Calpine

Manager, Operations

Calpine$119K — $152K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, prefer Associate's or Bachelor's Degree.
  • Minimum 5+ years of power plant operations experience, preferably with heavy frame combustion turbines.
  • Previous leadership experience in a work setting.
  • Strong computer skills with spreadsheets, databases, and word processing software.
  • Valid state driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily operations and production activities at the power plant.
  • Supervise operators on all aspects of power plant operations.
  • Issue operational instructions for economic dispatch and maintain optimum water balance.
  • Oversee plant safety programs and ensure compliance with training certifications.
  • Maintain up-to-date environmental and permit compliance requirements.
  • Monitor safety standards and develop consistent operational procedures.
  • Manage budgets, human resources, and operational decisions.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Involvement in large-scale projects with significant budgetary responsibilities.
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on safety and compliance.
  • Influence over performance reviews and promotional decisions.
  • Engagement in recruitment and selection of talent.
Full Job Description
Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)
Manage the daily operations and production activities. Plan and direct the work activities of operations personnel. Supervises operators in all aspects of power plant operations. Issues operating instructions for economic dispatch, ensure optimum water balance is maintained and supervise the plant chemistry program. Assure operational efficiency, reliability and compliance with safety and environmental standards. Develops and coordinates plant safety programs, including oversight of training certifications, compliance and tag-out procedures. Accountable for maintaining up-to-date environmental and permit requirements. Ensures that all Calpine compliance reports are complete, accurate and submitted in a timely manner. Ensures compliance with all local, State and Federal regulations and plant procedures for staff. Monitors and enforces a safe work environment and participates in the development of procedures that support consistent and safe operations.

Job Responsibilities
• Accomplishes work through others. Manages a combination of multiple operations and maintenance functions such as commissioning, control room operations, crane operations and vehicle maintenance, plant maintenance, IC&E, and water treatment with an operational focus.
• Manages employees performing related duties including full human resources, cost and budgetary accountabilities.
• Decisions typically related to resources, project approach, and tactical operations.
• Results have significant impact on costs and the achievement of function objectives or project-based goals. Assists in the development and administration of plant operating budgets.
• Makes decisions for large-scale projects, a closely related set of projects and initiatives involving own and possibly related functional areas.
• Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines tactical approach, resources, schedules and goals. Prepares and communicates work schedules for staff, balances workload and monitors quality of results.
• Works within general guidelines; applies advanced technical knowledge to solve moderately complex problems for a function.
• Manages multiple functions within operation. Regularly manages large-scale projects/activities or a very closely related set of projects/activities.
• Responsible for performance reviews, promotional decisions, and pay actions for support and professional levels. Oversees the training and development of staff, including contractors.
• Serves as one of the primary decision makers in the recruiting and selection process.

Job Requirements
• High School Diploma, degree from technical/vocational school or equivalent. Prefer Associate's or Bachelor's Degree.
• Previous work leadership or senior level contributor experience.
• Typically requires minimum of 5+ years of power plant operations experience, preferably heavy frame combustion turbine background.
• Strong computer skills including experience working with spreadsheets, databases and word processing software.
• Valid state driver's license.

Salary Information
• Salary Range - $119,371.57 to $152,198.75 / yearly

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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