. We welcome applications from exArmed Forces personnel reservists armed forces veterans cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
The Role
Your lead responsibility will be to provide management of sites and operational projects to ensure all sites are operating well. Projects will range from single site boiler room and energy centre installations or servicing through to large new build and retrofit district heating schemes.
The compact nature of the business and our rapid growth means that the candidate has significant opportunity to develop their career in a friendly environment. We are looking to develop teams of engineers that will be able to grow into designing a variety of energy related systems. It is anticipated therefore that the candidate would be seeking to broaden their skills horizon.
This position will differ from conventional management in that you will be given the opportunity to own a project with involvement in pricing of additional works alongside the required scheduled O&M services.
Specific Tasks
Participating on the delivery of new energy projects during the preconstruction build and operational phases working with and supported by the wider Hemiko Team. In more detail this will include:
- Responsible for the safe and effective operation of a number of district heating sites across Bristol and further afield. For the sites that you manage you will be responsible for delivering the following (but not limited to);
- Setting up procedures and processes for new heat networks / additions to existing networks as they come across into the operational phase either through adopting live contracts or new build sites.
- Ensuring high availability through scoping of spare parts site visibility/remote monitoring and data analysis.
- Proactively manage and build our client and customer relationships with regards to day to day running of the sites and attendance to any regular client reporting meetings.
- Responsible for delivery of any specialist services and call out contracts as well as general supply chain activities.
- Responsible for operational budgets & reporting against business KPIs. This will include scoping up corrective works for system improvements and any potential breakdowns.
- Assistance in the identifying areas to improve operational performance and management of subsequent energy centre upgrade works.
- Continually improve operating procedures and ensure they are being adhered to.
- Support the development of new customer offers with technical operational and pricing input.
Candidate
We are looking for someone with a good knowledge of district heating schemes from generation to distribution as well as plant controls & processes. The candidate will need to ensure that all plant is maintained according to planned maintenance schedules and the sites are running as reliably and efficiently as possible. The candidate will be responsible to run a commercially successful fleet of heat networks with support from the rest of the department. The candidate will need excellent stakeholder management and communication skills ensuring a customer focus within all areas of operational activities and that effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts.
The candidate will be organised and selfstarting a reliable figurehead in the operations team. They will inspire a performancecentred culture across both the operations department and wider company.
We will want you to join our journey toward a more environmentally and technically responsible and effective way of delivering energy systems moving away from conventional processes into a more innovative and freethinking environment.
Knowledge and Qualifications
- Technical qualifications in an engineering/ operations management or related discipline to degree level and / or equivalent experience relevant to the role.
- Proven experience in the operation of large projects preferably in district heating including; CHP gas boilers biomass boilers energy centres etc.
- Understanding of BMS/SCADA systems and/or energy software programming
- A willingness to travel regularly
- On route to chartered status (CEng IEng) from respected Engineering Institute
- Recommended NEBOSH IOSH or similar.
Skills
- Excellent understanding of and interest in how systems / equipment work with practical experience in operating plants / delivering projects.
- Excellent communication skills for liaising with both internal & external stakeholders
- Fully IT proficient; Word PowerPoint Excel email systems etc as a minimum.
- Proven team leadership and people management skills preferred.
- Good organisational time management and planning.
Remuneration and Info
- Remuneration: Competitive with market.
- Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance.
- An inclusive culture that promotes diversity.
- Holidays 25 days a year plusstatutory holidays with an option to purchase or sell up to an additional 5 days per annual leave year.
- Pension plan provision.
- Private health care scheme available.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Electric Car lease scheme.
- Health and wellbeing support.
- Continuing learning and development opportunities.
- Company PC/laptop etc.
Informal Enquires
For a discussion about this role please contactNathanael Hayden email address: to arrange a suitable time for a discussion.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
