Maintenance Team Lead West | Teamleiter Instandhaltung West d/w/m

RWE Generation SE

Niederzier, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Apr 8, 2026
Full-time
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Job Summary

As the Maintenance Team Lead West, you will play a pivotal role in RWE's expanding battery storage portfolio, overseeing decentralized power plants in Western Germany. During the construction phase, you will serve as the primary operational contact and representative for the operating company, ensuring a seamless transition from project phase to daily operations. Once operational, you will lead a local maintenance team, managing technical availability, safety compliance, and financial performance. Your day-to-day involves coordinating maintenance activities, managing service providers, and performing root cause analyses for complex technical faults. This role is unique as it offers the opportunity to build and shape a new regional team within a rapidly growing green energy sector. You will act as a problem-solver with technical excellence, ensuring high plant availability while upholding rigorous health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards. The position combines technical leadership with strategic budget planning and partner management in a future-oriented industry.

Required Skills

Education

Completed degree in Electrical Engineering (Bachelor's, Master's, or Diploma equivalent).

Experience

  • At least 5 years of professional experience in electrical engineering or maintenance
  • Professional experience in personnel leadership and team management
  • Experience in budget management and availability planning for technical plants
  • Experience in managing external service providers and framework agreements
  • Professional experience with work permit and isolation procedures in a high-voltage environment

Languages

German (Fluent)English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Willingness to undertake regular short-term business trips and participate in on-call standby duty. Must be able to fulfill the role of VEFK (Responsible Qualified Electrician) within the area of responsibility.