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As an energy plant operative, your engineering and management skills will help you monitor and operate machinery used to produce natural or renewable energy. Read on to find out more about a career in energy plant operations, get an idea of what’s involved and how you can study and work towards a role.
As an energy plant operative, you could work across a number of different industry types within the energy sector, such as fossil fuel power generation, solar, wind, hydroelectric or nuclear. You might specialise in the maintenance of a certain type of equipment or machinery or monitoring certain processes within the operation of your site. You might work in shifts or carry out tasks at remote and offshore areas.
You’ll be responsible for safely operating various pieces of equipment, reading instruments and operating controls manually or remotely. You’ll need to make decisions based on data analysis, along with overseeing minor maintenance tasks, keeping logs and reporting faults and identifying solutions. You’ll enjoy focusing on details and helping things run smoothly.
Daily tasks will vary but could involve:
The average salary for an energy plant operative in the UK is £42,120.
As an energy plant operative, you’ll typically work at a certain site, such as a power station, factory or on a rig. You may need to travel nationally or internationally to reach this work site, depending on your employer.
Most of your duties in this role will be carried out on site, so you won’t usually work at home.
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