Stress Engineering Services, Inc

Facility Manager

Stress Engineering Services, Inc • $100K — $120K *
Paris, TX 75460In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of management experience in power plant operations
  • Strong knowledge of gas turbine technology and maintenance practices
  • Understanding of environmental compliance and reporting
  • Budget management skills, including contract evaluation and cost control
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
  • Strong communication skills for stakeholder interactions
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools like Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

  • Ensure safe operation of the facility and maintain a secure work environment
  • Oversee environmental compliance and reporting activities
  • Manage regulatory compliance, including NERC standards
  • Lead compliance with company policies and operational commitments
  • Enhance plant performance through strategic resource utilization
  • Recruit and develop facility staff to achieve operational goals
  • Prepare and manage facility budgets and operational plans

Benefits

  • Supportive company culture that values its employees
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401k Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave, Time Off & Holidays
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
  • Company-sponsored Perks & Discount programs
Full Job Description
EthosEnergy O&M is recruiting for a Power Plant Manager for its Paris Energy Center, a 2x1 GE 7EA powered combined cycle plant located in Paris, TX. This position will be responsible for providing management direction and leadership to ensure that the facility is operated in a safe, reliable, and economic manner consistent with site O&M agreement, contracts, permits, and rules, regulations and written instructions form the facility owner. This position reports directly to the regional operations manager for EthosEnergy and provides for the main interface to the owner's representative of the facility.

Job Responsibilities

  • Ensure the facility is operated in a safe manner and ensure that a safe work environment is provided and maintained to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries.
  • Oversee all environmental reporting and testing activities and ensure that required environmental programs are properly implemented and that the facility maintains full compliance with all permits.
  • Oversee all NERC and Regulatory reporting requirements
  • Compliance with all company policies, procedures, and commercial commitments.
  • Implement programs and activities that provide a work environment that promotes effective goal accomplishment, productivity, and morale.
  • Optimize plant performance through appropriate utilization of manpower, equipment, supplies and external support.
  • Recruit, supervise and manage the facility staff to meet the goals and objectives of the facility and company. Provide coaching, training, and development opportunities for the team to ensure appropriate skill sets are maintained. This includes the implementation and scheduling of training programs that cover operations, maintenance, safety, and regulatory areas.
  • Prepare the annual budget and facility operating plan.
  • Responsible for purchasing, inventory, cost control and cost management
  • Prepare monthly reports detailing significant plant activities and updates on the facility operating plan. This includes the preparation of budget variance reports.
  • Communicate effectively with the site staff, management, facility owner, vendors, and outside agencies. Provide a weekly update to EthosEnergy covering significant issues and events at the project.
  • Actively engage the owner in understanding their needs and expectations and demonstrate effective management skills in meeting or exceeding these needs and expectations.
  • Responsible for the enforcement and compliance with the operations and maintenance agreement.
  • Prepare and submit to the facility owner, in a timely, manner all reports and information required under the terms of the O&M contract.
  • Provide recommendations to the owner on plant upgrades and enhancements that would improve the reliability, performance, safety, or environmental readiness of the plant. The recommendations should include a cost benefit analysis.
  • Oversee the planning and implementation of maintenance and outage activities. Provide outage reports to the owner summarizing significant events of the outage.

Required Skills / Knowledge

  • Demonstrated track record of successful goal achievement.
  • A thorough demonstrated understanding of power plant operations, including a working knowledge of the operations & maintenance functions.
  • A working knowledge of chemistry as it relates to plant operations as well as environmental and water treatment programs and statutory regulations.
  • Understand budgets, bid proposals, contract evaluation, basic accounting principles, plant economics and power pool operations.
  • Demonstrate the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
  • Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, logic drawings, and technical manuals.
  • Ability to solve practical problems, clearly communicate tasks and needs, and training of other personnel.
  • Analyses and interprets data to make sound professional judgments and recommendations.
  • Ability to manage and motivate up to 25 subordinates.
  • Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Competent computer skills with experience in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS project.
  • Past experience in operating or maintaining large frame gas turbines would be an asset.

Experience

  • Experience in Startup or Operations of a Combined Cycle Power Station.
  • A substantial number of year's relevant experience, with a significant proportion of this in a management position.

Education Requirements

  • A four-year degree or commensurate experience is required.

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to do walking, reaching, climbing, and stooping and lifting (up to 50 pounds).

What We Offer

  • Supportive company culture that values its employees
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave, Time Off & Holidays
  • Extra money in your paycheck - Employee Referral Bonus
  • Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
  • Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs

About Stress Engineering Services, Inc

Stress Engineering Services, Inc. is an engineering consulting firm that provides testing, analysis, and design services to clients in the oil and gas, power generation, chemical processing, and aerospace industries. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Stress Engineering Services has additional offices in Cincinnati, Ohio; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Calgary, Canada. The company's services include failure analysis, fitness-for-service assessments, finite element analysis, and materials testing. Stress Engineering Services has worked on projects such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Learn more about Stress Engineering Services, Inc
Size
500 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$10 million
Founded
1972
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$100 million
* Ladders Estimates

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