Generation Manager - KPU

City of Ketchikan; Ketchikan (AK); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Ketchikan is hiring a Generation Manager to oversee the electric power generation system and manage the Electric Division staff. This senior role requires directing diesel and hydroelectric operations, maintaining safety and reliability in power supply, and managing the annual budget.

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and have extensive experience in electric utility facilities. Strong management skills and knowledge of power systems are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in electric utility generation facilities.
• 2 years of management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Ketchikan Public Utilities electric power generation system.
• Direct KPU's diesel and hydroelectric power generation.
• Manage Electric Division staff and budget.

Skills

Electric power systems operations

General operations of electric transmission and distribution

SCADA and power systems engineering

Budget preparation and administration

Supervision and performance evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

GENERATION MANAGER

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Summary Description

Under the general direction of and in support of the Electric Division Manager, this senior management position oversees the Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU) electric power generation system, the electric utility maintenance programs, and the utility warehouse and vehicle fleet operations. This position is primarily responsible for directing KPU's diesel and hydroelectric power generation system, including powerplant and dispatch operations, and implementing all preventative maintenance programs and required repairs for hydroelectric dams, turbines and penstocks, diesel generators, vehicles, and other utility equipment and facilities in order to provide safe and reliable generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy to the citizens and businesses of the City of Ketchikan and the surrounding Borough.

Representative Duties

• Oversees and directs the Electric Division's diesel and hydroelectric power generation and dispatch operations, the Electric Division's purchasing, inventory, and warehouse functions, and the Electric Division's ongoing preventative maintenance programs including equipment repair and replacement functions covering KPU's multiple hydroelectric dams and penstocks, vehicles and equipment, and Electric Division buildings and structures, and other utility-related areas.
• Manages an Electric Division staff with approximately 22 line and professional employees that includes hiring, training, scheduling, and regularly communicating with maintenance, mechanic, powerhouse operator, linemen, warehouse, and dispatch staff, some who work at remote sites; Assigns daily work; Reviews and evaluates staff performance and initiates improvement plans and discipline as appropriate.
• Develops the Electric Division's operations and maintenance and capital improvement annual budgets for the Generation department; including forecasting funds needed to meet staffing, maintenance program requirements, equipment, materials, and supplies; Monitors and approves expenditures and implements adjustments.
• Develops with other senior management the Electric Division's goals, objectives, and priorities and implements them; Effectively and timely communicates the objectives, policies, and priorities to Generation staff.
• Develops and maintains the Electric Division section of the Safety and Health Manual and other related policies and procedures; Coordinates the Electric Division safety training.
• Administers procurement, maintenance, and other contracts in line with the operations and maintenance and capital improvement annual budgets; Coordinates Generation projects, contract work, and outside projects within the Electric Division and with other City departments, contractors, consultants, outside agencies, and others to ensure the successful and timely completion of the work and projects.

• Assists Electric Division Manager as directed, which includes conducting or overseeing organizational or operational studies and investigations, and developing and maintaining designated data, records, policies, procedures, processes, and programs and modifying the same, as appropriate.
• Monitors industry trends, developments, and best practices and recommends updates, modifications, and changes to maintenance programs, equipment repair and replacement options, and service delivery methods and procedures; Recommends modifications and upgrades to equipment and service delivery methods; Oversees installation of approved modifications and upgrades and compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• Represents the Electric Division on a variety of boards and commissions; Participates in appropriate related professional association activities, including attending meetings.
• Acts as the Electric Division Manager in his/her absence.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge Of

• Electric power systems operations and the electric utility industry.
• General operations of electric transmission and distribution systems and facilities.
• Physical characteristics of electricity as required to generate, transmit, and distribute electrical power.
• Principles, best practices, and the operation of diesel and hydroelectric power generation.
• Principles, best practices, operation, and documentation of electric utility systems maintenance programs.
• Principles, best practices, and the operation of SCADA, electric metering, and power systems engineering.
• Principles and best practices of utility procurement, inventory control and warehouse operations.
• Methods and techniques of mechanical maintenance, including fleet vehicles and utility generation, transmission, and distribution equipment.
• Principles and best practices of budget preparation and administration.
• Principles of supervision, training, performance evaluation, and progressive discipline.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, ordinances, and KPU policies.

Skills

• Operate office equipment including desk, laptop computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Prepare clear and concise financial and other reports.
• Prepare large budgets.

Ability To Effectively

• Troubleshoot issues occurring in electric power systems.
• Delegate, direct, coordinate and supervise the work of professional and line staff.
• Analyze problems, identify options and alternative solutions, project consequences, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Research, evaluate, and plan the installation of new, or the modifications to current, maintenance programs, equipment, and service delivery methods.
• Interpret and apply federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish effective working relationships with a wide variety of individuals.
• Present information to audiences of varied sizes.
• Work under pressure and make sound decisions with limited information.
• Maintain professionalism in stressful or high-conflict situations.

Education

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in electrical engineering.

Experience

At least five (5) years of increasingly responsible electrical engineering experience working in an electric utility generation facility with hydroelectric and diesel electric power systems and SCADA systems, with at least two (2) of those years with management and supervisory responsibility.

Licenses/Certificates

Possession of, or ability to obtain, within 45 days of employment, a valid Alaska driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with warehouse operations, ordering and inventory systems; electric system preventative maintenance programs, fleet repairs; and project management is highly preferred.
• Experience working with a represented workforce.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Professional Engineering License in the State of Alaska is desirable.