Head of Technical

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Red Rock Power Full time

Job Title:
Head of Technical

Employment Type:
Permanent

Company Profile
Red Rock Power Limited is an investor, owner, operator and developer of renewable energy projects.

Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, our growing team are passionate about generating clean energy and supporting the UK and Europes net zero ambitions.

Our current portfolio includes five part or fully owned wind farm projects, each at different lifecycle stages.

Our operational wind farms Afton (100% equity), Beatrice (25%) and Överturingen (50%) have an installed capacity of 320 MW (RRPL proportion), while our development projects Benbrack onshore wind farm in the South West of Scotland (100%) and Inch Cape offshore wind farm off the East Coast (50%) will deliver an additional 570 MW.


Job Purpose
The Technical Department includes the Company engineering, asset management and construction management functions.

The Head of Technical will oversee the activities of the department to ensure that business objectives are achieved whilst supporting the adoption and implementation of a strong safety culture across the business.

As a member of the Senior Management Team they will play an active role in the leadership of Red Rock Power.


  • Lead the Technical Department, ensuring that it has the required capabilities, skills and capacity to deliver on its objectives.
  • Display a visible and active commitment to health and safety, ensuring the appropriate consideration of HSEQ issues.
  • Forge strong links between internal and external stakeholders to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach.
  • Oversee and/or deliver engineering Inputs to the Company's portfolio of projects at every stage: origination, development, construction and operational phases.
  • Provide technical input to the procurement process for major contracts and agreements required by the Company's projects.
  • Oversee the development of the operated asset management strategy and policy ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
  • Ensure non operated assets are effectively monitored, ensuring that staff are deployed to maximise learning for RRPL and to monitor project and operator performance.
  • Line management of direct reports across engineering, asset management and construction management
  • Ensure effective reporting across all department functions in line with company and shareholder requirements.
  • Research and advise upon leading industry technology developments to allow fast adoption and competitiveness.
  • Act as Director of subsidiary companies where required.

Skills
Essential

  • Strategic vision.
  • Innovative approach to problem solving.
  • Ability and credibility for interacting with different types of highlevel stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and external counterparties across all levels and across diverse cultures.
  • Proven ability to succinctly explain and communicate complex technical and commercial issues and able to translate technical findings into commercial implications.
  • Able to act as an ambassador for the business.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
Desirable

  • Leadership experience with excellent managerial and motivational skills.

Knowledge and Experience Required
Essential

  • Significant experience working in a leadership role in engineering and/or asset management in the renewables sector.
  • Broad understanding of legal, technical and commercial issues and risks related to projects within the energy sector.
  • Strong understanding of UK energy market fundamentals.
Desirable

  • Experience working in offshore wind.

Qualifications
Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant discipline.
Desirable

  • A passion for HSE and a good awareness of HSE legislation and standards, ideally NEBOSH qualified.

Core Competencies

  • Effective Communication
  • Trust & Integrity
  • Team Orientated
  • Decisive
  • Strategic Vision
  • Adaptable
  • Commercial/Business Awareness

What we offer

A competitive salary and annual bonus along with a range of benefits including, family medical care, holiday purchase scheme, 10% non-contributory pension, life assurance, income protection and electric car scheme.

The chance to work amongst a friendly, dedicated, sociable team and benefit from social, health and wellbeing initiatives.

We are committed to providing ongoing training opportunities for all staff and invest in allowing you to reach your career goals.

Through implementation of our hybrid working policy, we are committed to supporting a positive work-life balance for our employees whilst also maintaining valuable face time in the office.


We're committed to achieving an equal gender balance and greater representation of all ethnic groups, both in our company and within the renewables industry.

Diversity and inclusivity are central to our strength as a team as well as our culture as a business.

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