Senior Operational Controller

Job Description

As a Senior member of the highly skilled 24/7 World Class Control Centre, you will monitor, control and co-ordinate activities across the entire ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) UK onshore wind, solar and battery portfolio as well as supporting our European offshore wind portfolio with a generation capacity of over 4.5GW and growing.

Managing assets considered as critical national infrastructure by Ofgem to ensure business regulatory compliance to the UK grid code and wider regulatory requirements, you will have direct influence on business revenue through efficient response to emerging events which includes wind turbine and High Voltage (HV) faults, both directly and indirectly, maximising availability of plant and minimising lost production through the efficient management of complex technical issues, including responsibilities on behalf of the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO).

You will also be responsible for remote asset management of new technology such as battery storage and solar PV, working to balance peak loads and maximise revenue streams through ancillary services.

What you'll be doing

Responsible for complex technical tasks on shift, using your experience and technical ability to handle events that require in-depth knowledge of turbine technology, you will safely fault find and resolve faults remotely. Complex HV switching tasks will also come under your responsibility, working closely with a HV networks team of Senior Authorised Persons (SAP's).

With direct 2nd level accountability to monitor 24/7 365 days per year the System Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) that is connected to all SPR onshore and offshore wind turbines and High Voltage infrastructure, you will handle complex technical faults remotely in an efficient manner ensuring SPR generation revenue is maximised and unavailability of plant minimised.

Responsible for 2nd level remote technical fault-finding analysis of wind turbine faults, you will use your in-depth technical experience and knowledge to make decisions, bringing plant back online or not, dealing with emerging faults across all projects to minimise the impact on business revenue through lost production and unavailability.

Managing and ensuring compliance with all National Grid instructions such as active power curtailments, reactive power adjustments and frequency response changes as defined in the mandatory service agreements, you will ensure Grid Code compliance to avoid regulatory breaches which can amount to removal of SPR's generation licence, impacting SPR's reputation and revenue.

You will have direct communication and second level engineering coordination with HV network owners Distribution Network Operators (DNO) and Transmission System Operators (TSO) including the System Operator (SO) National Grid to manage planned and unplanned outages affecting our assets while ensuring safety and legislative compliance.

What you'll bring

We will look for you to have Control room experience, working within a complex, dynamic environment which requires key decision making and accountability. With technical knowledge of wind turbines, you will be able to fault find remotely and make decisions to create solutions including the ability to interrogate SCADA systems which control turbines.

You will posses sound knowledge and practical experience of working under wind turbine safety rules, equivalent company safety rules or an equivalent 'rule based' system.

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow. That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Count us in - pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to 'nudge' financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we're at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].

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Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.