Plant Director - Electric Generation

NiSource Corporate Services Co; West Terre Haute (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NiSource seeks a Plant General Manager to lead coordination across Environmental, Fuels, Finance, Resource Planning, Legal, Labor Relations, Internal Audit, Regulatory and IT to ensure the site's mission is met. This role directs the development and execution of a station business plan that meets energy needs while honoring environmental requirements, unit reliability, and performance within budgets.

The position leads the maintenance process within the Generation Stations and oversees the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related discipline and/or 15 years' experience in the power generation field.
• Experience at a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power facility with CCGT operations and maintenance.
• 10+ years in power generation, including 5+ years leading leaders in a supervisory or management role at a CCGT facility.
• Demonstrated leadership in a CCGT operating environment, with a strong understanding of plant operations, maintenance, safety, reliability, and performance management.
• Experience with plant performance, reliability, outage execution, budget accountability, workforce development, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in creating teamwork, encouraging participation, and promoting accountability.
• Ability to coach, develop and motivate management and union employees to perform at high levels of productivity.
• Strong organizational planning and business administration skills.
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of environmental regulations (air, land, water), permitting related to generating station operations and maintenance.
• Knowledge of project management techniques.
• Knowledge of the electric supply business and markets.
• Knowledge of station maintenance requirements and their operational impact.
• Working knowledge of labor law, grievances, and arbitration procedures.
• Familiarity with vendor contract administration and union contracts.
• Mental/physical stress management skills.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Develop the long-term O&M and Capital budgets for the station, balancing finance needs against unit reliability and safety to meet corporate initiatives.
• Regularly communicate and present to the senior executive team, up to the CEO, on unit availability, equipment and personnel issues.
• Ensure active compliance with external regulatory agencies, such as EPA, FERC, NERC, IOSHA, IURC, IDEM and others, and integrate new regulations into the organization.
• Support the development of written testimony for regulatory hearings related to Electric Generation.
• Lead, manage, coordinate and evaluate Electric Generation Operations & Maintenance employees (superintendents, front line supervisors, front line employees).
• Manage local station activities, budgets and personnel, and provide direction and evaluation for Operations & Maintenance Superintendents.
• Champion the Electric Generation Fossil Asset Management process for Capital projects.
• Coordinate unit operations with Supply and Optimization to meet energy demands and maximize profit potential in sales.
• Evaluate and coordinate training and development requirements in the maintenance and operations departments for management and bargaining unit personnel.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations for air, water, and land.
• Maximize the revenue potential of generating assets through continuous process improvement, team participation, balanced decision making, and managed risk.
• Facilitate system-wide resource allocations for routine and outage requirements that support safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Participate in the budget reallocation process to ensure the highest priority projects are funded to meet Electric Generation goals.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

CCGT operations

Team leadership

Communication

Project management

Environmental regulations

Labor relations

Strategic planning

Coaching and development

Vendor contracts

Stress management

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Job Summary

The Plant General Manager leads coordination and integration of activities between multiple internal organizations, including Environmental, Fuels, Finance, Resource Planning, Legal, Labor Relations, Internal Auditing, Corporate Insurance, Regulatory, Information Technology, Work Management, Training and others, to ensure the successful completion of the site's mission.

This role provides leadership to develop and execute a station business plan that meets system energy needs while maintaining environmental requirements, unit efficiency, availability and performance within O&M and Capital budgets. The role leads the maintenance process within the Generation Stations and the Construction Department's Power Plant Maintenance group and oversees the operations and maintenance management team to ensure consistent application of Electric Production's business plans, goals, policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

• Develop the long-term O&M and Capital budgets for the station, balancing finance needs against unit reliability and safety to meet corporate initiatives.
• Regularly communicate and present to the senior executive team, up to the CEO, on unit availability, equipment and personnel issues.
• Ensure active compliance with external regulatory agencies, such as EPA, FERC, NERC, IOSHA, IURC, IDEM and others, and integrate new regulations into the organization.
• Support the development of written testimony for regulatory hearings related to Electric Generation.
• Lead, manage, coordinate and evaluate Electric Generation Operations & Maintenance employees (superintendents, front line supervisors, front line employees).
• Manage local station activities, budgets and personnel, and provide direction and evaluation for Operations & Maintenance Superintendents.
• Champion the Electric Generation Fossil Asset Management process for Capital projects.
• Coordinate unit operations with Supply and Optimization to meet energy demands and maximize profit potential in sales.
• Evaluate and coordinate training and development requirements in the maintenance and operations departments for management and bargaining unit personnel.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations for air, water, and land.
• Maximize the revenue potential of generating assets through continuous process improvement, team participation, balanced decision making, and managed risk.
• Facilitate system-wide resource allocations for routine and outage requirements that support safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Participate in the budget reallocation process to ensure the highest priority projects are funded to meet Electric Generation goals.

Required Qualifications for Position

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related technical discipline and/or 15 years' experience in the power generation field.
• Prior work experience at a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power generation facility, with a thorough understanding of CCGT operations and maintenance.
• 10+ years of power generation experience, including 5+ years leading leaders in a supervisory or management role at a CCGT facility.
• Demonstrated successful leadership in a CCGT operating environment, with a strong understanding of combined cycle plant operations, maintenance, safety, reliability, and performance management.
• Experience with plant performance, reliability, outage execution, budget accountability, workforce development, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in creating teamwork, encouraging participation, and promoting individual accountability.
• Ability to coach, develop and motivate management and union employees to perform at high levels of productivity.
• Strong organizational planning and business administration skills.
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of environmental regulations (air, land, water), constraints, remedies and permitting relevant to generating station operations and maintenance.
• Knowledge of project management techniques.
• Knowledge of the electric supply business and markets.
• Knowledge of station maintenance requirements and the operational impact on equipment maintenance.
• Working knowledge of labor law, grievance, and arbitration procedures.
• Familiarity with vendor contract administration and liability, and with union contracts.
• Mental/physical stress management skills to effectively handle unexpected changes, deadlines, and time and budget constraints.
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position

• Experience, education or training in writing business plans, creating tactical and strategic implementation plans, and preparing budget justifications.
• Experience or training in the use of computers and project software.
• Formal training or education in coaching and development of employees.

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for the position.

As a public utility, NiSource provides essential se