Wind Plant Operations & Maintenance Lead

Avangrid; Trimont (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Avangrid seeks a Wind Plant Manager to oversee day-to-day wind power plant operations and maintenance, ensuring adherence to prudent practices and operating budgets. You will coordinate outages with interconnect entities and manage shipping, scheduling, and reporting.

Responsibilities include leading safety programs, supervising crews, implementing capital projects, and evaluating performance. Ideal candidates have power industry experience and strong technical and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Four year college degree or technical school certificate; or 5 years of related experience or power industry training; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in power plant operations and maintenance.
• Ability to climb 80 meter steel towers on a daily basis to perform maintenance.
• Weight must not exceed 285 lbs (excluding equipment/gear) when performing job related tasks.
• Advanced computer skills utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, facility control, management and reporting systems, including the use of computerized diagnostic and troubleshooting tools.
• Ability to work around low and medium voltage and at times during extremely adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment required for facility maintenance with a working knowledge of crane and rigging requirements.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Ensures strict management and compliance of all company and project environmental, health and safety programs.
• Responsible to ensure crew receives periodic safety training and conducts periodic safety assessments.
• Negotiates and administers 3rd party contracts.
• Administers warranties.
• Manages implementation of capital improvement programs and retrofits.
• Manage crews performing operations, maintenance and warranty activities of all wind plant equipment, ensures compliance with manufacturers' requirements.
• Performs staffing activities, counseling, coaching, training and corrective actions of subordinate employees.
• Prepares annual budget and monthly profit and loss reporting.
• Reviews and approves root cause analyses of major failures.
• Prepares performance evaluations per company instructions and guidelines.
• Ensures all relevant internal controls are followed and develops new controls as needed

Skills

Power plant operations

Advanced computer skills

Crane and rigging

Heavy equipment knowledge

Driver's license

Troubleshooting tools

Safety training

CMMS experience

Education

Bachelor/technical degree or power industry training

5 years related experience

Tools

CMMS

Diagnostic tools

Facility control systems

Job description

Avangrid seeks a Wind Plant Manager to oversee day-to-day wind power plant operations and maintenance, ensuring adherence to prudent practices and operating budgets. You will coordinate outages with interconnect entities and manage shipping, scheduling, and reporting.

Responsibilities include leading safety programs, supervising crews, implementing capital projects, and evaluating performance. Ideal candidates have power industry experience and strong technical and leadership skills.