Program Manager – Industrial Water & Equipment Reliability

Calpine Corporation; Pittsburg, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Calpine, a business unit of Constellation Energy, is seeking a Program Manager in Pittsburg, CA to lead major programs including predictive maintenance, water treatment, transformer reliability, and monitoring of chemistry in plant water systems. The role emphasizes coordinating test results, contract management, and ensuring adherence to schedules and budgets.

You will provide technical guidance to multiple departments, oversee laboratory coordination, sampling, and regulatory reporting, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in technical engineering or chemical field.
• Requires 3+ years’ experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall chemistry monitoring oversight for plant water treatment systems.
• Maintain cooling tower chemistry oversight, including monitoring treatment programs, reviewing chemistry trends, and identifying corrective actions as needed.
• Track and oversee chemical usage, inventory, and consumption trends, ensuring proper application, optimization, and compliance with environmental requirements.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all applicable permit conditions, including water, wastewater, stormwater, recycled water, and air quality requirements.
• Serve as the primary laboratory interface for sampling coordination, analytical testing requirements, chain-of-custody management, and communication of laboratory results.
• Conduct and coordinate water sampling and water quality testing at various stages of plant operations, ensuring representative sample collection and accurate analytical results.
• Perform chemical analyses and evaluate test results to verify conformity with operational, environmental, quality, and reliability standards.
• Document, investigate, and communicate deviations from expected operating parameters and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct Storm Water Visual Inspections and prepare required inspection documentation and regulatory reports.
• Perform Recycled Water User Inspections and develop associated compliance reports and corrective action recommendations.
• Draft, review, and submit required monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual environmental and compliance reports to designated regulatory agencies and departments.
• Perform Air Mercury Data Analysis, evaluate trends, and support environmental reporting and compliance initiatives.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in technical engineering and or chemical field of study

Job description

Calpine, a business unit of Constellation Energy, is seeking a Program Manager in Pittsburg, CA to lead major programs including predictive maintenance, water treatment, transformer reliability, and monitoring of chemistry in plant water systems. The role emphasizes coordinating test results, contract management, and ensuring adherence to schedules and budgets.

You will provide technical guidance to multiple departments, oversee laboratory coordination, sampling, and regulatory reporting, and