Manager, Gas Field Operations

Role: Maintenance Manager

Salary: £60,000 to £78,000 and range of benefits

Location: St Fergus - Gas Terminal (onsite) - Peterhead

About Us

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness

About the Role

As Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance, operation, project delivery and emergency response associated with compressor, pipelines & installation assets. This role provides leadership of maintenance teams on Upper Tiet COMAH Beach terminals.
The purpose of this role is to ensure the efficient delivery of world-class safety, reliability, and financial performance whilst protecting the local environment and supporting the local community whilst engaging with relevant regulatory bodies to ensure that required standards are met.

What You'll be Doing:

•    Provide leadership to maintenance teams on Upper Tier COMAH Beach Terminals - driving high levels of performance to meet or exceed productivity, utilisation, asset reliability, safety, and environmental compliance targets
•    Ensure the safe management and delivery of maintenance, operations and provision of 24/7 emergency response within NST including the safe setting to work of all work activities in accordance with Safe Control of Operations (SCO).
•    Support the construction and commissioning of new assets onto the system in accordance with agreed policies & quality standards, and the provision of accurate and timely asset condition information to inform the development of asset investment strategies.
•    Recruit and lead a highly motivated, capable, innovative, and integrated maintenance team, developing talent and a performance management culture to drive value through staff engagement and holding people to account.
•    Develop and champion change management within Operations and standardisation across areas
•    Prepare, manage, and report financial plans and budgets for your area, ensuring sufficient resources are available and forecasting is accurate, supporting Gas Transmission to meet its financial objectives including self-delivery of CAPEX funded site improvements 
•    Act as the company representative in dealings with external regulators, agencies, customers, and stakeholders ensuring that GT remains compliant with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements providing a trusted operator assurance.
•    Provide technical support to guide NST strategy on future operational requirements and investment priorities to ensure required future operational capacity is met

About You

You’re a confident leader who knows how to keep people safe and assets performing at their best. You bring experience in operations and maintenance—ideally in regulated environments—and you’re comfortable making decisions that matter.
You love building motivated teams, driving change, and finding smarter ways to work. Financial planning and stakeholder engagement come naturally to you, and you’re ready to represent the business with regulators and partners. Above all, you combine technical know-how with a collaborative mindset to help shape the future of operations.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Key Requirements and Experience

    Able to demonstrate capability in Gas Transmission & Metering leadership qualities
    Ability to provide first line technical support to direct team and verify root causes for operational issues to maximise operational availability of assets
    Understands gas transmission and its assets, including;
    Experience of operational or technical asset management in gas transmission or petrochemical environment 
    Technical understanding of a wide range of Gas Transmission Assets
    Sound understanding of engineering policy, procedures and statutory regulations associated with transmission assets
    Sound understanding of appropriate regulatory and legislative requirements (e.g., Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations, Gas Safety (Management) Regulations, Pressure System Safety Regulations & Pipeline Safety Regulations), company standards and instructions
    Energetic and enthusiastic manager/leader with drive and ambition
    Knowledge of gas entry / exit procedures associated with GSMR and the Network Code
    Excellent leadership and communication skills
    Good financial management abilities
    High personal standards of commitment and integrity
    Ability to establish sustainable relationships with key internal and external personnel
    A passionate believer in personal and process safety

What We can Offer You

Annual bonus of up to 15% based on personal and company performance
28 days’ holiday plus statutory holidays - option available to buy extra holiday days
Generous double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we'll add £2 (max company contribution 12%)
An optional flexible benefit scheme, including private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans, travel insurance
Death in service 10x your basic salary
Financial protection if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury
Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave
Professional development and career progression
Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24 hours per day
Financial support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, relevant to your role

Inclusive Recruitment

At National Gas, we are disability confident, and we are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you need to perform your best. 
 

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More Information

The hiring manager for this role is Louis Duthie

The talent partner for this role is Dougie McAllister