Job Description:

Astute's Power Team is partnering with a leading Energy company to recruit an Assistant Shift Team Leader for its CCGT power station in Larne, Northern Ireland.

The Assistant Shift Team Leader role comes with a start salary of up to £65,000 + £8,000 shift allowance + medical + bonus.

If you're an experienced DCS operator and are looking to work for the next step in your career and progression opportunities, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Assistant Shift Team Leader role

Reporting to the Shift Team Leader you will:

• Support the Shift Team Leader in coordinating and managing all production and operational activities to ensure safe, efficient, and profitable plant performance.
• Act as Deputy Shift Team Leader, taking full operational control during absences, including acting as Incident Controller when required.
• Ensure safe operation of plant and HV apparatus (up to 275kV) in accordance with the Safety Document System and statutory requirements.
• Oversee plant start-up, shutdown, synchronisation, and output control in line with grid and dispatch instructions.
• Monitor, analyse, and optimise plant performance data to improve efficiency and operational reliability.
• Identify operational issues and implement corrective actions, ensuring accurate logging and communication of all changes.
• Lead adherence to health, safety, and environmental standards, embedding a strong HSE-first culture across the shift team.
• Manage isolation schemes for routine, emergency, and maintenance work in coordination with engineering teams.
• Support planning, outage coordination, and cross-departmental communication including trading calls and operational meetings.
• Lead, motivate, and develop shift team members, promoting effective teamwork, training, and continuous improvement.

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Relevant qualification in an engineering discipline (e.g. HNC/HND or equivalent), or extensive demonstrable relevant operational experience.
• NEBOSH or IOSH health and safety qualification (desirable).
• Extensive experience in power plant operations and/or maintenance within a generation or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of operational procedures, safety systems, and legal/regulatory obligations in power generation.
• Experience operating or supervising within a Safety Document System and HV environment (up to 275kV desirable/essential capability).

The Assistant Shift Team Leader role would suit someone who is:

• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage teams in high-pressure operational environments.
• Highly safety-focused mindset with a proactive approach to HSE and operational risk management.
• Flexible, adaptable, and willing to work shift patterns and respond to operational demands, including emergencies and out-of-hours requirements.

• Starting salary of up to £75,000 inclusive of shift allowance.
• Competitive package incl. private medical insurance and bonus
• Opportunity to work for a leading energy company

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