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Permanent

Maintenance Manager

Astute People
Isle of Wight
money-bag Negotiable
Posted: 03 May 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 30 May 2026
Ref: 225052971


Astute''s Power team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company to recruit a Maintenance Manager for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Newport, Isle of Wight.

The vital Maintenance Manger role comes with a competitive salary + car allowance + bonus + private medical + benefits package.

If you''re a Maintenance Manager and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.


Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Plant Manager you will be responsible for:

  • Leading, training, and developing a team of multi-skilled maintenance technicians responsible for maintaining all plant equipment to the highest of standards to ensure maximum availability.
  • The role will cover both the Energy from Waste (EfW) and the Mechanical Pre Treatment (MPT) Facility.
  • Liaising with the Operations Manager and site Engineers for the purpose of plant improvement / modification / upgrade work
  • Planning and managing plant outages.
  • Managing the maintenance department''s budget.
  • Ensure compliance with health & safety policies, environmental regulations, and site licences
  • Manage team performance, including rotas, training and workload allocation



Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
  • Ideally having a HNC minimum qualification in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation, etc
  • Ideally a formal health and safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH



Experience, knowledge and personal skills:

The Maintenance Manager role would suit someone who has:
  • Supervisory or management experience in a Maintenance/Engineering role on a power station or similar heavy process environment such as Power Generation (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, Coal, etc), Paper Mills, Refineries, Petrochemical, Waste Treatment (MBT, MPT, etc)
  • Strong knowledge of pressure systems safety regulations (PSSR) would be ideal
  • Experience working with rotating plant and steam boilers.
  • Knowledge of environmental permits, H&S issues and safe working environments
  • Experience of managing budgets



Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Manager role
  • Competitive basic salary
  • Car allowance
  • Performance related bonus
  • Private Medical
  • Good pension
  • Other excellent benefits

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Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government''s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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