Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer 

Fort William, Highlands
Relocation support

A variety of excellent benefits 

Hours: Monday – Thursday: 07:30 – 16:00 Friday: 07:30 – 12:30

Nine Twenty Highland are proud to be supporting a leading industrial employer in the Highlands with the appointment of a Electrical Maintenance Engineer -  This is a key role within the engineering function, offering the opportunity to play a central part in developing a reliability-centred maintenance culture within a complex, heavy engineering environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Department Engineer will provide technical leadership and expertise across both planned and reactive maintenance activities. While primarily office-based, this role works closely with operations, maintenance teams and contractors to drive continuous improvement, safety, and reliability across site.

Key Responsibilities

Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ):

• Ensure all engineering activities are carried out in line with health, safety and environmental standards
• Lead and support accident and incident investigations, ensuring robust corrective actions
• Ensure isolation procedures are followed correctly, including control of hazardous energy
• Provide clear, safe instructions and ensure teams are adequately trained for all tasks
• Contribute to the development, review and compliance of company policies and procedures

Maintenance & Reliability:

• Lead and deliver the weekly maintenance schedule using CMMS and site information centres
• Manage and develop trade and apprentice workforce within your area
• Instil a strong reliability-focused culture across the maintenance function
• Lead site reliability projects using recognised lean principles
• Identify and respond to changes in engineering standards or legislation

Technical Leadership & Development:

• Support fault diagnosis and equipment failure analysis
• Coach and mentor engineers and technicians to improve competency and performance
• Support apprentice development in line with long-term workforce planning
• Work towards becoming an Isolation Officer (IO) and Senior Authorised Person (SAP)

Projects & Contractors:

• Manage external engineering contractors to meet safety, cost, quality and time expectations
• Support new equipment installation with a focus on long-term maintainability
• Lead and support engineering maintenance projects across the site

Essential Skills:

• Strong engineering maintenance background – electrical bias
• Good working knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
• HNC or above in an engineering discipline or demonstrable experience with willingness to undertake further study
• Experience working with industrial-scale process plant operations and maintenance
• Proven people management, coaching or mentoring experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Interested? Contact Caroline Strachan or apply directly:
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