Repower Outage Supervisor

Brookfield Renewable N.A.; Fayetteville (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookfield Renewable U.S. in Fayetteville, WV seeks a Repower Outage Supervisor to lead maintenance and capital projects on hydro turbines. You will develop work scopes, supervise crews and coordinate with regional teams to ensure safe, on-time execution.

This role requires hands-on mechanical and electrical knowledge, strong project management, and experience with outages, QA/QC, and ERP tools. Occasional travel and on-call duties are included.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or relevant experience.
• Project management or team lead experience (3 years preferred).
• Experience/exposure in the power generation field; hydro specific experience preferred.
• Demonstrated safe work habits and familiarity with OSHA standards.
• Familiarity with rigging, craning, confined space, work at height, and electrical best practices.

Responsibilities

• Support complex projects to facilitate major projects including scheduling and tracking.
• Coordinate unit outage planning with field Supervisor and energy production forecasting.
• Prepare specifications and fabrication sketches for replacement parts.
• Troubleshoot and analyze failures to prevent recurrence.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance procedures and outage readiness.
• Maintain project progress information, safety, scope, cost, schedule, and milestones.

Skills

Hydro turbine design

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Self-directed learning

Machine tools

CNC knowledge

Project management

MS Office

IFS ERP

SharePoint

Litmos

Microsoft Project

Education

Associate Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

IFS

SharePoint

Litmos

Microsoft Project

Job description

Join one of the largest renewable owners, operators and developers in the U.S., delivering innovative, renewable power solutions that accelerate the world towards a sustainable, low-carbon future. With current U.S. assets under management valued at $20 billion and over 190 utility-scale renewable energy generating facilities located across 34 states, Brookfield Renewable U.S. offers a multitude of career opportunities. Our dynamic organization is focused on our mission to optimize and drive value across our renewable energy portfolio, advancing the transition to a sustainable, clean energy future. Our value also extends well beyond the clean energy we produce. From our extensive renewable power fleet we make positive economic, social and environmental impacts in the communities where we live and work.

Brookfield Renewable U.S. attracts high-performing individuals who are driven to make an impact in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We encourage collaboration across all levels of experience to promote learning, generate best ideas, and deliver quality results, with the aim for growth and career development. We offer unparalleled opportunity to lead and manage one of the largest renewable energy businesses with decades of history, while contributing to the global need for sustainable energy.

Repower Outage Supervisor

Location: Fayetteville, WV

Reporting to the Technical Manager, the Repower Outage Supervisor will provide technical, administrative, and supervisory support to the Asset team and operations on maintenance, capital and ROI projects. The Repower Outage Supervisor is responsible for development of the scope of mechanical work to be done during periodic rehabilitation of hydro turbines, and the implementation and support of construction project plans utilizing internal resources and third-party contractors. The work involves reverse engineering of legacy equipment, oversight of design and calculations to specify or fabricate replacement equipment, and good working knowledge of legacy and modern materials and fabrication techniques. This role is ideally suited for a self-starter who is able to partner with regional Technical and Operations Supervisors and work as part of a collaborative team. They will support the PJM/MN regional assets, and some travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Support complex projects to facilitate major projects which consist of but not limited to:
  • Scheduling and tracking for specific tasks and overall project execution
  • Coordination of onsite laydown areas for multiple contractors to align with each other while not impeding operations requirements
  • Monitor and track project milestones
  • Coordinate and track QA/QC milestones with the Project Managers and Technical Manager
• Coordinating unit outage planning with the field Supervisor, using energy production forecasting;
• Establishing and planning projects and project schedules;
• Prepare specifications and fabrication sketches for replacement parts;
• Troubleshooting and forensic failure analysis to avoid repeated failures;
• Developing of preventive maintenance procedures;
• Supporting field supervisors for any emergency repairs as necessary, including temporarily assuming their role when required;
• Maintaining project progress information and reports, schedules, and accountabilities;
• Managing project safety, scope, cost, schedule, and milestones using appropriate tools;
• Striving for continuous improvement of unit availability, forced outage rates, and generation;
• Developing and maintaining a condition monitoring program for critical equipment;
• Coordinating with purchasing to procure materials and equipment as necessary;
• Being "On Call" to respond to emergency;
• Support training development in Litmos;
• Other duties as specified by the Technical Manager.

Required Skills

• Familiarity with hydro turbine or centrifugal pump design considerations;
• A practical, adaptable, innovative, collaborative and solution-focused approach to issues;
• Strong problem solving skills and strong mechanical aptitude;
• Ability to organize, plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks;
• Strong ability to be self-directed regarding learning and discovery;
• Competent on conventional machine tools and knowledge of CNC machines;
• Experienced with machine shop practices and equipment;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Excellent organizational and time management skills;
• Intermediate computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project). Experience with Enterprise Resource Programs (IFS), document management (Share Point), and Learning Management Systems (Litmos), preferred.

Required Experience

• Associate Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or relevant experience;
• Project management or team lead experience (3 years preferred);
• Experience/exposure in the power generation field; hydro specific experience is preferred;
• Demonstrated safe work habits and familiarity with OSHA standards
• Familiarity with rigging, craning, confined space, work at height, and electrical best practices.

Engineering-Mechanical, Commensurate experience will also be considered.