Company Overview
BioteCH4 are one of the leading AD operators in the UK, handling the collection and transportation of food waste, oils and fats recycling.
We own and operate a group of anaerobic digestion facilities across the UK. We also provide biological support, emergency response and feedstock supply to other operators within the industry. Our industry expertise means we not only have the knowledge and experience to deal with all the food waste the UK produces.
Summary
We are seeking an experienced Operational Technology (OT) Manager to join our Company..
The OT Engineer will be responsible for the support, maintenance, development, and optimisation of SCADA systems, PLCs, industrial networks, and operational data systems used to manage AD plant operations, CHP engines, and G2G upgrading assets. The OT Engineer will play a key role in promoting a positive engineering culture across the business, acting as a driver for operational excellence, continuous improvement, collaboration, and high technical standards during a period of growth and standardisation
The successful candidate will combine strong automation engineering capability with a high level of technical data understanding, enabling them to identify operational issues, improve reporting accuracy, and support data-driven decision-making across the business.
The role will involve working closely with operations, engineering, IT, and third-party integrators to improve consistency, resilience, and performance across the group’s OT estate.
Key areas of role responsibility:
- Support, maintain, and optimise SCADA platforms across AD, CHP, and G2G operations.
- Diagnose and resolve faults across PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, industrial networks, and control systems.
- Improve operational visibility through effective alarm management, trending, reporting, and monitoring systems.
- Analyse operational and technical plant data to identify performance inefficiencies, reliability issues, process deviations, instrumentation faults, and data integrity concerns.
- Lead OT housekeeping and standardisation activities across multiple sites, including PLC backups, asset registers, network documentation, alarm rationalisation, naming conventions, and version control.
- Work closely with site operations and engineering teams to improve uptime, resilience, and performance of CHP engines, gas upgrading systems, feedstock handling, digestate processing, and associated utility infrastructure.
- Support integration between OT systems, historians, reporting platforms, and wider business or enterprise systems.
- Assist with plant upgrades, commissioning, expansion projects, and continuous improvement initiatives across the group.
- Ensure OT cybersecurity compliance and implementation of best practices, including secure remote access, network segmentation, and system resilience measures.
- Collaborate with IT teams, external system integrators, and automation contractors to deliver reliable and secure OT solutions.
- Develop, maintain, and improve technical documentation, standards, procedures, and change control processes.
- Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis relating to system failures or operational disruptions.
- Monitor and support industrial communication networks and protocols including Modbus, OPC, Profibus, Profinet, and Ethernet/IP.
- Interpret complex industrial datasets and translate findings into actionable engineering and operational improvements.
Individual competency & role requirements
Technical Expertise
- HND, HNC, Degree, or equivalent industry experience in one of the following disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Control & Instrumentation, Automation Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, Process Engineering
- Demonstrable hands-on experience within industrial OT, SCADA, PLC, or process plant environments may be considered in place of formal degree qualifications.
- Strong experience supporting and maintaining industrial OT environments including SCADA, PLC, HMI, and industrial communication systems.
- Hands-on knowledge of industrial automation platforms and control systems used within process or energy industries.
- Experience troubleshooting PLCs, instrumentation, industrial networks, and control system faults.
- Understanding of industrial communication protocols including Modbus, OPC, Profibus, Profinet, and Ethernet/IP.
- Experience supporting operational technologies across process plant environments such as AD, CHP, utilities, energy, manufacturing, or gas processing.
- Strong understanding of industrial data collection, historian systems, trending, and operational reporting.
- Familiarity with OT cybersecurity principles including secure remote access, network segmentation, backups, and system resilience.
- Ability to read and interpret control philosophies, P&IDs, electrical drawings, and network architectures.
- Experience within anaerobic digestion, biogas, CHP, or gas-to-grid operations.
Problem solving and analytical thinking;
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic capability across automation, instrumentation, and network systems.
- Ability to interpret complex operational and technical datasets and convert findings into practical engineering actions.
- Methodical approach to troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and incident response.
- Ability to identify process inefficiencies, operational risks, and opportunities for optimisation.
- Capable of making sound technical decisions in fast-paced operational environments.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and system integrity
Communication;
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with operations, engineering, IT, and senior management teams.
- Ability to explain technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborative approach to problem solving and cross-functional working.
- Experience producing clear technical documentation, reports, procedures, and standards.
- Ability to build strong working relationships across multiple operational sites and teams.
Project and Time Management;
- Ability to manage multiple sites, priorities, and operational demands effectively.
- Experience supporting plant upgrades, commissioning activities, and continuous improvement projects.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to maintain accurate documentation, standards, and change control processes.
- Ability to prioritise workload and respond effectively to operational issues and business-critical incidents.
- Experience coordinating with contractors, system integrators, and third-party suppliers.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and proactively identify improvement opportunities.
Adaptability;
- Comfortable working within a growing business undergoing operational improvement and standardisation.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to changing operational priorities and project requirements.
- Willingness to travel across UK operational sites where required.
- Strong commitment to health, safety, cybersecurity, and operational best practice.
- Enthusiastic about continuous learning, emerging technologies, and process improvement.
- Resilient and capable of working effectively in operationally demanding environments.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between operational sites.
Company Benefits:
- Life assurance scheme; help at hand app including employee assistance program; company pension scheme; service recognition; health cash plan; employee referral program; staff ideas inbox; company newsletter, cycle to work scheme; buy/sell annual leave; attendance prize draw.
Salary £65,000 + car allowance
Pay: £65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Education:
- Diploma of Higher Education (required)
Experience:
- Industrial engineering: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
