# Enhanced Unit Operator

Base Location: Peterhead Power Station, AB42 Salary: SS08 £57,150 - £68,295 depending on skills and experience + performance-related bonus + shift allowance + skills shortage allowance + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family. Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time The role As an Enhanced Unit Operator, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring Peterhead Power Station runs safely and efficiently across all plant configurations. You’ll be accountable for carrying out operational duties such as monitoring plant condition, diagnosing faults and accurately reporting defects across unit and auxiliary plant. You’ll ensure operations remain within permissible limits and comply with the station’s Environmental Permit, while optimising thermal efficiency. Some of your other main accountabilities will include; Maintain accurate station logs and deliver operational reports as required to support effective analysis and meet statutory and company requirements. Assist Shift Group Leader in training and mentoring of Unit Operator and Plant Operators on assigned shift. Enact the roles of Senior Authorised Person, Authorised Person, Selected Person, Work Controller and Work

- **Id**: 3787573
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/sse-enhanced-unit-operator>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Peterhead, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T11:57:15Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T06:50:17Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4456
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Gym membership
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Power Grid, Wind Energy

## Company

- **Id**: 1808654
- **Name**: SSE
- **Domain**: sse.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/sse-com>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

## Salary

- **Min**: 57150
- **Max**: 68295
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 91944

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T04:16:13Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 89
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.888
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 14
- **Reasons**: conf:6, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 91944
- **Is top pay**: yes

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