Plant Manager

EthosEnergy; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Referral Bonus

Career Development

Perks & Discounts

Job summary

EthosEnergy O&M seeks a Plant Manager for the Bethlehem Energy Center in Bethlehem, PA. You will lead a two-block, 3x1 combined cycle facility with Siemens V84.2 and Alstom turbines.

Your role is to provide strategic direction, safety, reliability, and economical operation aligned with contracts and permits. You will manage a team of up to 25, oversee budgeting, reporting, and owner communications, and drive improvements in performance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or commensurate experience required.
• Experience in Startup or Operations of a Combined Cycle Power Station preferred.
• V84.2 gas turbine experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, reliable, and economical operation per O&M agreement and owner instructions.
• Oversee environmental reporting, permits, and regulatory compliance (NERC/regulatory).
• Prepare annual budget and operating plan; produce monthly activity reports and variance analysis.
• Lead and develop staff; train on operations, maintenance, safety, and regulatory areas.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Operations management

Team leadership (25 staff)

Data analysis

Technical reading (drawings)

Communication (verbal & written)

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

EthosEnergy O&M is recruiting a Plant Manager for its Bethlehem Energy Center, located in Bethlehem, Pa. The facility is two blocks of 3x1 combined cycle configuration consisting of Siemens V84.2 combustion turbines and Alstom steam turbine. This position will be responsible for providing management direction and leadership to ensure that the facility is operated in a safe, reliable, and economic manner consistent with site O&M agreement, contracts, permits, rules, regulations and written/oral instructions from the facility owner. This position reports directly to the Regional Operations Director for EthosEnergy and provides for the main interface to the owner's representative of the facility owner.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure the facility is operated in a safe manner and ensure that a safe work environment is provided and maintained to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries.
• Oversee all environmental reporting and testing activities and ensure that required environmental programs are properly implemented and that the facility maintains full compliance with all permits.
• Oversee all NERC and Regulatory reporting requirements.
• Compliance with all company policies, procedures, and commercial commitments.
• Implement programs and activities that provide a work environment that promotes effective goal accomplishment, productivity, and morale.
• Optimize plant performance through appropriate utilization of manpower, equipment, supplies and external support.
• Supervise and manage the facility staff to meet the goals and objectives of the facility and company.
• Provide coaching, training, and development opportunities for the team to ensure appropriate skill sets are maintained. This includes the implementation and scheduling of training programs that cover operations, maintenance, safety, and regulatory areas.
• Prepare the annual budget and facility operating plan.
• Prepare monthly reports detailing significant plant activities and updates on the facility operating plan. This includes the preparation of budget variance reports.
• Communicate effectively with the site staff, management, facility owner, vendors, and outside agencies. Provide a weekly update to EthosEnergy covering significant issues and events at the project.
• Demonstrate effective management skills in meeting or exceeding facility goals and objectives.
• Responsible for the enforcement and compliance with the operations and maintenance agreement.
• Actively engage the Owner in understanding their needs and expectations and demonstrate effective management skills in meeting or exceeding these needs and expectations.
• Prepare and submit to the facility owner in a timely manner all reports and information required under the terms of the O&M contract.
• Provide recommendations to the owner on plant upgrades and enhancements that would improve the reliability, performance, safety, or environmental readiness of the plant. The recommendations should include a cost benefit analysis.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of maintenance and outage activities. Provide outage reports to the owner summarizing significant events of the outage.

Required Skills / Knowledge

• Demonstrated track record of successful goal achievement.
• A thorough demonstrated understanding of power plant operations, including a working knowledge of the operations & maintenance functions.
• A working knowledge of chemistry as it relates to plant operations as well as environmental and water treatment programs and statutory regulations.
• Understand budgets, bid proposals, contract evaluation, basic accounting principles, plant economics and power pool operations.
• Demonstrate the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
• Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, logic drawings, and technical manuals.
• Ability to solve practical problems, clearly communicate tasks and needs, and training of other personnel.
• Analyses and interprets data to make sound professional judgments and recommendations.
• Ability to manage and motivate up to 25 subordinates.
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
• Competent computer skills with experience in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS project.
• Past experience in operating or maintaining large frame gas turbines would be an asset.

Experience

• Experience in Startup or Operations of a Combined Cycle Power Station.
• A substantial number of year’s relevant experience, with a significant proportion in a management position.
• V84.2 gas turbine experience preferred.

Education Requirements

• A four-year degree or commensurate experience is required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to do walking, reaching, climbing, and stooping and lifting (up to 50 pounds).

What We Offer

• Supportive company culture that values its employees
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
• Paid Parental Leave, Time Off & Holidays
• Extra money in your paycheck - Employee Referral Bonus
• Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
• Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs

EthosEnergy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.