About this role
Our Business px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com px Group has been awarded a major Operations, Engineering and Maintenance (OE&M) contract by NZT Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) . This work will support two major regional projects: NZT Power’s carbon capture plant NEP’s onshore compression facilities Over the initial five-year term, px Group will deliver the OE&M requirements of the Operational Readiness phase, supporting commissioning and managing the handover from the Joint Venture project teams into full operations.
- The Opportunity We are now recruiting for an Operations Manager for NZT.
- The Operations Manager will be accountable for the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the NZT plant, ensuring delivery of production, reliability, and performance targets in line with regulatory, client, and px Group requirements.
- You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
- Lead and manage the Operations team, including shift teams, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant plant operation.
- Support Operational Readiness and commissioning activities, ensuring operational systems, procedures, and competencies are established ahead of start-up.
- Develop and implement operational processes, procedures (Level 3), and ways of working aligned to px Group Operating Standards and regulatory requirements.
- Establish, implement, and govern Safe Systems of Work (SSoW), including permit to work, isolations, and Safe Working Practices (SWP), ensuring effective control of all operational and maintenance activities.
- Define and manage operational authorisations, including appointment of competent and authorised persons (e.g. SAP/AP roles where applicable), ensuring clear delegation of responsibilities and control of plant status.
- Ensure robust application of control of work processes, including SIMOPS management, risk assessment, and hazard control.
- More responsibilities can be found on the Role Profile.