Regional Wind O & M Manager

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.; Bad Axe (MI); On-site; USD 121,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Constellation Energy Corporation is hiring a Regional Wind O&M Manager to lead daily wind fleet operations and maintenance across our regional sites. You will drive budget planning, outage scheduling, and coordination with interconnect entities and trading desks to ensure reliable performance.

The role requires coordinating with onsite contractors, resolving reliability issues, and maintaining strong safety and regulatory compliance across wind assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in a power plant.
• Associate's degree with 7 years' experience in a power plant.
• High school diploma/GED with 9 years of experience.
• Experience with electrical power generation, transmission, motors/generators, or process controls discipline codes and standards.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and maintenance of wind power regional fleet.
• Develop and manage operating budgets and outage coordination.
• Coordinate scheduling with interconnect entity and trading desk.
• Identify and resolve reliability issues and implement improvements.
• Manage onsite contractors with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ensure compliance with Wind Operations and Maintenance requirements.
• Maintain safety and regulatory standards across the region.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Power generation knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Who We Are

As the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy, Constellation is focused on our purpose: lighting the way to a brilliant tomorrow for all. We have been the leader in clean energy production for more than a decade, and we are cultivating a workplace where our employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. Now integrated with Calpine, our portfolio includes 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar facilities, with the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes.

Total Rewards

Constellation offers an extensive selection of benefits and rewards to help our employees thrive professionally and personally. We provide competitive compensation and a wide-range of benefits that support both employees and their families, helping them prepare for the future. In addition to highly competitive salaries, eligible employees are offered a bonus program, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including robust wellbeing programs; disability and life insurance benefits; paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days; and much more.

Expected salary range of $120,600 to $134,000, varies based on experience, along with comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401(k).

Primary Purpose of Position

The Regional Wind O&M (Operations and Maintenance) Manager is responsible for management and oversight of daily operations and maintenance of wind power regional fleet. This includes development and compliance with an operating budget, outage coordination and scheduling with the interconnect entity, scheduling coordinator and trading desk. Provides problem identification and resolution, corrective action and tracking of reliability issues. Responsible for management and oversight of onsite contractors utilizing excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including written and verbal. Accountable for assigned sites to assure services are executed to Constellation Wind Operations and Maintenance requirements.

Primary Duties and Accountabilities

• Ensure that wind turbines are maintained in a way that ensures the safety of all employees and contractors within the region. Provide oversight and prioritize compliance with regulatory requirements and hold high standards for environmental guidelines.
• Monitor wind turbine towers for maintenance quality audits, troubleshooting, assisting wind turbine technicians, and implementing fleet wide improvement changes.
• Respond to nontraditional operating hours for maintenance and emergent issues for the following: Manage Landowner relationships, utility interactions, wind turbine supplier maintenance support, and substation maintenance/troubleshooting activities.
• Ensure effective utilization of Work Order Management Process, and maintenance procedure writing. Design, test, implement, and revise procedures for Constellation Wind operations.
• Ensure that high voltage switching at substations, transmission circuits, or wind turbine supplier transformer feeds is executed safely and within compliance with Constellation Lock out Tag out (LOTO)program.
• Assists in developing operating procedures changes to optimize turbines continuous improvement projects. Complete procedure and process documentation for various aspects of Wind Turbine O&M requirements.
• All other job assignments and/or duties pursuant to company policy or as directed by management to include but not limited to: (Department duty coverage and/or call out, and positions outside of department in support of outage activities etc.)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience OR
• Associate's degree with 7 years' experience in a power plant OR
• High school diploma/GED with 9 years of experience
• Maintain minimum access requirements, as applicable, and favorable medical examination and/or testing in accordance with position duties
• Experience with applicable electrical power generation, transmission, motors/generators, or process controls discipline codes and standards
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or technical discipline
• Experience in wind plant operations and wind turbines
• Experience in high voltage maintenance and switching