Repower Outage Supervisor

Energiebrookfieldan; Town of Queensbury (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eligible for 10% bonus

Job summary

Brookfield Renewable U.S. in Queensbury, NY or Potsdam, NY seeks an Outage Supervisor to support maintenance and capital projects on hydro turbines. You will develop the scope of mechanical work, oversee design and fabrication, and partner with regional Operations Supervisors.

Travel throughout New York up to 50% is required. Qualified candidates have an engineering degree, project leadership experience, and strong mechanical skills; salary ranges from $80,000 to $120,000 per year with a 10%

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Project management or team lead experience (3 years preferred).
• Experience 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

• Coordinating unit outage planning with the field Supervisor and 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 preventive maintenance procedures.
• Supporting field supervisors for emergency repairs and covering roles when required.
• Maintaining project progress information, reports, schedules and accountabilities.
• Managing project safety, scope, cost, schedule and milestones.
• Striving for continuous improvement of unit availability 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 emergencies.
• Other duties as specified by Sr. Operations Manager.

Skills

Hydro turbine design

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Self-directed learning

CNC machines

Machine shop practices

Microsoft Office

IFS ERP

SharePoint

Litmos

Team leadership

Education

Associate Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

IFS ERP

SharePoint

Litmos

Microsoft Office

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.

Outage Supervisor

Location: Queensbury, NY or Potsdam, NY

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Operations, the Outage Supervisor will provide technical, administrative, and supervisory support to operations on maintenance and capital projects.

The 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 Operations Supervisors and work as part of a collaborative team. Travel throughout New York (up to 50% offsite travel) will be required.

More specific responsibilities include:

• 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
• Other duties as specified by Sr. Operations 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 Officesuite (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 equivalent;
• 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.

Salary: $80,000-120,000 per year (commensurate with experience)
Bonus: Eligible for a 10% Variable Bonus program.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Engineering-Mechanical.

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