O&M Manager

Nrg Bluewater Wind; Kentucky; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy in Kentucky seeks a Plant Manager to lead the O&M Technicians and oversee plant operations and maintenance, ensuring safety and environmental stewardship and adherence to budgets and agreements.

The role requires a engineering degree, 5+ years of supervisory experience in power generation, and strong skills in budgeting, outages, and contractor coordination. This position demands proactive leadership and a hands-on approach.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of supervisory experience in power generation or similar continuous process environment.
• Experience with regulatory compliance in a continuous process environment.
• Proficiency in using computer hardware and applicable software.
• Must pass pre-employment drug testing and background screens.
• Must be able to perform physical requirements including climbing ladders and site inspections.

Responsibilities

• Lead the O&M Technicians and plant management team.
• Coordinate outages with customers to minimize downtime and cost.
• Hire, train and supervise O&M personnel; provide development opportunities.
• Develop and administer plant budgets; recommend capital expenditures.
• Ensure safety and environmental stewardship through the Safety and Environmental Management Systems.
• Analyze performance data to optimize plant operations and heat rate.
• Manage projects and contractor/vendor interfaces; promote teamwork across departments.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Regulatory compliance

Computer skills

Driver's license

Safety awareness

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

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Job Summary

A key member of plant management staff. Responsibilities include leading the O&M Technicians assigned to plant operations and maintenance. The manager is also responsible for plant production employing sound Safety, Environmental and operating principles within the guidelines of the applicable Power Purchase and Operating Agreement. Participates in the employee selection process and is responsible for implementation of the O&M Technician training and qualification program. Develops and updates plant operating and maintenance procedures. Administers plant operating budget and identifies areas of production and maintenance optimization and makes recommendations for production and maintenance improvement. Responsible for developing and tracking plant budgets using the maintenance program and other tools.

Job Functions

• Leads the Plant team.
• Teams with plant personnel to coordinate and execute all outages to ensure minimum down time and cost control.
• Using established employee selection techniques, hires, trains and supervises all O&M Technicians. Provides training and development opportunities for assigned personnel.
• Schedules generation, forced outages, and scheduled outages with customer. Maintains a positive working relationship with customers.
• Develops and administers non-fuel cost of sales budget. Provides assistance in development of capital budgets; originates authorizations for capital expenditures.
• Coordinates activities and interfaces with contractor and vendor representatives and personnel.
• Fosters an environment that encourages superior Safety awareness and Environmental Stewardship through the implementation and support of the Safety Management System and Environmental Management Systems.
• Develops, refines, and administers plant operating and maintenance procedures.
• Collects, analyzes and correlates performance data to maintain and improve plant performance. Responsible for plant heat rate.
• Identify plant problems and improvement projects and acts as a Project Manager for the execution of approved projects.
• Manages production at facility within safe and legally permissible limits. Meets or exceeds daily gross margin budget.
• Establishes and maintains housekeeping standards.
• Perform economic analysis and submit budget requests as directed.
• Direct reports will be the O&M Technicians.
• May be assigned to Safety, environmental or other plant committee.
• Performs several administrative tasks such as creating monthly reports, NERC compliance reporting, outage reports, etc.
• Must have hands-on experience in managing contractors and plant staff during scheduled and forced outages.
• Actively promotes teamwork between the maintenance department and the operations department.
• Step-up leadership as required.

Education and Experience

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or related discipline. Work experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Must pass Pre-Employment drug testing and background screens.
• Minimum of five years’ supervisory experience in power generation in comparable technologies or similar continuous process environment.
• Experience with regulatory compliance in a continuous process environment.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in the use of computer hardware and applicable software.
• Must be able to perform physical requirements of the position including climbing ladders, stairs, and must be able to perform comprehensive site inspections.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must possess basic math skills, good verbal communications skills, and be proficient with the use of power and precision tools.
• Must be cooperative with those they contact in this work and have the ability to work without direct supervision.
• Must know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
• Work within and insure strict adherence to all safety practices and procedures.
• Must be able to respond to audio alarms and variations of sound.
• Work as a team. Must be able to pool our knowledge and energy to work in tandem to completely understand and productively respond to all of the business challenges.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, air masks, ear protection and other equipment must be worn in the performance of some duties. Work with hazardous materials may be required.
• Requires working 12-hour shifts with weekend and holiday work as required by schedules, workload and plant conditions. On call status (day and night) may be required.
• Includes working indoors and outdoors.

Physical Abilities

• Must be able to work on feet for extensive periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing, and routinely lifting 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work in elevated areas, confined spaces and in extreme heat and cold conditions.
• May be required to drive company vehicle on occasions

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

Physical Requirements

Frequency

Frequent

Frequent

Full Motor Capability

Frequent

Hearing

Frequent

High Eye-Hand Coordination

Frequent

Keyboarding

Frequent

Lifting - Medium (up to 100 lbs.)

Frequent

Lifting - Heavy (more than 100 lbs.)

Occasional

Pulling/Pushing (up to 100 lbs.)

Frequent

Sight Acuity Far

Occasional

Sight Acuity Near

Frequent

Frequent

Sitting at Video Display Terminal

Frequent

Standing and/or Walking

Frequent

Talking (Loud and/or Clear)

Occasional

Frequent

Carrying (up to 50 lbs.)

Frequent

Carrying (more than 50 lbs.)

Occasional

Reaching above the shoulder, at the shoulder and below the shoulder

Frequent

Frequent

Note that these physical requirements will not preclude disabled applicants who may be reasonably accommodated under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA").

Environmental/Work Conditions:

Condition

Frequency

Business Travel

Occasional

Dirty/Dusty Environment

Occasional

Extreme Temperatures

Occasional

Occasional

Mandatory Overtime Work

Frequent

Noisy Work Areas

Frequent

Rotating Shift Work

Frequent

Frequent

Work from Elevated Position

Frequent

In the case of a work related injury, the Company may be able to accommodate restricted duties for a limited period of time.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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