Manager Engineering - Transformer Specialist

Calpine; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 154,231 - 196,646; Full time

Job summary

Calpine seeks a Manager Engineering Project Management – Transformer Specialist to oversee the Transformer Reliability Program and provide technical leadership for transformer assets. You will guide maintenance, testing, and repair projects, conduct root cause analysis, and mentor engineers.

Occasional travel to plants and factories is required. The role requires extensive experience with high- and medium-voltage systems, strong communication, and a track record of managing complex technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years in transformer engineering or related field.
• Experience leading projects and supervising teams.
• Experience with diagnostic tools and transformer testing.
• Experience diagnosing and repairing faulty transformers.
• Strong safety experience around HV/MV/LV systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Transformer Reliability Program for all transformer assets and provide technical authority.
• Lead maintenance, testing guidance, and repair projects for distribution and large power transformers.
• Guide diagnostic tests (oil, power factor, SFRA) and analyze results.
• Perform root cause analysis to improve reliability and safety.
• Act as technical liaison between plants and Calpine management; mentor junior engineers.
• Manage critical spare components and develop execution plans to meet milestones.
• Monitor schedules and deliverables; may oversee Project Managers.
• Travel to plants, transformer factories, and vendor offices as needed.

Skills

Lead technician

Leadership

HV/MV/LV safety

Diagnostics

Transformer testing

Contract management

Technical communication

Autonomous work

Documentation

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree preferred

10+ years experience

Job description

Company Overview

Calpine, a business unit of Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG), is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. With 79 energy facilities in operation, Calpine's fleet has the capacity to generate approximately 27,000 MW of electricity – enough to power approximately 27 million homes. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low‑carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary

The Manager Engineering Project Management – Transformer Specialist oversees Calpine's Transformer Reliability Program for all transformer assets and serves as a technical authority for all types of transformers. Key responsibilities include providing technical guidance on maintenance and testing of distribution and large power transformers, leading repair projects, and guiding diagnostic tests (oil, power factor, SFRA, etc.). Additional duties involve conducting root cause analysis for failures to ensure reliability and safety.

This position will act as a technical liaison between the plants and Calpine management and will provide technical leadership to both internal and external entities. The successful candidate will manage critical spare transformer components and accessories held in inventory, develop execution plans to achieve project milestones while minimizing costs, and establish project strategy and monitor critical‑path schedules and deliverables. Oversight of Project Managers may be required, and the role includes mentoring and training junior engineers. The job will involve office work, occasional travel to plants, transformer factories, and vendor offices.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of work experience and education. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Previous work leadership or senior‑level contributor experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 10+ years in the area of specialization.

Job Requirements

• Expert‑level experience with diagnostic tools, transformer electrical testing, oil sampling, dissolved‑gas analysis, and transformer maintenance.
• Experience in diagnosing and repairing faulty transformers.
• Ability to analyze test results to determine the health index and remaining lifespan of equipment.
• Extensive site work at utility substations, power‑generation facilities, or industrial sites.
• Experience managing contractors or internal employees on projects.Experience writing, reviewing, and checking specifications, proposals, quotes, contracts, purchase orders, and other project documents.
• Safety experience working on or around HV, MV, and LV systems in hazardous environments such as power plants and substations.
• Strong supervisory technical and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a technical lead in an autonomous role.

Salary Information

Salary Range: $154,231.89 – $196,645.66

Additional Calpine Information

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