Senior Power Plant Operations Leader

Capital1 Solar Energy Corp.; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital1 Solar Energy Corp. seeks an experienced Head of Plant Operations to lead day-to-day operation and maintenance of its power plants, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient performance in line with procedures and regulations.

You will develop and implement operating procedures, monitor KPIs, manage budgets, oversee maintenance strategies, and drive continuous improvement while promoting safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operation and maintenance of the power plants; supervise Plant Superintendents.
• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations per procedures and regulations.
• Develop, implement, and improve operating procedures to optimize performance and asset utilization.
• Monitor operating conditions and performance trends; initiate corrective actions.
• Ensure targets for availability, reliability, generation, efficiency, and performance.
• Develop and monitor KPIs.
• Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance planning and documentation.
• Set maintenance priorities based on criticality, risks, and impact.
• Resolve equipment deficiencies and reliability issues promptly.
• Review maintenance strategies and maximize asset life; minimize outages.
• Manage critical spare parts, tools, and resources for reliability.
• Set priorities and allocate resources to meet objectives.
• Develop, manage, and monitor operating and performance budgets.
• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and cost optimization without compromising safety.
• Monitor performance against budgets and plans; implement corrective actions.
• Lead and motivate staff to high performance, safety, and professionalism.
• Set clear performance expectations and accountabilities across the plant.
• Ensure staffing, training, and succession planning for critical functions.
• Promote safety culture, discipline, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate policies, directions, and priorities across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, energy, electrical, grid, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote safe work practices and HS&E policy adherence.
• Coordinate with regulators, grid operators, and external stakeholders.
• Ensure timely submission of regulatory and compliance reports.
• Establish and monitor key plant performance indicators.
• Analyze data to identify risks, opportunities, and improvements.
• Ensure reports are accurate, complete, and timely.
• Regularly report performance and risks to senior management.
• Provide recommendations on operational, maintenance, and capital needs.
• Interface with regulators, grid operators, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders for reliable operations.
• Represent the Company in meetings, audits, and related activities.
• Identify and mitigate operational, safety, and business risks; drive actions.
• Lead root-cause analysis for major failures and outages.
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive continuous improvement for availability, reliability, safety, and cost.
• Ensure lessons learned are incorporated into procedures and strategies.
• Perform other related and ancillary duties as assigned.
• Exercise authority to manage plant operations in line with policies.

Job description

Capital1 Solar Energy Corp. seeks an experienced Head of Plant Operations to lead day-to-day operation and maintenance of its power plants, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient performance in line with procedures and regulations.

You will develop and implement operating procedures, monitor KPIs, manage budgets, oversee maintenance strategies, and drive continuous improvement while promoting safety and regulatory compliance.