Power Plant General Manager

LS Solutions; Angels Camp (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

LS Solutions is seeking a General Plant Manager to lead a gas-fired and geothermal facility in California. The role focuses on safety, environmental stewardship, reliability, and continuous improvement.

You will manage a multidisciplinary team, oversee budgets and maintenance, and coordinate with market operations to optimize dispatch and capital projects aimed at reliability and efficiency. This is a senior, on-site leadership role requiring strong regulatory and operational expertise.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in power generation plant operations.
• Strong knowledge of safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to translate data and KPIs into actionable improvements.
• Experience managing budgets, staffing, and maintenance strategies.
• Excellent communication and team leadership across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive plant safety culture, ensuring safe operations.
• Ensure environmental stewardship and full regulatory compliance.
• Manage day-to-day production performance and operational reliability.
• Oversee budgets, staffing, maintenance strategy, and outage planning.
• Use data, KPIs, and performance analysis to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and coach a multidisciplinary team; set performance expectations and standards.
• Partner with market operations to optimize dispatch and plant output.
• Support capital projects focused on reliability and efficiency improvements.

Skills

Plant operations leadership

Safety & compliance

Data-driven performance mgmt

Budgeting & resource mgmt

People leadership & communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

General Plant Manager to lead safe, reliable operations at a natural gas-fired and geothermal power facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive plant safety culture, ensuring safe operations.
• Ensure environmental stewardship and full regulatory compliance.
• Manage day-to-day production performance and operational reliability.
• Oversee budgets, staffing, maintenance strategy, and outage planning.
• Use data, KPIs, and performance analysis to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and coach a multidisciplinary team; set performance expectations and standards.
• Partner with market operations to optimize dispatch and plant output.
• Support capital projects focused on reliability and efficiency improvements.

Qualifications & Skills

• Proven leadership in power generation plant operations.
• Strong understanding of safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Data-driven approach to performance management using KPIs.
• Budgeting and resource management experience.
• Excellent communication and people leadership skills.
• Capability to collaborate across operations, market, and capital projects.