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Production Managers and Directors in Mining and Energy

Production managers and directors in mining, energy and water supply plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources necessary for the extraction of minerals and other natural deposits, the utilisation of sustainable and renewable energy sources and the production, storage and provision of gas, water and electricity supplies.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£22,046
£51,696
£107,324

New workers start around £22,046. Normal pay is £51,696 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £107,324.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 11,553 vacancies for this type of job

6.43%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Ensures compliance with issues relating to the environmental impact of operations.

  • Arranges for the provision of gas, water and electricity supplies.

  • Ensures that all haulage, storage, purification and distribution work is performed efficiently and in compliance with statutory and other regulations.

  • Determines staffing, material and other needs.

  • Co-ordinates and supervises coal-face production activities and ensures compliance with health and safety regulations.

  • Co-ordinates the activities of mines and open-cast mining operations, quarries, drilling operations, offshore installations, solar power stations, wind farms and other renewable energy generating facilities.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Risk Analysis

  • Environment Health And Safety

  • Continuous Improvement Process

  • Project Management

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Construction

  • Procurement

  • Machinery

  • Operations Management

  • Operational Performance Management

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Operations

  • Management

  • Communication

  • Planning

  • Leadership

  • Problem Solving

  • People Management

  • Teamwork

  • Self-Motivation

  • Microsoft Excel

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Chemical Engineering

Heriot-Watt University

MEng (Hon) · 5 Years · Full-time · Edinburgh · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Sustainable Product Design

Buckinghamshire New University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · High Wycombe · 09/2025

Tariff points: 88/112

Renewable Energy Engineering

Southampton, Solent University

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Southampton · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Renewable Energy Engineering

University of Portsmouth

MEng · 5 Years · Sandwich · Portsmouth · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/128

Energy Engineering

University of East Anglia UEA

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Norwich · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Chemical Engineering

University of Leeds

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 24/09/2025

Tariff points: 144/152

Energy

Ulster University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Belfast · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/117

Integrated Engineering (BEng)

New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE)

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hereford · 01/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/144

Geology

University of Aberdeen

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

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