Control Room Operator
Permanent - Full TimeJob Overview
Our Business
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com
px Group has been awarded a major Operations, Engineering and Maintenance (OE&M) contract by NZT Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP). This work will support two major regional projects:
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com
px Group has been awarded a major Operations, Engineering and Maintenance (OE&M) contract by NZT Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP). This work will support two major regional projects:
- NZT Power’s carbon capture plant
- NEP’s onshore compression facilities
Over the initial five-year term, px Group will deliver the OE&M requirements of the Operational Readiness phase, supporting commissioning and managing the handover from the Joint Venture project teams into full operations.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for 2 x Control Room Operators for NZT Power's carbon capture plant, and 1 x Control Room Operator for NEP's onshore compression facilities.
The Control Room Operator is responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of the plant from the central control room on a 24-hour shift system. The role ensures continuous monitoring, control, and optimisation of plant performance across all operating conditions, including start-up, shutdown, and abnormal operation, while maintaining full compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and control the plant during start-up, shutdown, and normal operation from the central control room, ensuring safe and efficient performance.
- Monitor and manage the Distributed Control System (DCS), including alarm management, process optimisation, and response to plant conditions.
- Maintain full situational awareness of plant status, including ongoing work activities, system configurations, and operational risks.
- Diagnose plant faults and initiate appropriate actions to make safe, stabilise, or rectify issues in a timely manner.
- Coordinate with Field Operators to ensure instructions are clearly communicated, understood, and safely executed.
- Ensure all plant defects and issues are accurately reported within the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- More responsibilities can be found in the Role Profile.
Minimum Requirements
• Level 3 qualification in a relevant engineering or process discipline (e.g. Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Operations), or equivalent.
• Understanding of power or process plant operations from both a control room and field perspective.
• Experience operating a Distributed Control System (DCS) within an industrial environment.
• Familiar with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Experience using IT systems associated with plant operations.
• Sound understanding of safe systems of work, including isolations, safety documentation, and permit to work systems.
• Strong organisational skills and sound operational decision-making capability.
• Ability to think logically and solve problems effectively under operational conditions.
• Capable of working flexibly across a range of operational activities.
• Experience working within a 24-hour shift environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Understanding of power or process plant operations from both a control room and field perspective.
• Experience operating a Distributed Control System (DCS) within an industrial environment.
• Familiar with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Experience using IT systems associated with plant operations.
• Sound understanding of safe systems of work, including isolations, safety documentation, and permit to work systems.
• Strong organisational skills and sound operational decision-making capability.
• Ability to think logically and solve problems effectively under operational conditions.
• Capable of working flexibly across a range of operational activities.
• Experience working within a 24-hour shift environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.