Generation Program Manager II – TGS Long Term Service Agreements

Duke Energy; Mount Holly (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy’s Turbine and Generator Services (TGS) team seeks a senior program professional to guide fleet-wide initiatives. The role emphasizes engineering leadership, effective cross-functional collaboration, and strategic stakeholder engagement to improve reliability and reduce costs.

The ideal candidate will drive program scoping, develop actionable analytics, and lead multi-year vendor strategies while aligning with fleet standards and governance. Hybrid work options are available near Mt.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years related experience.
• In lieu of Bachelor’s Degree – HS Diploma / GED and 14 years related experience.
• Bachelor’s in Engineering/Science/Business, or PE License.

Responsibilities

• Continuously evaluate fleet events, industry developments, supplier changes, environmental legislation, regulatory drivers, and strategic direction to identify opportunities to improve performance and cost effectiveness of program strategies.
• Prepare reports, white papers, and/or presentations addressing technically complex and financially significant issues.
• Lead development and scoping of new improvement initiatives across the fleet to maintain compliance with standards and governance.
• Provide technical leadership for the execution of program initiatives.
• Communicate results to senior management and stakeholders.
• Build consensus and secure project approval and funding when appropriate.
• Manage existing and develop new vendor relationships with OEMs and vendors to meet safety, quality, value, financial needs, and warranty considerations.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Science/Business

PE License

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Turbine and Generator Services (TGS) exists to provide programmatic engineering and technical support to the Regulated and Renewable Energy (RRE) fleet of turbines and generators. We embrace and diligently pursue the vision of zero major events for these centerline assets resulting in substantial and sustained improvements in station availability/reliability and exceptional long-term shareholder value.

TGS is committed to relentlessly and purposefully leveraging people, organizations, information, technology, and analytical techniques to identify, evaluate and address any issue that could contribute to a major event.

Responsibilities

• Continually evaluate changing and emergent fleet events, industry developments, supplier changes, environmental legislation, regulatory drivers, and corporate strategic direction to identify opportunities to improve the performance and cost effectiveness of program strategies.
• Prepare reports, white papers, and/or presentations which address technically complex and financially significant issues.
• Lead the development and scoping of new improvement initiatives across the fleet to maintain compliance with standards and company governance and policies.
• Provide technical leadership for the execution of program initiatives.
• Effectively communicate the results of initiatives to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Build consensus through these efforts and secure project approval and funding when appropriate.
• Manage existing and develop new business relationships with OEMs and other vendors to ensure our business and other needs are being met (such as safety, quality work, good value, financial needs, warranty, etc.).
• Identify opportunities for multi-year vendor relationships to leverage cost savings and bundling opportunities.
• Assist with the resolution of contract performance commercial issues when stalled at the project level.
• Develop and lead routine program assessment activities to provide early identification of gaps and program issues.
• Provide support for RRE stations during audits, assessments, and outage preparation and execution activities.
• Create tools and templates to perform gap analysis on important programmatic areas and prioritize recommendations that will lead to improvement action plans.
• Influence business unit leaders on implementation of consistent standards across the business unit.
• Lead industry peer groups to ensure company engagement with emerging issues.
• Actively integrate industry best practices into Duke Energy fleet initiatives and programs.
• Establish metrics and KPIs in support of fleet initiatives and business targets.
• Revise initiatives to respond to changing industry/fleet trends and priorities.

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years related experience.
• In lieu of Bachelor’s Degree – HS Diploma / GED and 14 years related experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Engineering/Science/Business, or PE License.
• Strong collaboration/interpersonal skills and written/verbal communication skills.
• Business acumen and ability to interpret regulatory language.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees must live within a reasonable commute to their designated Duke Energy facility, not greater than 50 miles one way.
• Employees are expected to report to their assigned Duke Energy facility as required and directed by their manager, on average 3 full workdays per regular workweek.
• Primary location will be Lark Facility in Mt. Holly/Charlotte area.
• Travel: 15-20%.
• Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable).
• Represented/Union Position – No.
• Visa Sponsored Position – No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Duke Energy values ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we’re dedicated to providing a work environment where all people are valued, respected and able to reach their full potential.

Duke Energy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including but not limited to lactation, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, military status, or protected veteran status.

Duke Energy complies with all applicable state, federal and local laws, regulations and ordinances prohibiting discrimination.