Senior Power Plant Ops Leader - 24/7 Reliability

SpaceXSI; Southaven, Memphis (MS, TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXSI is seeking a Sr. Manager of Memphis Power Plant Operations to lead a 24/7 gas turbine facility supporting the Colossus data center campus in Memphis, Tennessee. You will own operations, maintenance, commissioning, and expansion programs to ensure high availability and safety.

Responsibilities include directing cross-functional teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving continuous improvement in plant performance, cost, and reliability in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in power generation operations or related industrial roles.
• 3+ years of leadership managing cross-functional teams.
• Experience operating large gas turbine plants (100 MW+).
• Ability to manage 24/7 operations and complex outages.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Memphis gas turbine power plant, including 24/7 operations, maintenance, commissioning, and ongoing construction/expansion.
• Own end-to-end delivery of electrical power to the Colossus data center sites, ensuring reliability, availability, power quality, and redundancy.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of operators, technicians, engineers, contractors, and support staff in a 24/7 operational environment.
• Oversee plant performance, commissioning, testing, and integration with data center electrical infrastructure and load.
• Develop and execute O&M strategies including preventive/predictive maintenance, outage planning, and OEM coordination.

Skills

Gas turbine ops

Leadership

Power generation

Cross-functional teamwork

Regulatory compliance

Budget management

Tools

SCADA systems

Job description

SpaceXSI is seeking a Sr. Manager of Memphis Power Plant Operations to lead a 24/7 gas turbine facility supporting the Colossus data center campus in Memphis, Tennessee. You will own operations, maintenance, commissioning, and expansion programs to ensure high availability and safety.

Responsibilities include directing cross-functional teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving continuous improvement in plant performance, cost, and reliability in a fast-growing environment.