Plant Manager - Andrews County, TX

Ørsted A/S; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ørsted A/S is seeking an experienced O&M professional to manage day-to-day operations at the Permian Solar and BESS facilities in the Central Region. You will lead site performance, safety culture, budgeting, and engagement with local stakeholders to ensure reliable energy delivery.

The role requires 5+ years in power generation operations, a supervisory background, and the ability to work on-call and in challenging conditions while climbing equipment as needed.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience in operations or maintenance in power generation, transmissions, distribution, or related field.
• Supervisory role experience of more than one year.
• Ability to work on-call, overnight, and in adverse weather conditions.
• Physically able to satisfy safety requirements and climb equipment/wind turbines of varying heights.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of Permian Solar and BESS facilities, including QHSE, site performance, compliance, planning and budgeting.
• Engage with local landowners, agencies, authorities and stakeholders to ensure safe, reliable operations.
• Deliver high asset availability and power production through world-class technical performance.

Skills

QHSE leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Team supervision

Operations management

Power generation experience

Education

Journeyman/master electrician license

Job description

Join us in this role where you’ll manage the day-to-day operations at our Permian Solar and BESS facility. You’ll engage with our O&M Service Provider, local stakeholders, landowners, and local authorities to support the successful operation of these two projects. Most importantly, you’ll take lead on driving world-class QHSE culture and performance at the project sites.

Welcome to Generation Onshore

You’ll be part of Central Region Operations where you, together with your colleagues, will provide safe and reliable operations at Permian Solar and BESS. As a team, we play a pivotal role in a high-performing and fast-moving department, while encouraging personal and professional growth.

You’ll play an important role in:

• managing day-to-day operations of the wind farm, incl. QHSE, site performance, compliance, planning, budgeting, and engagement with local landowners, agencies, and authorities
• collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the sites are providing safe and reliable operations
• delivering high asset availability and power production through world-class technical performance.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have at least five years of experience in operations or maintenance in power generation, transmissions, distribution, or a related field, with a journeyman or master electrician license or time in the armed services substituting for years of experience
• have been in a supervisory role for more than a year
• are able to work on-call, overnight, and in adverse weather conditions
• are physically able to satisfy safety requirements of climb equipment and systems and climb wind turbines of varying heights.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [e-mail].

Please note that you’re expected to do some travelling in relation to your work, as you’ll Need to necessary trainings, including but not limited to, General Industry Safety and Substation Safety.