Power Plant Operations Lead (HPCC)

NorthMark Compute and Cloud LLC; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Employer-paid medical

Dental and Vision benefits

16 weeks paid parental leave

Life insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) match 100% up to 6%

Paid time off: 25 days + 12 holidays

Job summary

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) seeks a Mission-Critical Power Plant Operations Manager to oversee outsourced O&M for a natural-gas-fired plant supporting a High-Performance Compute Center. You will ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance while aligning with the company’s uptime objectives.

Lead risk management, performance governance, and interface with the O&M partner to validate staffing, training, and outage plans, while coordinating with HPCC systems and grid interconnection

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of power-generation experience, with natural gas-fired generation exposure.
• Experience governing outsourced power-plant O&M services and safety leadership.
• Familiarity with islanded/black-start generation and grid interconnection.

Responsibilities

• Act as accountable authority for power-plant operations and outsourced execution.
• Provide strategic direction, oversight, and performance governance to the O&M provider.
• Review and monitor staffing, training, maintenance, outages, and performance KPIs.
• Lead safety programs, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate with HPCC operations, electrical distribution, UPS, and BESS.

Skills

Power generation governance

Outsourced O&M governance

Safety leadership

HAZID/HAZOP

Risk management

Emergency response

Grid interconnection

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical) or equivalent experience

Tools

Gas turbines

Reciprocating engines

BESS integration

Protection & controls

MOC processes

Job description

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) seeks a Mission-Critical Power Plant Operations Manager to oversee outsourced O&M for a natural-gas-fired plant supporting a High-Performance Compute Center. You will ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance while aligning with the company’s uptime objectives.

Lead risk management, performance governance, and interface with the O&M partner to validate staffing, training, and outage plans, while coordinating with HPCC systems and grid interconnection