Operations & Maintenance Manager

capitalpower; Windsor; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Power in Windsor, Ontario is seeking an experienced Operations & Maintenance Manager to lead the Plant Operations and Maintenance team and ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will direct maintenance programs, outages, contractor activities, and work-management processes, while upholding regulatory and safety requirements and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
• Journeyperson trade certification or Power Engineering certification considered.
• Minimum five years of power generation O&M experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience in a unionized environment and familiarity with collective agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct leadership to Plant Operations and Maintenance team and oversee staffing, scheduling, training, and performance management.
• Develop and execute operations and maintenance work plans, outage execution, and contractor coordination.
• Ensure safety, environmental, regulatory compliance and drive continuous improvement in plant reliability and performance.

Skills

Leadership

O&M Leadership

Safety & Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Journeyperson/Power Eng certification

Job description

About Capital Power

A little about Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power . This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star . With us, your contributions matter - we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity

One Permanent Full Time Position.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Operations & Maintenance Manager provides direct leadership to the Plant Operations and Maintenance team (Plant Technicians) and is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient execution of the plant's operations and maintenance activities.

The role oversees plant operations, maintenance programs, outage execution, contractor activities, and work management processes while ensuring compliance with regulatory and company requirements. The O&M Manager provides technical leadership and recommendations to support plant reliability, asset health, equipment replacement planning, and continuous improvement initiatives that drive sustainable plant performance.

You Will Contribute to Our Team By:

• Provide direct leadership, supervision, and performance management of the Plant Technicians, including staffing, scheduling, training, coaching, employee development, and day-to-day administration of the collective agreement.
• Develop and execute operations and maintenance work plans and priorities in support of plant objectives.
• Lead the day-to-day coordination of plant operations and maintenance activities to safely, reliably, and efficiently achieve production, availability, and reliability targets.
• Ensure all operations and maintenance activities comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, reliability, and company requirements and support inspections, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Ensure work involving significant operational or safety risk is appropriately assessed, planned, authorized, and controlled.
• Lead incident reporting, investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation to support continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Manage the O&M Training Program and ensure personnel maintain required qualifications, certifications, and ongoing training requirements.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve plant operating procedures, maintenance procedures, work processes, and operational reporting processes.
• Lead preventive, predictive, corrective, and long-term maintenance programs, including planning, scheduling, CMMS utilization, and work management processes.
• Lead the planning and execution of maintenance outages, including scope development, resource planning, contractor coordination, work supervision, and closeout activities.
• Manage maintenance contracts and contractor activities, including scope development, procurement support, contractor performance, and compliance with site requirements.
• Support plant reliability, asset health, inventory management, and long-term equipment replacement planning through effective maintenance strategies and technical recommendations.
• Provide leadership during plant upsets, emergent equipment issues, and site emergencies, and act on behalf of the Plant Manager when delegated.

What You Will Bring to the Role:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Process, or a related Engineering discipline.
• Relevant Journeyperson Trade Certification or Power Engineering Certification, combined with applicable operations and maintenance leadership experience, will also be considered.

Experience:

• Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in power generation operations and maintenance, including leadership of operations and maintenance personnel.
• Demonstrated knowledge of power plant operations, maintenance programs, equipment reliability, outage planning and execution, and work management processes, preferably within a gas-fired power generation facility.

Technical Skills:

• Proven ability to lead and develop employees through coaching, performance management, training, workforce planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience working in a unionized environment, including effective interpretation and day-to-day administration of a collective agreement and fostering positive labour relations.
• Strong understanding of safety management systems, environmental requirements, permit-to-work processes, contractor management, and regulatory compliance within