Plant Manager - Energy From Waste

Were supporting a high-performing Energy from Waste facility in Scotland, looking to appoint a Plant Manager to take full ownership of site operations, performance, and team leadership.

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This is a senior role with full responsibility for delivering operational excellence, driving safety culture, and ensuring the plant meets contractual and financial targets.

The Role Full accountability for site operations, maintenance, and overall performance Lead a strong safety-first culture, ensuring compliance with all HSE and environmental regulations Deliver plant KPIs including availability, efficiency, and output targets Own site P&L, budgets, and financial performance Lead, develop, and manage a multidisciplinary operations and maintenance team Oversee outage planning, execution, and recovery from unplanned shutdowns Manage key stakeholder relationships including regulators, contractors, and internal functions Drive continuous improvement across plant performance, reliability, and cost efficiency What Theyre Looking For Senior leadership experience within power generation, EfW, or process plant environments Strong track record managing plant performance and delivering against KPIs Experience owning budgets and financial performance Strong knowledge of HSE, environmental compliance, xwzovoh and permit conditions Engineering background or equivalent operational experience
- Qualification is essential Proven ability to lead, develop, and retain high-performing teams Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Why Consider It Full site ownership and autonomy Established asset with opportunity to improve performance Key leadership role within a growing energy platform