Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Superintendent with a strong background in power generation or heavy industrial environments.
This is site based role at Teesside.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood is growing its project delivery capability across a diverse portfolio of offshore and onshore energy assets, supporting key operators within the Oil & Gas sector. This work spans full asset lifecycles—from brownfield modifications and upgrades through to major projects, shutdown scopes, and ongoing asset enhancements—delivered in complex and safety-critical environments.
Through strong, collaborative partnerships with specialist service providers, Wood is driving a more agile and integrated approach to project delivery. By combining deep industry expertise with innovative technologies and data-led solutions, we are enhancing asset performance, improving reliability, and ensuring safe and efficient execution.
Our teams work at the forefront of the energy industry, supporting both traditional Oil & Gas operations and the evolving energy landscape. We are committed to continuous improvement, embracing new ways of working to deliver smarter, more sustainable solutions.
What we can offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
- Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
The Role
You will be capable of leading maintenance delivery activities across a large biomass power generation facility, combining technical knowledge of boiler and steam plant systems with strong planning, supervisory and stakeholder management skills.
The role requires an individual who can safely coordinate maintenance activities, manage contractors and site resources, interface effectively with the client, and drive high standards of safety, quality and operational performance.
What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
Expected:
- NVQ Level 3 in related discipline plus appropriate experience
- Significant experience within power generation, biomass, energy-from-waste, process manufacturing or heavy industrial environments
- Demonstrable experience working on steam-raising plant, industrial boilers and associated auxiliary systems
- Proven track record supervising maintenance execution teams within a live operating plant environment
- Experience managing contractors and subcontractors delivering maintenance and repair activities
- Experience working for an engineering, maintenance or industrial services contractor
- Strong background in maintenance planning, work coordination and resource management
- Experience managing competing priorities whilst maintaining safety and operational performance
- Strong knowledge of permit-to-work systems, isolation standards and safe systems of work
- Experience interfacing directly with clients and operational stakeholders
Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.
www.woodgroup.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
