Operations & Maintenance Manager

Capital Power; Windsor; On-site; CAD 145,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral reward $1,000

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive onboarding & career dev

Job summary

Capital Power in Canada is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Manager to lead the Plant Operations and Maintenance team. You will oversee safe, reliable, and efficient execution of the plant’s operations and maintenance activities, reporting to the Plant Manager.

You will provide technical leadership, manage outages, coordinate contractors, and drive continuous improvement to optimize asset health and production performance across a gas-fired plant environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide direct leadership, supervision, and performance management of the Plant Technicians, including staffing and scheduling.
• Develop and execute operations and maintenance work plans aligned with plant objectives.
• Lead day-to-day coordination of plant operations and maintenance to achieve production, availability, and reliability targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory and company requirements; support inspections and audits.
• Lead incident reporting, investigations, and root cause analyses; implement corrective actions.
• Oversee O&M Training Program and ensure qualifications and ongoing training requirements are met.
• Develop and improve operating and maintenance procedures and reporting processes.
• Lead preventive, predictive, corrective, and outage maintenance programs and CMMS utilization.

Skills

Leadership & people management

Staffing & scheduling

Coaching & development

Safety & regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

CMMS experience

Communication & stakeholder engagement

Technical drawing interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Process Engineering

Journeyperson Trade Certification or Power Engineering Certification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

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 an industrial environment.
• Experience planning, scheduling, and executing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities, including major maintenance outages, using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Demonstrated ability to investigate equipment and operational issues, perform root cause analyses, and develop effective corrective actions to improve plant reliability and performance.
• Strong technical, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interpret technical drawings and documentation, make sound decisions during plant upsets and emergencies, and effectively engage employees, contractors, engineers, and management.

Working Conditions:

• Requires regular plant walkdowns and field presence, including climbing ladders and stairs, accessing elevated work areas, lifting equipment or materials within established guidelines, and wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• The position primarily works regular weekday business hours, with flexibility required to support outages, call‑outs, emergencies, and other operational needs outside normal working hours.
• Exposure to industrial environments including noise, heat, weather conditions, and moving mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Requires work both indoors and outdoors in varying weather and operating conditions.

Additional Details:

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

The pay range for this position is $145,000.00 to $158,000.00

As this is a safety sensitive position, clearance of a pre‑employment drug & alcohol test is required, subject to applicable law.

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $ 1000 Referral Reward!

We believe that creating a culture that supports employee physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing is critical to our success. That is why we provide flexible and affordable employee benefits, retirement savings, and paid time off programs. We also provide comprehensive onboarding, training, and programs supporting your career development.

Depending on the posting requirements relocation assistance may be available.