Commissioning Shift Team Leader - Rivenhall, Essex

Kanadevia Inova

The Role

Overview

Lead commissioning shift team at waste-to-energy plant, ensuring safe, efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • team supervision
  • safety compliance
  • plant monitoring
  • troubleshooting
  • operational reporting
  • commissioning lead

Tasks

-Supervise shift teams, ensuring adherence to HSEQ standards, Permit-to-Work procedures, and site safety regulations. -Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize plant systems, identifying and resolving technical issues during commissioning and operation. -Maintain accurate operational records, logs, and reports while ensuring effective communication between departments and contractors. -Drive continuous improvement by supporting training, team development, and process optimization across commissioning activities. -Lead and coordinate commissioning and operational activities to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant plant performance.

Requirements

  • asme
  • sap
  • dcs
  • sssts
  • control room
  • hseq

What You Bring

-ASME/pressure vessel operation certification preferred; SAP Operator qualifications (mechanical/electrical) an advantage. -Strong understanding of DCS systems and experience leading Permit-to-Work processes. -SSSTS (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme) and valid Safety Contractors Certificate (SCC) or equivalent required. -Minimum 5–10 years’ experience in power generation, including 2–5 years as a Control Room Operator (CRO), ideally within EfW or similar large-scale plants. -Proven leadership in Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ) management, with knowledge of relevant legislation. -Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with flexibility to work shifts and travel as required.

The Company

About Kanadevia Inova

-Evolved from L. von Roll Aktiengesellschaft to Von Roll Inova, bringing nearly a century of engineering heritage. -Specializes in developing, engineering, procuring, and constructing complex thermal and biological Waste-to-X and gas upgrading plants. -Builds pioneering power-to-gas and renewable gas systems, leveraging decades of plant operation expertise. -Recently acquired North American service provider Matrix Power Services, reinforcing its after-sales and maintenance footprint. -Operates flagship projects like the Medworth CHP facility in Cambridgeshire and biomethane investments in the Netherlands. -Combines deep-rooted Swiss quality with a passion for innovation, delivering solutions that convert waste into value.

Sector Specialisms

Waste to Energy

Renewable Gas

Thermal Waste to Energy

Biological Waste to Energy

Plant Design and Construction

Project Development

Plant Operation and Maintenance

Equipment Servicing

Site Optimization

Auditing and Consulting

Repairs

Retrofits and Modifications

Spare Parts Supply

Biology Services

Performance and Efficiency Enhancement

Emission Reduction

Spare and Worn Part Procurement and Logistics

Training Services

Turnkey Plant Construction

Health and Safety Management

Quality Management