Process Support Manager - Tarbert & Peaking Plants

Base Location: Tarbert and Peaking Plants Power Station

Salary: €90,300 - €135,500 depending on skills and experience + car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time

The role

Reporting directly to the Station Manager, you’ll provide specialist Safety, Health and Environment guidance and support to the Management Team, ensuring policies and practices remain aligned with current and emerging health and safety legislation. You’ll lead and direct the SHE team across areas including performance, loss prevention, environment, chemistry, stores, finance and procurement, training and administration, helping to drive safe, compliant and effective station operations.

Some of your other main accountabilities will include;

• Leading the Process Support team across SHE, finance, logistics and science disciplines, driving high performance for Tarbert and the Peaking Plants while ensuring adherence to SSE policies, procedures, statutory requirements and site licence obligations.
• Coordinating safety, occupational health and wellbeing initiatives, whether led by Corporate SSE or developed locally at station level, helping to embed a strong safety and wellbeing culture.
• Support the development of Process Support team members through annual and bi-annual appraisals, identifying training needs and supporting development requests to build capability across the team.
• Leading and coordinating investigations into relevant incidents, identifying solutions, preparing reports where required and sharing safety learning and information effectively across the wider SSE organisation.

To be successful in this role, we would love you to have;

• A degree-level qualification, NFQ Level 8 or equivalent, accompanied by extensive relevant experience in a SHE, engineering or financial discipline.
• A strong understanding of Thermal plant processes, performance measures and key operational priorities.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify and apply best practice from both inside and outside the organisation.
• The drive to deliver incremental improvements across Tarbert and Peaking Plants’ key performance indicators.
• Strong forward-planning skills, with the ability to anticipate future challenges and put effective plans in place.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030. 

SSE Thermal keep the lights on for millions of people while pioneering low-carbon technologies. From ground-breaking carbon capture and storage projects to plans for what might be the world's first hydrogen-fired power station, we're transforming how we generate energy.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Pamela Hendry on pamela.hendry@sse.com or 01738 342002 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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