Calpine

Business Manager

Calpine$98K — $124K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field.
  • 5-10 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, and project management across multiple functions.
  • Proficient in PeopleSoft, Maximo, Hyperion, and ImageNow.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee financial forecasting, budgeting, and purchasing for the power plant.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate policies and government regulations.
  • Establish administrative controls for accounting functions and contract administration.
  • Lead research on innovations and identify process improvement opportunities.
  • Serve as project/technical lead on medium to large projects.
  • Mentor employees on technical skills and collaborate to resolve complex issues.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans.
  • Retirement savings options with company match.
  • Professional development opportunities and training programs.
  • Paid time off and flexible scheduling.
Full Job Description
Job Summary(includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

Responsible for the administrative and financial functions of a power plant, including financial forecasting, budgeting, purchasing, accounting, HR, payroll, benefits, and inventory control. Manages plant APR, Warehouse, and administrative personnel. Ensures compliance with all corporate policies and procedures and maintains records and files for the power plant. Establishes administrative controls for all accounting functions, including general reporting, budgeting, and contract administration, in accordance with established policies and procedures, client requirements, and applicable government regulations.

Job Responsibilities

  • In-depth or broad, extensive knowledge.
  • Highly skilled professional with wide-ranging, advanced technical experience to resolve complex issues.
  • Competent to work at very high level in multiple knowledge areas or functions as an advanced contributor.
  • Makes decisions on complex issues regarding project components and advanced tasks.
  • Leads the research for innovations from external sources, and identifies opportunities to develop new processes, tools, services and techniques within the function.
  • Works on complex issues and projects.
  • Uses independent judgment requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Independently selects methods, techniques, analytical approach and evaluation criteria.
  • Determines methods and procedures for new assignments.
  • Serves as project/technical lead on medium to large projects; regularly coordinates work of professionals, technicians and others outside of own department.
  • Trains and mentors employees on technical skills.
  • Collaborate and solve problems - works with others to resolve significant issues, clarify or interpret complex information, provide initial screening/negotiations.


Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field with a minimum of 5-10 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting and project management across multiple functions or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
  • Strong knowledge of PeopleSoft, Maximo, Hyperion and ImageNow is highly preferred.


Salary Information

  • Salary Range - $98,017.00 - $124,971.00

About Calpine

Calpine Corporation is a power generation company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Calpine's fleet of natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants has a combined generating capacity of approximately 26,000 megawatts. Calpine sells wholesale power and other energy-related services to utilities, independent electric system operators, industrial and commercial customers, and retail power providers. The company was founded in 1984 and went public in 1996. In 2018, Calpine was acquired by Energy Capital Partners and a consortium of investors.
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