Dir Power Plant

CPS Energy; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

CPS Energy seeks an accomplished Director Power Plants to provide executive leadership for all personnel and functions at CPS Energy's power generating stations. You will lead safety culture, regulatory compliance, operations, maintenance, engineering, and program management across assets, collaborating with enterprise teams to deliver business plans and strategies.

The role requires overseeing 900–2,200 MW sites, managing large teams, directing capital and O&M budgets, and guiding power

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Power Plant management and operations/maintenance.
• Ability to read analyses, reports and regulatory documents.
• Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills.
• Experience directing multiple sites and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for plant operations and safety culture.
• Develop and manage capital and O&M budgets and business plans.
• Formulate generation strategy and implement designs to meet goals.
• Oversee multiple power stations with 900–2,200 MW capacity each.
• Supervise 30–150 personnel across sites and ensure performance.
• Drive outages and projects to align with strategic value.
• Ensure asset management and maintenance best practices.
• Lead improvement programs and workforce development.
• Maintain People First culture and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee environmental, health, safety and regulatory programs.
• Ensure adherence to NERC, ERCOT, TRE, EPA, TCEQ requirements.
• Coordinate training, succession planning and emergency plans.
• Communicate policy priorities and foster union relations.
• Utilize metrics to drive performance and proactive mitigation.
• Provide emergency action and business continuity leadership.
• Perform other duties to support CPS Energy objectives.

Skills

Power plant mgmt

Leadership

Communication

Contract management

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

PE registration (TX) preferred

Tools

SAP

Maximo

PI applications

GADS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dir Power Plant

Date: Aug 11, 2026

Location: San Antonio, TX, US, 78205

Company: CPS Energy

We are engineers, high line workers, power plant managers, accountants, electricians, project coordinators, risk analysts, customer service operators, community representatives, safety and security specialists, communicators, human resources partners, information technology technicians and much, much more. We are 3,500 people committed to enhancing the lives of the communities we serve. Together, we are powering the growth and success of our community progress every day!

Pay Grade

Executive

Position Summary

The Director Power Plants provides executive leadership and oversight for all personnel and functions related to assigned power generating stations/facility(s)/assets. Functional responsibilities include safety culture, environmental/regulatory compliance, plant operations, maintenance work management, engineering, financial, business administration, risk management, and program/project management. This employee collaborates with plant teams, executive leadership, and enterprise shared services groups to develop and implement plant specific Business Plans and strategies to deliver on organizational objectives. Uses industry best practices to ensure for effective plant operations that lead to achieving business objectives while maintaining compliance with all Environmental, Safety & Health, and regulatory requirements. The Director broadly engages with personnel across CPS Energy to both offer and seek assistance in attaining Power Generation and Corporate goals.

Grade: Executive

Deadline to apply: 8/25/2026

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Delivers Executive leadership and accountability.
• Develops and executes to established budgets (Capital, O&M, Human resources) and Business Plans for Generation Facilities including the effective use of monitoring, mitigation activities and reallocation of resources.
• Essential contributor to the formulation of Power Generation strategy, and central to the tactical implementation of designs to achieve the same.
• Directly responsible for managing several different power generation stations, with generation capacities ranging between 900 - 2,200 MW.
• Responsible for the direct and indirect supervision of both salaried and wage-scale personnel, ranging between 30-150 personnel across multiple generation sites to meet corporate and departmental objectives.
• Drives the effective development, and efficient performance of projects and station outages ensuring value propositions are in accordance with Power Generation strategy.
• Ensures effective asset management and resource utilization through condition-based maintenance, continuous improvement, and reliability best-practices.
• Provides leadership and support for Power Generation improvement programs and initiatives.
• Maintain a People First culture focused on engaging and developing employees to realize their full potential in support of CPS Energy mission to deliver reliable, cost-effective power in a safe, environmentally responsible manner to support the needs of our customers.
• Oversee and maintain compliance with CPS Energy Environmental, Health & Safety programs.
• Oversee and maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements - NERC, ERCOT, TRE, EPA, TCEQ, etc. including EPA/TCEQ on-site inspections, EPA annual reporting, safe disposal of waste products including coal combustion by-products, etc.
• Consistent application of CPS Energy procedures and standards along with industry best practices in the operation and maintenance of the power generation assets that are owned and/or operated by CPS Energy.
• Effective, efficient allocation and deployment of internal and external resources to meet CPS Energy needs.
• Oversee and champion employee skill development to assure all employees are effectively trained and prepared to perform assigned duties and supporting duties in a safe, efficient, and productive manner.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive succession planning program for assigned teams.
• Power Generation training, including identification of employee training requirements, and delivery of training curriculum.
• Lake management / Water supply operations including plant water quality, monitoring, and compliance for all assets.
• Direct communication with teams to reinforce policy and business unit priorities, improve employee engagement and respond to issues affecting the work force, including effective union relationship.
• Effective use of plant and fleet metrics to define and trend desired performance and trigger proactive performance mitigation.
• Executive leadership and support for emergency action plans and business continuity plans for Power Generation across all power stations, including liaison with appropriate local emergency response authorities.
• Perform other assigned duties as required to support CPS Energy objectives.

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

• Extensive experience in Power Plant management and in power plant Operations and Maintenance.
• Ability to use the plant historian and other operating/monitoring/control systems.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to direct multiple activities in a highly dynamic environment that requires continuous re-prioritization as determined by operational and maintenance situations that arise daily.
• Ability to effectively communicate with Power Generation personnel and across other business units.
• Experienced workforce leader skilled in teambuilding and performance management with strong coaching / mentoring skills including process implementation training and testing.
• Ability to delegate assignments to appropriate parties.
• Demonstrated ability to manage contract services.
• Excellent communication skills - written, verbal, and presentations.
• Working knowledge of work management systems such as - SAP, Maximo, etc.
• Working knowledge of PI applications, GADS performance reporting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Package, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, electronic mail and scheduling.
• Must have favorable driving record.
• Valid Class C Texas Driver's License.
• Understanding of applicable environmental and regulatory permits and limits.

Preferred Qualifications

• PE registration/State of Texas Preferred
• Previous operations management experience at CPS Energy or other similar institution

Competencies

• Developing Talent
• Driving for Results
• Communicates Effectively
• Drives Vision and Purpose
• Decision Quality

Minimum Education

Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering, Business or related field from an accredited university or comparable industry experience.

Required Certifications

Working Environment

Indoor work, operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi-functioning printer and calculator. Ability to travel between business related events. Work hours may be extended.

Physical Demands

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.

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