Manager, Generation Engineering

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM); Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is seeking a Manager for Generation Engineering based in Albuquerque, NM. This role involves managing teams to ensure efficient operation and oversight of power generation facilities. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's in Engineering and substantial experience in managing engineering projects.

The successful applicant will set departmental goals, establish project targets, and oversee the design of capital projects, ensuring alignment with PNM's objectives.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years related experience, including 2 years of management experience.
• Experience in power generation technologies required.
• Ability to read and interpret business documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering teams focused on PNM-owned generation.
• Evaluate and design high-value economical projects.
• Establish one-year and five-year capital improvement targets.

Skills

Project management

Engineering judgment

Technical problem-solving

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Database software

Spreadsheet software

Word processing software

Job description

Department

Generation Engineering

Job Title

Manager, Generation Engineering

Salary Grade

DOE

Cyber Security and Background Checks

This position is covered by NERC CIP cybersecurity standards. Candidates must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, including identity verification and a criminal background check, as well as a credit background check due to the financial nature of the role. Cybersecurity training is required annually.

Summary

Manages a team of engineers, technical leads, administrators, and support personnel with a primary focus on PNM owned generation including San Juan Generating Station, Afton, Lordsburg, Luna, and Reeves generating stations. Ensures high value, economical projects are evaluated, designed, and constructed for PNM power generation facilities. Plans, organizes, leads, and controls the stations engineering, asset management programs, document control services, capital project management, and capital vendor alliance services and activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supplies the materials, tools, capital, and other resources necessary to accomplish the department's goals, objectives, and improvement initiatives
• Determines, develops, and maintains work relationships among the station's various departments, disciplines, and work-groups
• Generates forecasts, environmental, and auxiliary equipment performance curves, upgrade economics, and capital replacement requirements and capabilities
• Establishes one-year and five-year equipment capital improvement, outage project, and engineering project targets
• Sets department goals and objectives that achieve the department's capital improvement, outage, and engineering project targets
• Develops, applies, and meets budgets that support the department's goals and objectives
• Establishes, executes, and achieves work sequences, schedules, milestones, and deadlines
• Develops, enacts, and enforces policies, procedures, programs, and guidelines
• Assesses, adjusts, and controls the work of the department to accomplish department goals and objectives
• Determines department availability, reliability, and productivity performance standards
• Establishes methods of measuring, monitoring, and reporting work in progress and completed tasks
• Evaluates work in progress and results achieved against the standards
• Corrects deficient performance and improves methods and results

Competencies

• Broad knowledge of the design, maintenance, and operation of all power generation technologies including fossil-fired power plants and associated environmental systems
• Understanding of and ability to utilize project management tools and techniques to plan, schedule, execute, and document outage projects and engineering projects in an effective, efficient, and safe manner
• Ability to exercise considerable technical judgment and influence in the analysis of engineering problems and solutions; and in the implementation of those solutions while maintaining plant operating equipment availability, reliability, and productivity targets
• Understanding of and ability to utilize sound management techniques and leadership principles
• Ability to make sound judgments and crucial decisions in short amounts of time
• Ability to maintain positive and productive working relationships with various individuals and groups

Qualifications

Minimum Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university in engineering with seven to nine years related experience, including two years of management experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Master’s degree is preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Hires, trains, evaluates, rewards, and terminates employees. Designs, organizes, prioritizes, schedules, and leads work assignments. Fosters good working relationships with various groups.

Communication Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Computer Skills

Working knowledge of database, spreadsheet, and word processing software.

Analysis and Problem-Solving Ability

Ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

Ability to sit up to 2/3 of the time and to stand, walk, and stoop up to 1/3 of the time. Good vision and ability to adjust focus is required. Manual dexterity is required. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

Office and Plant environment.

ADA Statement

If you require assistance with the job application process due to a disability, please contact HR ADA Analyst, at 505-241-4627.